Tours

August 2011 issue

“Discover The French Riviera”

Eight-day/seven-night tour. Highlights: In Nice, FRANCE, flower market, Promenade des Anglais/in Grasse, Fragonard Parfumerie/Rothschild Villa and Gardens/in ITALY, Ventimiglia and San Remo/in MONACO, Monte Carlo Casino, Place des Armes, Oceanographic Museum. Land, from $1,399. Single supp., $500.

Collette Vacations (Pawtucket, RI; 800/340-5158).

April 2010 issue

“Ireland: A Seabhean Celtic Journey”

11-day/10-night women’s tour, Sept. 21-29, 2010. Highlights: Learn ways of a seabhean (wisewoman)/Grange Stone Circle/Ring of Kerry/first-century Cahergall Ring Fort/Bronze Age Seven Sisters stone circle/Dingle Peninsula. Land, $2,420 plus $116 prepaid gratuity. Single supp., $462.

Body Mind Spirit Journeys (Las Vegas, NV; 800/365-1408).

April 2010 issue

“Normandy & Châteaux Of The Loire”

12 days/12 nights in FRANCE, Sept. 12-24, 2010. Highlights: Monet’s Giverny/Old City of Rouen/Honfleur/Belle Époque resorts Deauville and Trouville/Bayeux Tapestry/D-Day sites/Mont-St-Michel/Château Chambord/Château  Chenonceau/Chartres. Land, $3,795. Single supp., $450.

Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800/676-1247).

July 2010 issue

“New Zealand Adventure”

13-day/10-night tour of the South Island. Highlights: Alpine town of Arthur’s Pass/tube through Metro glowworm cave/Maori carvings in Hokitika and Whataroa/hike on Fox Glacier/cruise on Milford Sound. Land, $6,650. Single supp., $1,290. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687).

January 2010 issue

St. Petersburg, Russia

8 days/7 nights, July 17-24, 2010. Highlights: tour Hermitage, Peterhof, Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral/daily yoga, Pilates classes/Mariinsky Theatre/vodka tasting/traditional Russian bathhouse. Land only, $3,000. Visa, $130-$181.

Escape to Shape (San Francisco, CA; 601/818-8137).

November 2011 issue

“Madagascar: The Eighth Continent”

18 days/16 nights, Oct. 1-18, 2012. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Tana, Madagascar/Nosy Mangabe island for geckos, tree frogs, chameleons/speedboat ride to Masoala Peninsula/lemurs at Perinet Reserve/nocturnal wildlife walk in Mantadia Park/baobab trees in Diego Suarez/caves, underground rivers in Ankarana Special Reserve/lemurs, owls in Berenty Reserve. Land, $10,280. Single supp., $2,380.

Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747). 

June 2014 issue

“Melanesia Discoverer”

14-day, 13-night expedition in PAPUA NEW GUINEA and SOLOMON ISLANDS. Highlights: In Madang, Lababia Wildlife Management Area/cruise Sepik River on Spirit of Enderby, meeting local artists/snorkel, kayak around Manus, Bipi/in Rabaul, New Britain, underground bunker of Japanese commander (Yamamoto) of attack on Pearl Harbor/cruise by Zodiac toward Sui River Falls, home to dugongs, crocodiles/at Honiara, open-air war museum. Double cabin, $6,995-$11,500 per person. Discovery Fund, $600.

Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, P.O. Box 7218, Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365...

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February 2010 issue

“Oberammergau: Berlin To Zürich”

14 days/12 nights, June 21-July 4, 2010. Highlights: Berlin’s Pergamon Museum and Charlottenberg Castle plus Spree River day cruise/Prague/medieval Telc˘/Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Woods/Baroque Salzburg/Melk Abbey/Oberammergau Passion Play/Neuschwanstein Castle/Zürich. Land, $9,495. Single supp., $1,200.

Horizon & Co. (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/387-2977).