Tours

December 2011 issue

“Black Sea Treasures”

Eight-day/seven-night cruise from Istanbul, TURKEY, to BULGARIA, ROMANIA and UKRAINE, summer 2012. Highlights: Embark in Istanbul/Nessebar, Bulgaria/Histria, the “Romanian Pompeii”/Sebastopol/Khan Palace in Bakhchisaray/catacombs at Nerubayskoye village/Odessa. Cruise price, per person, €1,650 (near $2,260) C cabin, €1,850 B cabin or €2,050 A cabin. Single supp., 50%.

Wild Earth Travel (Box 7218, Christchurch 8240, New Zealand; phone +64 [0] 3 365 1355).

June 2010 issue

“Classic Costa Rica”

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: Arenal Volcano National Park/tapirs, monkeys and jaguars in Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve/ocelots, margays and cougars in Las Pumas Cat Zoo/Sarchi artisan town/birds, turtles and caimans in Tortuguero. Land and air from Miami, from $1,499. Single supp., from $638.

Gate 1 Travel (Fort Washington, PA; 800/682-3333).

 

September 2014 issue

“3,000 Years Of Jewish India”

14-day, 13-night tour accompanied by Jewish India expert Dr. Shalva Weil, Jan. 26-Feb. 8, 2015. Highlights: In Mumbai, tour synagogues, ancient bazaars/Hindu caves on Elephanta Island/in Cochin, Kathakali performance, India’s oldest synagogue, Indian cooking lesson plus nonkosher Shabbat dinner in private home. Land, $7,995. Single supp., $2,600.

Burkat Global (Hastings on Hudson, NY; 914/231-9023).

November 2010 issue

“Winter Irish Escape”

Five days/four nights. Highlights: Medieval Kilkenny/Blarney Castle/Ring of Kerry/Blarney Woollen Mills/Dublin city tour. Land and air from New York, from $699. Single supp., $210.

Sceptre Tours (Lynbrook, NY; 800/221-0924).

March 2014 issue

“Rwanda: Kingdom Of The Gorilla”

5 days, 4 nights, June-September ’14. Highlights: In Kigali, visit genocide memorial/at Parc National des Volcans, mountain gorilla trek/in Ruhengeri, meet team at Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Land, £1,595 (near $2,622) plus $750 for gorilla permit. Single supp., $395 (near $644).

Steppes Discovery (Travel House, 51 Castle St., Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1QD, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1285 643 333).

August 2011 issue

New Zealand Hike And Explore

Ten-day/nine-night South Island tour (hike two to six miles a day) departs Nov. 1 & 13, 2011, and Oct. 30 & Nov. 11, 2012. Highlights: Hike in Nelson Lakes National Park/market and craft shops at Golden Bay/gold-mining town of Westport/visit a cape fur seal colony/hike Fox River canyon to a limestone cave/Manuka Forest. Land, $1,995.

Wilderness Inquiry (Minneapolis, MN; 800/728-0719). 

April 2010 issue

Egypt & Jordan

14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Great Alabaster Sphinx in Memphis/pyramids, Sphinx in Giza/Nile cruise to Luxor, Karnak, Valley of the Kings/Salah el Din Citadel in Cairo/in JORDAN, Greco-Roman Jerash/Petra/12th-century Crusader fortresses of Shobak and Kerak. Land and cruise, from $3,325. From New York, from $4,530. Single supp., from $765.

Grand European Tours (800/552-5545).

July 2011 issue

“Castles Along The Rhine”

Eight-day/seven-night river cruise aboard new S.S. Antoinette; departs March-Dec., 2012. Highlights: Basel, SWITZERLAND/Strasbourg, FRANCE/Speyer, GERMANY/Rüdesheim/Boppard/Cologne/Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS. Cruise from $2,199-$5,424. Single supp. from $1,599. No single supp. 3/25, 4/8, 6/3, 7/29, 9/9.

Uniworld (Los Angeles, CA; 800/733-7820).