Tours

December 2015 issue

“Rhine River Cruise”

10-day, 9-night cruise-tour on 184-passenger M/S Alemannia. April-October 2016. Highlights: In Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, Zaanse Schans windmills, Anne Frank house, board ship/in Cologne, GERMANY, Haymarket, Cathedral/in Strasbourg, FRANCE, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, EU Parliament/in Basel, SWITZERLAND, city hall, Antonius Church/in Lucerne, disembark, city tour/Zürich Old Town. Twin cabin, land + cruise, $2,299-$2,599 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), or cruise only, $1,699-$2,099. $500 discount for ITN readers. Single supp., 50% of ppdo. Value World Tours (Fountain Valley, CA; 800/795-1633,...

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March 2016 issue

"Namibia: Ultimate Family Safari”

14 days, 13 nights. Highlights: Transfer from Windhoek to N/a’an ku sê Lodge & Wildlife Sanctuary/watch guides feed lions, leopards, baboons, cheetahs/San Bushmen share stories by evening fire/Namib Naukluft National Park/on catamaran in Walvis Bay, look for dolphins, seals, flamingos/4x4 ride in Aba Huab River valley, home to elephants, giraffes/near Grootberg, visit Himba village/in Okonjima, AfriCat Foundation wildlife sanctuary. $7,000 adult, $5,000 child (12 and under) ppdo. Elevate Destinations (Cambridge, MA; 800/605-0671, www.elevatedestinations.com).

March 2016 issue

“Weaving, Textiles and Craft Tour”

10 days, 9 nights in GUATEMALA, July 24-Aug. 2, 2016. Group, 10 max. Led by weaver and author Karen Searle. Highlights: Visit Antigua family for weaving demonstration/in Quetzaltenango and Salcajá, learn about ikat weavers, dyers and Mayan weaving/hands-on weaving opportunities/visit small towns in Almolonga Valley. $2,075 ppdo. Single supp., $250. Art Workshops in Guatemala (Minneapolis, MN; 612/825-0747, www.artguat.org)

June 2016 issue

“Sacred China”

15 days, 14 nights, Oct. 10-24, 2016. Led by Jon Cannon, expert in Chinese classic architecture and religious buildings worldwide. Highlights: In Beijing, National Museum of China/train to Qufu, birthplace of Confucius/in Taishan, cable car to Jade Emperor peak/in foothills of Wutaishan, 8th-century Buddhist temples/in Datong, Yungang caves/fly to Xi’an to see AD 742 mosque and Great Goose Pagoda/in Dunhuang, Mogao Caves. From £5,610 (near $8,080). Martin Randall Travel (Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London, England, W4 4GF, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8742 3355, www....

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November 2015 issue

“Borneo Wildlife Watch”

9-day, 8-night tour in Sabah area of northeastern Borneo, MALAYSIA. Highlights: Kota Kinabalu/mountain bike between jungle hamlets/Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary/boat on Pitas Lake/in Abai village, participate in tree-planting project/rainforest treks/Tabin Wildlife Reserve/Lipad waterfalls. Land, $1,650 ppdo. Single supp., $550. Backyard Travel (Level 18, Park Ventures Ecoplex, 57 Wireless Rd., Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; phone +66 2 633 9074, www.backyardtravel.com).

April 2016 issue

“Show Songs Singing Holiday”

8 days, 7 nights in Lectoure, FRANCE, Aug. 22-29, 2016. Group members sing pop, light opera and show songs in 4-part harmony. Highlights: Sing in hotel most mornings/afternoons in Condom-en-Armagnac and Fleurance/Domaine d’Arton winery. £1,599 (near $2,265) ppdo. Single supp., £210 ($298). Nonactivity discount, £250 ($354). Authentic Adventures (Bonds Mill, Bristol Rd., Stonehouse, England, GL10 3RF, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1453 823 328, www.authenticadventures.co.uk).

January 2016 issue

“Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland”

10-day, 9-night first-class rail trip, June 8-17, Aug. 20-29, Sept. 7-16 & Sept. 19-28, 2016. “Easy walks,” one to 2 miles a day. Highlights: In Lucerne, cable car to top of 7,000-foot Mt. Pilatus, descend on cogwheel train/paddle-steamboat along Wilhelm Tell Express route to Lake Lucerne/cross Alps on Bernina Express/in Engadine Valley, St. Moritz/Glacier Express to Zermatt/in Gruyères, see cheese-making/in Interlaken, chocolate tasting/ride three trains to top of Jungfraujoch in Bernese Alps. $4,595 ppdo. Single supp., $399. Alpenwild (Provo, UT; 888/525-5905, www.alpenwild.com).

May 2016 issue

“Focus on Malta”

8-day, 7-night photography tour, Oct. 22-29, 2016. Nature photographer Gilbert Vancell shares techniques. Highlights: In Gozo, Citadel, Mgarr ix-Xini Fjord, ancient salt pans/Mdina/Rabat/shoot the Milky Way/private visit to 16th-century St. John’s Co-Cathedral. €2,875 (near $3,260) ppdo. Single supp., €490 ($555). Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay (St. Julians, STJ 3301, Malta; phone +356 2137 4114, www.corinthia.com).

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