Tours

May 2016 issue

“Alberta Family/ Banff to Jasper”

6-day, 5-night family adventure trip in two national parks in CANADA, July through August 2016. Easy-to-moderate hiking, biking. Up to 6 guests per guide. Highlights: From Calgary, Alberta, bike ride in Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National Park/Silverton Falls/hike over Sentinel Pass/next to Jasper National Park, hike Athabasca Glacier/hike around Lake Louise/white-water rafting on the Kanana­­- skis/bike in Sundance Canyon. $2,898, adult, and $2,318-$2,608, child, ppdo. Single supp., $680. Austin Adventures (Billings, MT; 800/575-1540, www.austinadventures.com). 

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February 2016 issue

“Affordable Japan”

8 days, 7 nights. Highlights: In Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market, city tour/deluxe coach to Mt. Fuji/in Hakone, cruise on Lake Ashi/high-speed rail to Nagoya, express train to Takayama/at Shirakawa-go, Shiroyama Observatory, Wada House/in Kanazawa, Kenrokuen Gardens, Kutani-yaki pottery kiln/in Kyoto, Golden Pavilion, Nijō Castle, Imperial Palace. $3,260-$4,260 ppdo. Single, $4,240-$5,740. SITA World Tours (Encino, CA; 800/421-5643, www.sitatours.com).

December 2015 issue

“Turkmenistan”

8 days, 7 nights, March 20-27, 2016. Highlights: In Ashgabat, city tour includes Ertug˘rul Gazi mosque/ruins of Nisa/at Nawruz festival village, music and crafts/Akhal-Teke horses at private farm/warm sulfur lake in Kov-Ata cave/overnight with Nokhur village family/Yangykala Canyon. Land, £699 ($1,080) ppdo. Single supp., £99 ($153). Lupine Travel (12 Warnford St., Wigan, Lancashire, England, WN1 2EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1942 704525, www.lupinetravel.co.uk).

August 2016 issue

“Germany Christmas Markets”

8 days, 7 nights, Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 2016. Highlights: Travel from Munich, Germany, to Salzburg, AUSTRIA, for walking tour, Christmas markets/Innsbruck/hike near village of Schwangau/Neuschwanstein Castle/village of Rothenburg ob der Taüber/Nürnberg Christkindlmarkt. $2,689 ppdo. Single supp., $400. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351, www.davidmcguffin.com).

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June 2016 issue

“Panama for Families”

10 days, 9 nights. Highlights: From Panama City, drive into jungle for canoe ride on Chagres River/meet Embera natives for music and dance/tour Gatun Lake/fly to Boquete for zip-lining, whitewater rafting/in Almirante, boat to Bastimentos Island/beach trips, birding tours, snorkeling, kayaking, surfing, jungle hikes. $4,995-$5,295 ppdo (2 people) or $3,990-$4,320 ppdo (4 people). Latin Excursions (Aventura, FL; 866/626-3750, www.latinexcursions.com).

April 2016 issue

“Eyes on Elephant Safari”

15 days, 14 nights (includes 2 nights’ transit time), June-September 2016. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Harare, ZIMBABWE/in Mana Pools National Park, canoe on Zambezi River/game drives, walking safaris in Hwange National Park, home to elephants, buffaloes, giraffes/Matobo Hills National Park, home to eagles and rhinos as well as ancient bushmen paintings. $10,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,450. Internal air, approx. $425. The Africa Adventure Company (Fort Lauderdale, FL; 800/882-9453, www.africa-adventure.com).

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January 2016 issue

“Bruny Island Gourmet Hike & Bike”

5-day, 4-night tour of TASMANIA. Departures through May 23, 2016. Highlights: Travel from Hobart to Kettering/ferry to Bruny Island/bike the countryside, stopping to sample oysters, cheese, whiskey/boutique chocolate factory, “help yourself” berry farm/walk on Fluted Cape/on Adventure Bay cruise, view sea stacks and caves/lighthouse in South Bruny National Park. Ferry to mainland, bike to Huon Channel. Land, AUD2,495 (near $1,800) ppdo. Tasmanian Expeditions (3/33 Churchill Park Dr., Invermay, Tasmania, 7248, Australia; phone, in No. Am., 800/567-2216, www.tasmanianexpeditions.com.au).

February 2016 issue

“Classic Northwest Passage”

On 13-day, 12-night cruise, Aug. 12-24, 2016, learn effects of plastics on wildlife from marine scientists on 92-passenger Akademik Sergey Vavilov. Highlights: Fly Ottawa, Ontario, to Kangerlussuaq, GREENLAND, and sail for Ilulissat/Devon Island, CANADA, home to musk ox/Beechey Island grave markers of “lost” 1845 expedition/bird cliffs on Prince Leopold Island/at PEI, Conningham Bay, home to polar bears, beluga whales/fly Nunavut-Edmonton. $8,895-$15,795 ppdo. Single, 1.5 times ppdo rate for twin cabin or twice ppdo for suite. Charter air package, $1,200. Expedition fee, $500....

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