Tours

July 2010 issue

“Israel Now”

13 days/11 nights. Highlights: Tel Aviv/300,000-year-old stalactites in Absalom Caves/join Tel Maresha dig/Roman ruins in Caesarea/Mary’s Well in Nazareth/visit an outpost on the Golan Heights/Dead Sea Scrolls/in Jerusalem, Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre/Masada. Land, $4,005. Single supp., $1,745.

Isramworld (New York, NY; 800/223-7460, www.isramworld.com or www.travelwithjacob.com).

January 2010 issue

“Emerald Isle Adventure”

9-day/8-night women’s-only tour of IRELAND, June 19-26, 2010. Highlights: hike Dingle Peninsula to Slea Head/Ring of Kerry/15th-century Ross Castle/hike on abandoned Great Blasket Island/puffins, gannets on Skellig Michael/2,000-year-old Staigue Fort. Land only, $3,495. Single supp., $700.

Adventurous Wench (Mesa, AZ; 866/419-3524).

November 2011 issue

North India Women’s Tour

15 days/14 nights, Feb. 24-March 9, 2012. Highlights: Meet students at Delhi University/in Varanasi, ceremony at ghats of Ganges/Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first sermon/1,000-year-old temples in Khajuraho/Taj Mahal/Jaipur/Holi festival in Udaipur. Land, $3,995 (if by credit card) or $3,895 (check). Single supp., $1,245/$1,205.

Geringer Global Travel (Westport, CT; 877/255-7438).

June 2014 issue

Germanic Roman Empire

13-day, 12-night tour in GERMANY and FRANCE, Sept. 19-Oct. 1, 2014. Highlights: In Düsseldorf, Roman antiquities/in Cologne, Cathedral and Romano-Germanic Museum. In Trier, the Roman Porta Nigra plus nearby Villa Borg. Rhine cruise, wine tasting. In Lyon, ancient Roman theater. Other Roman sites in Nimes, Remoulins. Land, $4,690. Single supp., $1,200.

East West International Tours (Laguna Beach, CA; 800/359-6719).

April 2011 issue

“Bodacious In The Bugaboos”

Four-day/three-night women-only retreat, Aug. 26-29, 2011. Highlights: Helicopter flight through Banff National Park to Bugaboo Lodge/daily heli-hiking in the Bugaboo Range/yoga classes/climbing wall/wine-and-cheese party.

Land, $2,558. Single supp., $296. Canadian Mountain Holidays (Banff, Alberta, Canada; 800/661-0252).

January 2011 issue

“Namibia & Botswana”

17 days/16 nights. Highlights: From Johannesburg, fly to Windhoek, NAMIBIA/cheetahs in private reserve/Sossusvlei dunes/cruise Walvis Bay/game drives in Etosha National Park, Mahango Game Park/80-ton Hoba Meteorite/in BOTSWANA, Chobe National Park for elephants/cruise Zambezi River at Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE. Land, from $7,499. Single supp., $2,000.

Collette Vacations (Pawtucket, RI; 877/867-5002).

May 2010 issue

“Norway In Depth Rail/Sail Tour”

12 days/11 nights, Aug. 8-19, 2010. Highlights: FLAM and Viking Ships Museum, Oslo/day cruise to Sognefjord/Flam Railway through mountains/fjord tour on M/S White Lady/Andalsnes and Dovre railways to Trondheim/WWII air museum in Bodø. Land, $3,299. Single supp., $500.

Rail Travel Center (Putney, VT; 800/458-5394).

July 2014 issue

“Highlights Of Turkey”

11 days, 10 nights. Departures Nov. 6, 2014 and March 5, 2015. Highlights: Istanbul/Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar/in Ankara, Mausoleum of Ataturk/in Cappadocia, Kaymaklı Underground City/Sultanhan Caravanserai/in Selçuk, Temple of Artemis/ancient Hierapolis at Pamukkale/in Kusadasi, ruins of Ephesus/at Troy, Trojan War site. From Vancouver, British Columbia, 2014, CAD2,385 (near $2,188) or 2015, CAD2,485 ($2,279). Single supp., CAD550 ($505).

Bestway Tours & Safaris (8678 Greenall Ave., Suite  206, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5J 3M6; in US &...

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