Tours

April 2010 issue

“Bolivia, The Empire Of The Sun”

Eight days/six nights. Highlights: Ruins of Tiahuanco/Lake Titicaca/hydrofoil excursion to Copacabana/meet a shaman who reads fortunes in coca leaves/city tour of La Paz, Open Air Museum. From Miami, from $2,392. Single supp., from $558.

Tara Tours (Miami, FL; 800/327-0080).

July 2011 issue

“Hill Tribes Of India”

18 days/17 nights; Nov. 21-Dec. 8, 2011. Highlights: Visit tribal villages in Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh/tea estates in Assam/wildlife viewing near Burma boader/Nagaland Hornbill Festival. Land, $5, 483. Single supp., $1,266.

Cross Cultural Adventures (Arlington, VA; 703/237-0100).

January 2010 issue

Fishing In Argentina

10 days/9 nights. Highlights: in Buenos Aires, city tour, La Boca, La Recoleta/Timbo Fishing Lodge in Santa Fe/four days of fishing the San Javierito River aboard skiffs; golden dorado of 10-15 pounds are typical. Land and internal air, $3,795.

iExplore (Chicago, IL; 800/439-7567).

August 2014 issue

“Art Collections Of Milan”

5 days, 4 nights in Milan, ITALY, Nov. 5-9, 2014. Highlights: Gothic cathedral Duomo/Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” in Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent refectory/Castello Sforzesco/Ambrosiana Gallery/Church of San Satiro/Poldi Pezzoli Museum/Brera Picture Gallery/Villa Sommi Picenardi. Land/air (London to Milan), £1,575 (near $2,703); land only, £1,415 ($2,428). Single supp., £295 ($506).

Ciceroni Travel (2 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3BL, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1869 811167).

February 2010 issue

“Heli-Hiking In The Canadian Rockies”

Seven days/six nights. Highlights: from Banff, Alberta, travel to Bobbie Burns Lodge/helicopters transport you to remote parts of the Bobbie Burns and Bugaboo ranges of the Columbia Mountains. Hike at your own pace. Land/helicopter price, $4,853. Single supp., $539

Eldertreks (Toronto, Ont., Canada; 800/741-7956).

May 2011 issue

“Cruising To The Cyclades”

15-day/14-night gulet cruise of GREEK ISLANDS, May 19-June 2, 2012. Highlights: From Kos, sail to Nisyros; Stefanos Volcano/Bronze Age town of Akotiri on Santorini/Naxos/islands of Amorgos, Levitha and Leros/Kalymnos. Cruise, £3,475 (near $5,570). Single supp., £800 ($1,283).

Peter Sommer Travels (96 Monmow St., Ste. 2, Monmouth, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1600 888 220).

September 2010 issue

“Ethiopia: Historic North & Omo Valley”

22 days/21 nights; departs Nov. 23, 2010, and Jan. 9, Sept. 26 & Nov. 24, 2011.  Highlights: Ethnographic Museum in Addis Ababa/Blue Nile Falls/Gondar (City of Castles)/stelae and early Christian relics in Axum/rock-hewn churches in Lalibela/meet Dorze, Konso, Mursi and Hamar tribal peoples. Land, $4,487. Single supp., $707.

Adventures Abroad (Blaine, WA; 800/665-3998).

 

May 2014 issue

“Lombardy & The Lake Country”

A 7-day, 6-night VIP tour of top wineries in the Lombardy region of ITALY, Oct. 21-27, 2014. Half of the meals are gourmet. Highlights: From Milan to Lake Como/at Sondrio in Valtellina, sample red wines/sparkling wines at Lake Iseo/white wines at Lake Garda. Land, $3,389. Single supp., $364. Wine Lovers Tours (New Haven, CT; 800/256-0141).