Tours

January 2012 issue

Ethiopia, The Island Of Africa

16 days/15 nights, departing June 8 & Oct. 19, 2012. Highlights: In Addis Ababa, National Museum, Trinity Cathedral/boat to Lake Tana monasteries/Gondar/Simien Mountains National Park/rock-hewn churches in Lalibela/stelae, Queen of Sheba ruins in Axum/visit tribal people in Lower Omo Valley. Land, $6,800 (with 8-12 people), $7,500 (5-7). Single supp., $1,300. Internal air, approx. $1,200. Geographic Expeditions (San Francisco, CA; 800/777-8183).

January 2014 issue

“5-Star Tribute To Nelson Mandela Tour”

8-day, 7-night tour in SOUTH AFRICA. Highlights: Tours of Johannesburg, including Mandela’s former home in Soweto, Apartheid Museum / fly to Cape Town / ferry to Robben Island penitentiary and visit what was Mandela’s cell for 18 years, then Presidential Residence at Groote Schuur / cable car up Table Mountain / Malay Quarter walking tour / Shambala Private Game Reserve. Land, $9,320. Single supp., 30%-50%.

Zicasso (New York, NY; 650/395-8890).

May 2013 issue

Day Of The Dead

8-day/7-night tour in MEXICO, Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2013. Highlights: In Oaxaca, celebrate Dia de los Muertos/shop for grave decorations and feast ingredients in Tlacolula market/mountain mineral springs of Hierve el Agua, the “frozen waterfalls”/visit graveyards where families celebrate the Day of the Dead/Comparsas Masquerades (a Mardi Gras-type of celebration) with masked dancers in Etla Valley. Land, $2,595; call re single supp. Drifter Sister (Boulder City, NV; 702/294-4365).

December 2013 issue

Zambia’s 50th Year Of Independence

11-day/10-night tour. Highlights: Stay at lodge near Victoria Falls/bungee jumping, helicopter flights over falls/white-water rafting, canoeing and river safaris on Zambezi River/safari camp and walking safari/catch-and-release angling for African tiger fish/tour of the capital, Lusaka. Land, starting at $5,025. Robin Pope Safaris (P.O. Box 30722, Lilongwe 3, Malawi; phone +265 [0] 179 4491 /5483).

June 2013 issue

Tour Of Cornwall, England

7 days / 6 nights, departing September 2013 and June & September 2014. Highlights: London / Stonehenge / in Cornwall, Port Isaac, where “Doc Martin” is filmed / island of St. Michael’s Mount / Land’s End / see a show at the Minack Theatre, Penzance / Truro / The Eden Project / in Devon, Exeter. Land, $1,365. Single supp., $350. Dacey’s Tours LLC (St. Paul, MN; 651/484-4689).

November 2012 issue

Melodies Of The Danube

12-day / 10-night river cruise in HUNGARY, SLOVAKIA, AUSTRIA and GERMANY. Highlights: In Budapest, Hungary, Buda Castle, Fisherman’s Bastion / walking tour of Bratislava, Slovakia / wine-and-music evening in Vienna, Austria / Melk Abbey / Linz / medieval Regensburg, Germany / Munich. Cruise only, $2,499-$4,698; including land, $3,189-$5,388. Single supp. is cruise-only price plus 50% plus $390 for land portion. AmaWaterways (Chatsworth, CA; 800 / 626-0126).

August 2013 issue

“Maya: Ancient Heritage, Living Culture”

11-day / 10-night tour in HONDURAS, GUATEMALA and MÉXICO. Highlights: 1,250 glyphs on the Hieroglyphic Stairway in Copán, Honduras / 65-ton stele in Quiriguá, Guatemala / Mayan archaeological sites at Tikal, Yaxha, Topoxté / frescoes at Palenque, Mexico / jaguar and crocodile statues in Yaxchilan / Antigua, Guatemala / Chichicastanango handicraft market. Land, $2,900. Single supp., $400. Internal air, about $125. Mayatour (Doral, FL; 888 / 349-6292).

July 2013 issue

"Fables Of The Hills"

7-day / 6-night tour of MALAYSIA and THAILAND aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express, Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2013. Highlights: Embark train in Singapore, cross into Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur / tea tasting at Cameron Highlands Resort / island of Penang / in Thailand, Monkey Training Center at Surat Thani / cross the Bridge over the River Kwai / disembark in Bangkok. Land prices — state cabin, $9,200, with single supp., $4,600, or Presidential Suite, $11,800, single supp., $5,900. The Society of International Railway Travelers (Louisville, KY; 800 / 478-4881).