Tours

October 2013 issue

“La Via Francigena”

14-day/13-night walking tour on a pilgrims’ path in ITALY, Sept. 23-Oct. 6 and Oct. 10-23, 2014. From 11 to 15 miles of walking per day. Highlights: Piazza del Campo, Siena/Castiglione/walk through olive groves by Lake Bolsena/walk the Roman road Via Cassia/City of the Popes, Viterbo/Etruscan amphiteater in Sutri/Via Trionfale (Road of Triumph)/Saint Peter’s Square, Rome. Land, $3,400 (near $4,536). Single supp., $400. Spanish Steps (Aspen, CO; 877/787-9255).

June 2013 issue

“Masai Footsteps”

7-day/6-night tour of KENYA. Highlights: On game drives in the Masai Mara National Reserve, view lions, hippos, wildebeests, zebras and antelopes/flamingos at Lake Nakuru/Amboseli National Park for elephants, buffaloes, cheetahs, giraffes. Land, from $2,225. Single supp., from $140. SITA World Tours (Encino, CA; 800/421-5643).

November 2013 issue

“Tulips & Windmills”

10-day/9-night cruise-tour of the NETHERLANDS and BELGIUM aboard 135-passenger River Duchess. Departs April 1, 10 & 19, 2014. Highlights: In Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum/seven million tulips at Keukenhof Gardens/windmills in Kinderdijk/medieval Bruges/Antwerp. Cruise, April 1 departure, from $3,694 (category-4 cabin) to $5,844 (suite) or, April 19 departure, $4,594-$6,744. World Luxury Cruise Vacations (San Antonio, TX; 877/579-7447).

April 2013 issue

“Dream Of The Dragon”

13-day/11-night tour of CHINA. Highlights: In Shanghai, the Bund, bronzes at Shanghai Museum/Suzhou/Wuhan/ancient Jinzhou/4-night Yangtze River cruise/pandas in Chongqing/Ming and Qing dynasty homes/terra-cotta warriors in Xi’an/Beijing. Land, from $2,770. Single supp., from $699. Orient Odyssey (Point Roberts, WA; 800/637-5778).

January 2013 issue

Thai Jungle Cruise

12 days / 11 nights. Highlights: Bangkok city tour, floating market / Elephant Village / Kanchanaburi Hell Fire Museum / give alms to monks in Ban Hin Dad / raft through river gorges / Tiger Conservation Project. Land and cruise from $1,199. Single supp., 50%. Value World Tours (Fountain Valley, CA; 800/795-1633).

February 2013 issue

Spain & Andorra

12 days/11 nights, Sept. 9-20, 2013. Highlights: From Paris, FRANCE, coach to Andorra for four nights/Andorran capital of Andorra la Vella/villages of Encamp, La Massana and Les Escaldes/to Suances, SPAIN, for four nights/medieval square in Comillas/Santillana del Mar, “Cantabria’s showpiece”/Basque town of San Sebastián/return via Paris. Land, £799 ($1,281). Single supp., £400. Leger Holidays, Ltd. (Sunway House, Canklow Meadows, Rotherham, S60 2XR, U.K.; phone 0844 846 0808).

September 2013 issue

“St. Patrick’s Day & Best Of Ireland”

9 days / 7 nights, March 10-18, 2014. Highlights: Glendalough monastery in the Wicklow Mountains / Kilkenny / Waterford Crystal / kiss the Blarney Stone, then visit Blarney Woollen Mills / Dingle Peninsula / Cliffs of Moher / Dublin walking tour / St. Patrick’s Day Parade. From Orlando, Atlanta or New York, $2,785. Single supp., $625. David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800 / 570-1351).

December 2012 issue

Rivers And Rainbows

8-day / 7-night wildlife safari in ZAMBIA; departures Jan. 20-April 1, 2013. Highlights: In Luangwa Valley, daily game walks plus boating safaris in rivers or lagoons to see hippos, crocodiles. Land, $2,205 (Kapani camp option) or $3,285 (Chinzombo camp). Norman Carr Safaris (phone, in Zambia, +260 216 246025 or 246015 or, in UK, +44 845 468 2177 [messages answered in 48 hours]).