“Namibia Safari”

15-day/13-night tour, July 18-Aug. 2, 2008. 

Highlights: Fly from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, to Windhoek, NAMIBIA/world’s largest sand dunes (1,000 ft.) in Sossusvlei/the Moon Landscape along the Swakop River/flamingos at Walvis Bay/fur seals at Cape Cross/jackals, hyenas roam the beaches of Skeleton Coast National Park/San rock art dating back to 3,300 B.C./the Etosha Pan, home to 114 mammal species/Cheetah Conservation Center/end tour in colonial Windhoek. 

$7,025 from New York. Single supplement, $910.

In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6578, www.infocustravel.com).