Tours

May 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

CLASSIC BOTSWANA

8 days, 7 nights in Southern Africa. Departures May-June, Aug.-Nov. 2021, March-June, Aug.-Nov. 2022. Group limit, 8. Highlights: First night at Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE/in Botswana, game drives in Chobe Nat’l Park, home to lions, elephants, hippos/Okavango Delta for mokoro (dugout canoe) fishing or sunset boat cruise, game drives in Moremi Game Reserve/fly to Rra Dinare Camp for game drives, mokoro rides. Per dates, $4,615-$5,880 ppdo or $5,160-$7,515, single. Peregrine Adventures (...

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May 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

SOUTH AFRICA – EASTERN
Malachite sunbird in Cape Point National Park, South Africa. Photo by Adam Riley for Rockjumper

15-day, 14-night birding tour. Departures Oct.-Dec. 2021, Feb.-March, May, Sept.-Dec. 2022. Group limit, 8. Highlights: Arrive in Durban/en route to Himeville, Karkloof hills for orange ground thrush, brimstone canary, blue crane/4x4 up Sani Pass to LESOTHO for black stork, southern bald ibis/near Eshowe, Dlinza Forest for African goshawk, tiny blue duiker antelope/in Wakkerstroom area, meerkats, wildebeests/Kruger Nat’l Park/Johannesburg. 2021: ZAR62,950 (near $4,023) ppdo; single...

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May 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

NATURAL WONDERS OF COSTA RICA

9 days, 8 nights. Departures June 26, Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 6, 2021 & Jan.-March 2022. Group limit, 20. Highlights: Drive from San José to Caribbean for cruise to Tortuguero Canals, home to caimans, toucans, turtles/cruise, rainforest walk in Tortuguero Nat’l Park/Sarapiquí pineapple farm/Arenal Volcano Nat’l Park/soak in Tabacón Hot Springs/Monteverde Cloud Forest hanging bridges/cooking class at Ecological Sanctuary. $2,042 ppdo (2021) or $2,159 ppdo (2022). Globus...

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

HIKING SCOTLAND’S NORTH HIGHLANDS & ISLE OF LEWIS

11 days, 9 nights, July 20-30, 2021 & July 8-18, 2022. Led by an archaeologist. Average 5 miles a day (over 7 days). Group limit, 15. Highlights: Drive from Inverness to Brora/in Caithness, Neolithic site of Grey Cairns of Camster/ruins of 16th-century Ardvreck Castle/Clachtoll Broch/Museum nan Eilean in 19th-century castle/Standing Stones of Calla nish/Dun Carloway broch. 2021 rates: $6,745 per person, double occupancy (ppdo) (group of 12-15), or $6,945 (10-11). Single supp., $945....

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

THE COTSWOLDS: EXPLORING ENGLISH NATURE

8 days, 7 nights of “easy”-level walks in southern ENGLAND. Departures May-June, Sept. 2021 & May-June, Aug.-Sept. 2022. Average 3-4 miles a day. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Oxford, 15th-century Bodleian Library, 16th-century Christ Church/hamlets of Swinbrook, Asthall/Highgrove House & Gardens/Slad Valley nature reserves/Sudeley Castle/Greystones Farm Nature Reserve/Cotswold Falconry Centre. From $7,995 ppdo (2021), $8,295-$8,495 ppdo (2022). Single supp., $1,995....

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

THE ART OF FLORENCE: CRADLE OF THE RENAISSANCE

7-day, 6-night art history tour in Firenze (Florence), ITALY, Nov. 1-7, 2021 & March 21-27, 2022. Highlights: Palazzo Medici Riccardi for frescoes/early 15th-century Hospital of the Innocents (orphanage)/Uffizi Gallery/Bargello Nat’l Museum/at Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens. From London, £2,610 (near $3,656) ppdo; land only, £2,380 ($3,334). Single supp., £380 ($532). Martin Randall Travel (London, England; in US, 800/988-6168, www.martinrandall.com).

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

VIETNAM HIKE, BIKE & KAYAK

10-day, 9-night “medium”-level tour. Departures June 2021-December 2022. Avg. 16 miles biked daily, over 4 days (bikes provided). Group limit, 15. Highlights: In Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels/in Hội An, biking, noodle-making demo/train to Hanoi to tour Old Quarter/Mai Châu hiking and homestay/Hạ Long Bay for islands, caves, kayaking, overnight on boat. $1,649-$1,849 ppdo (based on dates). G Adventures (Toronto, ON, Canada; 888/800-4100, www.gadventures.com).

 

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April 2021 issue | Appears on page 23

ZAMBEZI RIVER EXPLORER

12-day, 11-night safari in Southern Africa, Oct. 15-26, 2021. Highlights: At safari lodge in Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE, choose game drives/below Victoria Falls, hike to rafts for journey toward Indian Ocean/rescued elephants at elephant camp/day trip to Chobe Nat’l Park, BOTSWANA/explore Upper Zambezi for giraffes, baboons, in 2-person inflatable kayaks. $6,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,500. ROAM Adventures (Invermere, BC, Canada; 888/639-1114, iroamtheworld.com).

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