Tours

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Epic Thailand

7-day / 6-night train tour departs Oct. 30, 2012, and Feb. 4 & Nov. 24, 2013. Highlights: “Sacred thread” ceremony in Isan village / silk weavers in Phanom Rung / Chiang Mai elephant camp / Khao Yai National Park, home to elephants, gibbons and birds. State cabin, double, $9,200; Presidential Suite, double, $13,800; state cabin, single, $11,800, or Presidential Suite, single, $17,700. The Society of International Railway Travelers (Louisville, KY; 800/476-4881)

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Best Of Japan

16 days / 14 nights. Highlights: In Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market, Ginza district / 40-foot-high bronze Kamakura Great Buddha/sightsee by boat on Lake Ashi / Takayama city in the Japanese Alps / 110 temples in Koya-san / o-inori Buddhist prayer service / Osaka Castle / monkeys on Miyajima Island / Hiroshima / Nijo Castle / Kyoto’s Gion Geisha district. Land, from $4,144. Single supp., from $474. Samurai Tours (Denver, CO; 866/316-7268).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Romancing Africa

12-day / 10-night wildlife safari in SOUTH AFRICA and ZAMBIA. Highlights: In South Africa, Cape Town / 200 species, including the Big Five, at Sabi Sand Game Reserve / Shangan cultural village / in Zambia, Victoria Falls / canoe on the Zambezi River / floating candlelit dinner / Simonga village visit / elephants, leopards and buffaloes in Lower Zambezi National Park. Land and internal air, from $8,690. Single supp., from $1,500. Rothschild Safaris (Denver, CO; 800/405-9463).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Beyond Machu Picchu

13 days / 12 nights, Nov. 15-26, 2012. Highlights: Incan gold collection in Lima / pre-Inca archaeological sites / witches’ market in Chiclayo/Lord of Sipán’s tomb / Valley of the Pyramids / El Brujo murals / adobe wall carvings at La Huaca del Dragon / 3,000-year-old granite sculptures at Cerro Sechin. Land and internal air, $2,295. Single supp., $590. MexiMayan Academic Travel (Lemont, IL; 800/337-6394).

July 2012 issue | Appears on page 575

Christmas Traditions Of Poland

8 days / 7 nights, Dec. 18-25, 2012. Highlights: Kraków Christmas market / learn to make pierogi / torch-lit sleigh ride / Wieliczka Salt Mine / ornament-making workshop / Christmas market in Warsaw / join a Polish family for Wigilia, the Christmas Eve feast and vigil / Christmas Eve midnight carol service. Land, $3,095. Single supp., $495. MIR Corporation (Seattle, WA; 800/424-7289)

June 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Footloose Off The Beaten Track

8-day/7-night cruise of northern SCOTLAND and islands aboard the 50-passenger Hebridean Princess, April 30-May 7, 2013. Highlights: Embark Oban/Isle of Muck/in Inverie, Scotland’s most remote pub/Tanera Mòr island/bird-watch at Balranald Nature Reserve, Uist. Cabins, $4,900-$8,040. Single cabins, $5,250-$7,350. Hebridean Island Cruises (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 877/600-2648).

June 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Burgundy, France

7-day/6-night canal cruise and walking tour, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 and Oct. 21-27, 2012. Highlights: Champagne-and-canapé welcome/Renaissance castle Château de Tanlay/lunch, wine tasting in Chablis/gardens and Cistercian architecture at Abbaye de Fontanay. Cruise, $4,650. Single supp., from $1,750. The Wayfarers (Newport, RI; 800/249-4620).

June 2012 issue | Appears on page 57

Christmas In Salzburg

Six days/five nights in AUSTRIA, Dec. 23-28, 2012. Highlights: Christmas Eve dinner, midnight Mass/Christmas Day concert at the Mozarteum/Salzburg walking tour/“Salzburg during Mozart’s Lifetime” at Dommuseum/Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf. Land, $3,850. Single supp., $1,700. The Annemarie Victory Organization (New York, NY; 212/486-0353).