Tours

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

A Snapshot On Europe

12-day/11-night tour of seven countries, with advice from a professional photographer, Aug. 8-19, 2012. Highlights: Canal cruise in Amsterdam, the NETHERLANDS/Rhine cruise in GERMANY/King Ludwig’s castle/Innsbruck, AUSTRIA/Brenner Pass into ITALY/Verona/Venice/in SWITZERLAND, Valley of Waterfalls/Lucerne/in Paris, FRANCE, Notre Dame and the Louvre/Eurostar to London, ENGLAND. Land, $3,840. Single supp., $1,084. Insight Vacations (Rye, NY; 888/680-1241, www.insightvacations.com).

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

“Shakti Ladakh Village Experience” —

Eight-day/seven-night village-to-village walking tour of “Little Tibet” in northern INDIA; stay in traditional Ladakhi homes. Through September. Highlights: Walk with guides and porters across high plateau (11,500 feet)/Stok Palace/Hemis Monastery/raft down Zanskar River/painted caves at Saspol/Himalayan capital of Leh. Land, $3,898. Shakti Tours (Guragon, India; phone +91 124 456 3899 or, in the US, 866/401-3705, www.shaktihimalaya.com).

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Dazzling Dubai & Bangkok

Nine days/eight nights. Departures through Nov. 8, 2012. Highlights: In Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Bastakiya district; ski in the Mall of the Emirates/in Bangkok, THAILAND, 700-year-old Golden Buddha at Wat Trimitr/boat in the klongs (canals)/Damnoen Saduak floating market. From Los Angeles, from $2,389. Save $300 if book by April 18. Single supp., $499. Friendly Planet Travel (Jenkintown, PA; 800/555-5765, www.friendlyplanet.com).

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Egypt Adventure

Eight days/eight nights. Departures through Sept. 30. Highlights: In Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo/ride camels at the pyramids/in Aswan, Philae Temple/temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel/Edfu/Kom Ombo/Valley of the Kings/Karnak/Luxor. Land, from $1,895. Single supp., $387. Egypt Magic (Maplewood, NJ; 888/575-6941, www.egyptmagic.com).

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Stretch ‘N’ Stir (yoga and cooking)

Four-day/three-night, women-only trip in the Bobbie Burns Mountains, western CANADA, Aug. 23-26, 2012. Highlights: Daily yoga lesson/helicopter into mountains with guide for hiking/cooking class/lodge with spa. Land, $2,615. Single supp., $300. Canadian Mountain Holidays (Banff, Alberta, Canada; phone 800/661-0252, www.canadianmountainholidays.com).

April 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Precious Journeys Belize

Seven days/six nights. Departures July 1-Nov. 30, 2012. Highlights: Visit Mayan ruins with an archaeologist/swim into Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave/ride on horseback to Xunantunich/3,000 Mayan structures at Tikal/snorkel coral reef off St. George’s Caye/canoe in Barton Creek Cave. Land, from $5,840. Single supp., $2,160. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800/244-3483, www.bigfive.com).

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

Scotland, Orkneys & Highlands

Eight days/seven nights. Highlights: Edinburgh/Inverness/Dunrobin Castle/Caithness/Orkney/Neolithic Ring of Brodgar, Stones of Stenness/Tomb of Maeshowe/Skara Brae/Kirkwall/Scapa Flow. Land, from $2,886. Single supp., $1,295. Kensington Tours (Wilmington, DE; 888/903-2001, www.kensingtontours.com).

March 2012 issue | Appears on page 55

Champagne Wine Tour

Five days/four nights in FRANCE, Nov. 14-18, 2012. Highlights: Three lunches with growers, featuring champagne/Montagne de Reims, home to Tattinger, Veuve-Clicquot, Krug, Mumm/learn about vinification, production and blending of champage/Epernay, home to Moët & Chandon/tour underground wine cellars storing millions of bottles/visit three producers in Côte des Blancs. Land, €1,560 ($2,056). Single supp., €120 ($158). BKWine Tours (Issy les Moulineaux, France; phone +33 1 58 88 04 66 or +...

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