Tours

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Japan Unmasked

14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Tokyo/snow monkeys at Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano/Zenko-ji temple/Ukiyo-e (woodblock) Museum in Matsumoto/Hida No Sato Folk Village/Hiroshima/art galleries in Kurashiki/Kyoto/Yokohama. Land, $2,800. No single accommodation available. Inside Japan Tours (Boulder, CO; 303/952-0379, www.insidejapantours.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

The Last Refuge

Eight-day/seven-night tour. Highlights: From Johannesburg, South Africa, fly to Maun, BOTSWANA/lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs in Okavango Delta/in Livingstone, ZAMBIA, tour Victoria Falls. Land, $6,795 (low season) to $9,795. Internal air, from $744. Single supp., $1,575-$3,275. African Travel, Inc. (Glendale, CA; 800/421-8907, www.africantravelinc.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island

Eight-day/seven-night tour in CANADA. Highlights: Titanic history in Halifax/Sherbrooke Village, a re-created19th-century lumber town/Prince Edward Island National Park/Cavendish, setting for “Anne of Green Gables”/lobster fishing and feast in Shediac. Land, $2,125. Single supp., $610. Brendan Vacations (Chatsworth, CA; 800/421-8446, www.brendanvacations.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Mayan Triangle

Nine-day/eight-night tour of Mayan areas. Highlights: In GUATEMALA, colonial city of Antigua/Chichicastenango market/Lake Atitlán/Mayan ruins in Copan, HONDURAS/Mayan city of Joya de Cerén in EL SALVADOR/in San Salvador, Devil’s Door, National Palace, handcraft market/beaches on the Costa del Sol. First class, land, $1,450; single supp., $585. Deluxe, land, $1,650; single supp., $810. SITA World Tours (Encino, CA; 800/421-5643, www.sitatours.com).

February 2012 issue | Appears on page 53

Ecuador & Galápagos

Eight-day/seven-night women-only tour includes four nights aboard M/V Santa Cruz; departures June 16 & Sept. 22, 2012. Highlights: Quito/Otavalo Indian market/fly to Baltra, embark M/V Santa Cruz/iguanas on Baltra/snorkel, glass-bottom boat tour off Bartholome Island/fur seals on James Island/frigates, boobies, sea lions at Darwin Bay/giant tortoises on Santa Fe Island. Land, $3,850. Single supp., $1,410. Isram World of Travel — A Woman’s View (New York, NY; 888/789-6626, www....

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January 2012 issue | Appears on page 58

Scotland & Ireland

14 days/12 nights, June 1-12, 2012. Highlights: In Glasgow, SCOTLAND, Necropolis, Cathedral/Stirling/Highlands/Isle of Skye/Loch Ness/ St. Andrews’ Old Course/Edinburgh/in Dublin, IRELAND, Book of Kells/fortified town of Derry/Connemara National Park/Aran Islands/Cliffs of Moher/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Giant’s Causeway. Land and Edinburgh-Dublin flight, $2,895. Single supp., $725. Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).

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January 2012 issue | Appears on page 58

“Dordogne, Land Of Castles & Truffles”

12 days/12 nights in FRANCE, Sept. 2-14, 2012. Highlights: Château Lynch-Bages winery, Bordeaux/rock church in St. Emilion/cruise on Drônne River/Château Hautefort/Brantôme Abbey, founded in 769/Sarlat market/medieval Rocamadour/prehistoric art at Grotte de Font-de-Gaume and Lascaux II. Land, $3,895. Single supp., $550. Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800/676-1247).

January 2012 issue | Appears on page 58

“A Carian Odyssey”

15-day/14-night gulet cruise-tour of Turkey’s Carian coast, Sept. 8-22, 2012. Highlights: From Kusadasi, sail to Samos/ancient Herakleia/sanctuary of Zeus at Labraunda/Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Halicarnassus/boat up Dalyan River to Kaunos/harbor town of Göcek. Cruise, £3,425 (near $5,350). Single supp., £750. Peter Sommer Travels (Ste. 2, 96 Monnow St., Monmouth, NP25 3EQ, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 1600 888220).