Tours

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Beyond Bangkok: Isaan (Northeast) Thailand”

15 days/14 nights, Jan. 29-Feb. 12, 2012. Highlights: Buddha shrine in Saraburi/Phimai, the “Angkor Wat of Thailand”/caves, rock formations in Phu Phra Baht Park/day trip in Vientiane, LAOS/cliff paintings in Pha Taem Park/Grand Palace, Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Land, $4,088. Single supp., $690.

H2T3 Tours (Springfield, VA; 571/244-4363).

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Rhythms Of Ghana”

19 days/16 nights, March 15-April 2, 2012. Highlights: Accra/Axim/St. George Castle, Elmina/canopy walk in Kakum National Park rainforest/Ashanti craft villages/ Mole National Park, with 90 mammal species and 350 bird species/Gambaga witches camp/Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary/Koforidua bead market. With air from Atlanta, $5,990. Single supp., $1,550.

In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104).

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“Madagascar: The Eighth Continent”

18 days/16 nights, Oct. 1-18, 2012. Highlights: From Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, fly to Tana, Madagascar/Nosy Mangabe island for geckos, tree frogs, chameleons/speedboat ride to Masoala Peninsula/lemurs at Perinet Reserve/nocturnal wildlife walk in Mantadia Park/baobab trees in Diego Suarez/caves, underground rivers in Ankarana Special Reserve/lemurs, owls in Berenty Reserve. Land, $10,280. Single supp., $2,380.

Zegrahm Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747). 

November 2011 issue | Appears on page 57

“In The Wake Of Bering”

15-day/14-night cruise-tour of the Kamchatka Peninsula, RUSSIA, June 24-July 8, 2012. Highlights: In Petropavlovsk-Kanchatskiy, board the 48-passenger ship Spirit of Enderby/Zodiac up Zhupanova River to see birds, brown bears/Commander Islands/survey work with spoonbill recovery team. $7,300 (triple) to $10,900 (suite); single supp., for cabins add 90% and for suite add 100%.

Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, 53B Montreal St., Box 7218, Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365...

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October 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Gastronomic Tour Of Skye”

Six-day/five-night cruise-tour of SCOTLAND’S Isle of Skye, June 22-27, 2012. Highlights: From Oban, sail past isles of Muck, Eigg and Rum to the isle of Canna/Canna House Walled Garden/on Skye, oyster farm at Loch Harport/800-year-old Dunvegan Castle/dine at The Three Chimneys in Dunvegan/cooking demo by Lady Claire MacDonald/dine at Michelin-starred Kinloch Lodge Hotel in Sleat. Cabins, $4,850-$11,160. Single supp., 85% of cabin fare.

Hebridean Island Cruises (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 877...

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October 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Four Capitals Tour”

Nine-day/eight-night tour of Scandinavia. Highlights: In Stockholm, SWEDEN, Royal Palace, Old Town/ferry to Helsinki, FINLAND; tour Uspenski Cathedral, Sibelius Park, Underground Church/back in Sweden, Malmö/in Copenhagen, DENMARK, Amalienborg Palace, Little Mermaid/dinner in Tivoli Gardens/ferry to Oslo, NORWAY/Viking ships, polar explorer Fram. Land, €1,995 (near $2,867). Single supp., €625 ($898).

Authentic Scandinavia AS (Oslo, Norway; phone +47 22 94 13 70, fax 13 61).

October 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Basque In The Glory”

Nine-day/eight-night walking tour of SPAIN (three to nine miles per day; support van provided), June 27-July 5, 2012. Highlights: Walk the northern part of Camino de Santiago from Hondarribia to Deba/vineyard tour and wine tasting in La Rioja region/Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Land, €2,800 (near $4,034). Single supp., €350.

Fresco Tours (Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain; phone, in US, 866/698-7563 or, outside US, +34 626 40 09 81).

October 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“10-Day Vesuvius”

Ten-day/eight-night tour of ITALY (through April 13, 2012). Highlights: In Rome, Colosseum, Circus Maximus, Jewish Ghetto/Vatican City and Vatican Museum/Naples/Pompeii/day trip to isle of Capri/in Venice, St. Mark’s Square/Renaissance city of Florence for “David,” Duomo, Piazza della Signoria. Land, from $2,890. Single supp., from $500.

Perillo Tours (Woodcliff Lake, NJ; 800/431-1515).