Tours

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Great Canadian Train Ride”

13-day/12-night tour includes hotel stays and four nights aboard the Canadian; Oct. 4-16, 2012. Highlights: From Toronto, cross Canadian Prairie/ascend the Rocky Mountains to Jasper/Maligne Lake, Spirit Island/ride a “Sno-Coach” on the Columbia Icefields/Banff Hot Springs/gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain/Yoho National Park/Vancouver. Land, Pullman berth, $4,695. Roomette, $4,995. Single accommodations, $6,995.

Uncommon Journeys (Oakland, CA; 800/323-5893).

July 2011 issue | Appears on page 55

“Kayak With Southern Right Whales”

Eight-day/seven night tour of Patagonia, ARGENTINA, includes three nights camping; Oct. 3-10, Nov. 11-18, Dec. 3-10, 2011. Highlights: walking tour, Buenos Aires/fly to Puerto Piramides/whale watching cruise/Península Valdés Nature Reserve/kayak in San José Bay to see sea lions, right whales/million-year-old marine fossils at Punta Conos/Magellanic penguins/elephant seal rookery. Land and internal air, $2,295.

Sea Kayak Adventures (Coeur d’Alene, ID; 800/616-1943).

June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Irish Kerry Walk”

Eight days/seven nights; departures through Oct. 8, 2011. Highlights: Walk the Kerry Way in Glenbeigh/Bog Village Museum/4,000-year-old rock art/Caragh River Valley/Killarney National Park/Muckross House/Black Valley. Land, $1,495. Single supp., $325.

Active Journeys (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 800/597-5594).

 

June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Medieval & Moorish Spain”

14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Massage on arrival in Madrid/Roman aqueduct, medieval castle in Segovia/walled city of Avila/Salamanca/drive the Silver Route/Moorish architecture in Seville/Pueblos Blancos (Route of the White Villages) of Andalusia/Red Castle, Alhambra in Granada. Land, from $10,555. Single supp., from $3,694.

My Exclusive Journeys (Miami, FL; 888/334-6905).

June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Classic Turkey”

15 days/13 nights; departures through Oct. 30, 2011. Highlights: In Istanbul, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace/Hittite Museum, Ankara/Cappadocia for rock churches, frescoes in open-air museum/Zelve/drive Turquoise Coast to Antalya/Whirling Dervish Museum in Konya/first-century Aphrodisias/Ephesus/Pergamum/Troy. From JFK, from $1,599. Single supp., from $450.

Troy Tours, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA; 800/748-6878).

June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Unexplored Gujurat”

16-day/15-night tour of western INDIA; departures through Dec. 31, 2011. Highlights: From Mumbai, fly to Bhuj, Gujarat, for craft markets/tribal villages/Great Rann (desert) of Kutch, home of foxes, deer, birds/in Gondal, visit an ayurvedic pharmacy and Bhuvaneshwari stud farm/Buddhist caves in Junagadh/lions in Gir National Park/Portuguese fort on island of Diu/Bhavnagarh/6,000-year-old site of Lothal/Little Rann of Kutch/Sun Temple of Modhera/Ahmedabad. Land, $4,995 (7-12 people), $5,495 (...

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June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Gourmet India”

17 days/16 nights, Oct. 24-Nov. 9, 2011; Register by July 1. Highlights: Cooking demos, regional feasts in all locations visited. Mumbai/in Cochin, see Kathakali dance, visit Spice Market/banana boat ride to see dolphins in Goa/sunset cruise, Goa/yoga class, Udaipur/Jagdish Temple/Delhi/Taj Mahal by sunrise in Agra. Land and internal air, $12,910 paid by check (single supp., $4,999) or $13,349 paid by credit card (single supp., $5,174).

Geringer Global Travel (Westport, CT; 877/255-...

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June 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Around Australia”

27 days/24 nights, Sept. 17-Oct. 13, 2012. Highlights: Visits all Australian states and territories (including Tasmania, Perth, Kangaroo Island), all major cities, the Outback and the tropical Top End. Operated and led by longtime ITN columnist Randy Keck. From LAX or SFO, $9,495 per person, double. Single supp., $1,595.

ASI Tours (Jamestown, RI; 800/944-3021).