Tours

May 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

South African Panorama

16 days/15 nights. Highlights: See the Big Five in Kruger National Park, SOUTH AFRICA/day trip to KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND/Zululand/Durban/day cruise of Plettenberg Bay to Featherbed Nature Reserve/Cango Caves/Cape Town. Land, $3,390. Single supp., $1,020.

Bestway Tours & Safaris (206-8678 Greenall Ave., Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 3M6; 800/663-0844).

May 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Costa Rica Multi-Sport”

Eight-day/seven-night singles tour, Dec. 24, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012. Highlights: White-water rafting on Pacuare River/Monteverde Cloud Forest/zip-line through the canopy/horseback ride near Rincon de la Vieja Volcano/outrigger canoe ride. Land, $2,699. Single supp., $700.

Singles Travel International (Boca Raton, FL; 877/765-6874).

May 2011 issue | Appears on page 58

“Passage Through The Amazon”

22-day/21-night cruise of the CARIBBEAN and the Amazon River in BRAZIL, Dec. 22, 2011-Jan. 12, 2012. Highlights: From Ft. Lauderdale, cruise to Nassau, Bahamas; St. Kitts; Barbados, and St. George’s, Grenada, then explore Amazon River. Cruise price, $3,499-$6,199. $500 discount if booked by May 31.

Institute for Shipboard Education (Charlottes­ville, VA; 877/224-0797).

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“Best Of Ireland”

 — 14 days/13 nights. Highlights: Book of Kells in Dublin, IRELAND/Rock of Cashel/Killarney National Park/traditional music in Dingle/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Derry/Dunluce Castle and Giant’s Causeway/Belfast. Land, $3,595. Single supp., $625.

Europe Through the Back Door (Edmonds, WA; 425/771-8303).

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April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“Discover Scandinavia”

11-day/10-night tour; departures July and August. Highlights: In Copenhagen, DENMARK, city tour, Tivoli Gardens/Oslo, NORWAY, city tour/Vøringfoss (waterfall)/Bergen Fish & Flower Market/Flåm Railway to Myrdal/day cruise on Sognefjord/Jostedal and Briksdal glaciers/Lillehammer. Land, $3,525. Single supp., $763.

Nordic Saga Tours (Bothell, WA; 800/848-6449). 

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“A Touch Of Transyl­vania”

Three days/two nights in ROMANIA. Highlights: 14th-century Cozia Monastery in Olt River Valley/walking tour of Sibiu/Sighisoara, birthplace of Vlad III (inspiration for “Dracula”)/Brasov/Bran Castle/Peles Castle/Bucharest. Land, €245 ($343); does not include meals. Single supp., €55 ($77).

Crif Tours (Aleea Valea Viilor 2, BL. A53, Ap 46, Sector 6, Bucharest, 062018, Romania; phone/fax +40 21 4440164, http://discoverromania.ro).

 

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

Kandy Perahera

14-day/13-night tour of SRI LANKA, July 31-Aug. 15, 2011 (custom dates available). Highlights: “Brazen Palace” in Anuradhapura/painted cave temples in Dambulla/elephantback safari in Habarana jungle/Kandy Perahera (festival), with dancers, drummers, decorated elephants/Temple of the Tooth/Dutch city of Galle. Land, $2,295-$2,995. Single supp., $655-$895. Air from Los Angeles, from $1,250.

Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566).

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“Tanzania”

Ten days/eight nights. Highlights: From Arusha, drive to Lake Manyara National Park, home to elephants, baboons, warthogs/lions, zebras, rhinos in Ngorongoro Crater/wildebeest, leopards and cheetahs on the Serengeti Plain. Land, from $4,275. Single supp., from $895.

Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).