Tours

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“Gorillas, Wildlife & Chimps”

Seven-day/six-night tour of UGANDA. Highlights: Track chimps in Kibale National Park/cruise the Kazinga Channel, where wildlife come to drink/gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Land, $4,245. Single supp., $605.

Volcanoes Safaris (Ste. 447-448, Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent St., London W1B 5TE, U.K.; phone, in the US, 866/599-2737).

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

“Bodacious In The Bugaboos”

Four-day/three-night women-only retreat, Aug. 26-29, 2011. Highlights: Helicopter flight through Banff National Park to Bugaboo Lodge/daily heli-hiking in the Bugaboo Range/yoga classes/climbing wall/wine-and-cheese party.

Land, $2,558. Single supp., $296. Canadian Mountain Holidays (Banff, Alberta, Canada; 800/661-0252).

April 2011 issue | Appears on page 59

Peru

15 days/14 nights. Highlights: Lima/Arequipa/view condors at Cruz del Condor/Temple of the Sun in Cuzco, Tambomachay (Inca fountains)/train through Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu/floating islands of Uros on Lake Titicaca/fly over Nazca Lines/cruise to Ballesta Isles, where sea lions, penguins live. From Miami, from $4,239. Single supp., from $1,075.

Yampu Tours (Stowe, VT; 802/760-6158).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“All Of Ireland”

13 days/11 nights. Highlights: In IRELAND, Dublin/Jameson whiskey tasting/Ring of Kerry/Glenveagh Castle/Neolithic tombs at Knowth/in NORTHERN IRELAND, Ballygally and Belfast/Land, from $2,175. Single supp., $599.

Pat and Mike’s Travel Company (Portland, OR; 800/898-9963).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Danube Festival Of Song”

Eight-day/seven-night cruise-tour, Aug. 26-Sept. 2. Highlights: Sail on MS Amadeus Royal to ports in GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SLOVAKIA and HUNGARY. 12 concerts, with a focus on lieder by Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss, Mahler and more. Cruise plus air from London, from £3,300 (near $5,327). Single supp., from £690 ($1,113).

Martin Randall Travel (Voysey House, Barley Mow Passage, London W4 4GF, U.K.; toll-free from US, 800/988-6168).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Yoga & Hiking In Spain”

Eight days/seven nights. Highlights: Based in Asturias Mountains, northern Spain/yoga classes morning and evening/hike Somiedo National Park, Quiros River Valley and along the Cantabrian coast. Land, €1,200 ($1,637). Single supp., €200 ($272).

Spanish Steps (Aspen, CO; 877/787-9255).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Precious Stones Of Apulia”

Nine-day/eight-night tour of southern ITALY, Sept. 29-Oct. 7. Highlights: Byzantine-Norman style Swabian Castle, Bari/trulli in Alberobello/market day in “white town” of Ostuni/cooking lesson/Castellana Grotte karst caves/12th-century “Tree of Life” mosaic in Otranto/Castel de Monte in Corato. Land, $3,240. Single supp., $340.

Serious Traveler (Placerville, CA; 800/762-4216).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Culinary Tour To Turkey”

Ten-day/seven-night tour with Eat Smart guides author Joan Peterson, Aug. 17-25. Highlights: Cooking class, Istanbul/Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace/Spice Bazaar/boat trip to Princess Islands/Troy/Pergamum/Ephesus/fairy chimneys in Cappadocia/underground city of Kaymakli. Land, $2,950. Single supp. $520.

Joan Peterson (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488, www.eatsmartguides.com).