Tours

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Laos And Myanmar”

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In Luang Prabang, LAOS, Wat Xieng Thong monastery/boat ride to Tham Pak Ou caves/weaving village of Ban Phanom/National Museum, Vientiane/fly to Yangon, MYANMAR/Sule Pagoda, Shwedagon Pagoda/11th- to 14th-century temples in Bagan/visit a lacquerware workshop/in Mandalay, Golden Teak Monastery/world’s biggest book/Inle Lake for floating gardens, market. Land, $3,039. Single supp., $740.

Third Eye Travels (Fremont, CA; 800/456-3393).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

“Dolphins, Koalas & Islands”

Seven-day/six-night tour of AUSTRALIA. Highlights: From Brisbane, ferry to Moreton Island and Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort/feed dolphins, snorkel, hike/in the Glass House Mountains, stay on a working farm/at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, cuddle koalas, feed kangaroos. Land, $1,675. Children under 12, $1,070. Single supp., $410.

Kumuka Worldwide (Level 5, 387 George St., Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia; toll-free from US, 800/517-0867).

March 2011 issue | Appears on page 61

Luxury Wildlife Safari

14-day/12-night tour of INDIA. Highlights: Boat trip from Mumbai to Elephanta Island Caves/Elephantback wildlife viewing in Pench National Park/leopards, barking deer, jungle cats, pythons in Kanha National Park/Panna National Park and Tiger Reserve/temple city of Khajuraho/Delhi. Land, $6,750. Single supp., $3,655. Internal air, $650.

Exotic Journeys (Chicago, IL; 800/554-6342).

February 2011 issue | Appears on page 63

Scotland & Ireland

11 days/10 nights, July 3-13, 2011. Highlights: In SCOTLAND, Glasgow city tour/coastal Oban/Glencoe and Fort William in the Highlands/in Stirling, Bannockburn battlefield/Edinburgh Castle/fly to Dublin, IRELAND, for Dublin Trinity College, Book of Kells/Kilkenny/Blarney Woollen Mills/Dingle Peninsula/Cliffs of Moher. Land, $2,579. Single supp., $325.

David McGuffin’s Exploring Europe (Middleburg, FL; 800/570-1351).

February 2011 issue | Appears on page 63

“Champagne & Lorraine, France”

12 days/12 nights, Sept. 18-30. Highlights: Champagne tasting, vineyard visits/Domrémy, where Joan of Arc was born/Nancy, center of Art Nouveau/Château Lunéville/Underground Citadelle and battlefield at Verdun/Château Chantilly. Land, $3,895. Single supp., $450.

Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800/676-1247).

February 2011 issue | Appears on page 63

“Mixed Media Dell’arte Umbria”

15-day/14-night tour of Umbria, ITALY, July 27-Aug. 10, includes 30 hours’ art instruction from Carol Duchamp in watercolor, fluid acrylic, image transfer and collage. Highlights: Paint in a former chapel of a monastery, now La Romita School of Art/visit Todi, Spoleto, San Gemini, Narni, Assisi. Land, $3,495. Single supp., $400.

Art Trek (Bolinas, CA; 415/868-9558).

February 2011 issue | Appears on page 63

“Libya: Lost Cities Of The Greek & Roman Empires”

13 days/12 nights, Oct. 9-21, 2011. Highlights: Mosaics, ancient sculpture, Berber jewelry in the Citadel in Tripoli/Roman city of Leptis Magna/caravan city of Ghadames/Hellenic Cyrenaica/50 Byzantine floor mosaics in Qasr Libya/Cyrene/Apollonia. Land, $4,980. Single supp., $1,210.

Distant Horizons (Long Beach, CA; 800/333-1240).

February 2011 issue | Appears on page 63

“China Delight”

11-day/10-night tour includes four-night Yangtze cruise. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City/Great Wall/hutong tour by rickshaw/embark cruise ship in Yichang/Three Gorges/sampan excursions to see hanging coffins, minority villages/in Shanghai, the Bund, Yu Yuan Gardens, Children’s Palace. Land plus cruise, $1,699-$2,099. Single supp., add 50%.

Value World Tours (Fountain Valley, CA; 800/795-1633).