Tours

December 2010 issue | Appears on page 55

“Gourmet Deluxe”

12-day, 11-night tour of JAPAN, Nov. 6-17, 2011. Highlights: Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market/tea ceremony in Kanazawa/Ninja Temple/in Kyoto, learn to make soba noodles/dine with geisha and maiko entertainment/back in Tokyo, kaiseki dinner at Iron Chef winner Kimio Nonaga’s restaurant. Land, £5,000 (near $8,020). Single supp., £1,200 ($1,600).

Inside Japan Tours (Lewins House, Lewins Mead, Bristol, BS1 2NN, U.K.; phone, in US, 303/952-0184).

December 2010 issue | Appears on page 55

“Best Of Africa”

19 days/17 nights. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto/Chobe National Park, BOTSWANA/Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE/meet villagers and chief in NAMIBIA/game viewing in Kruger National Park, South Africa/wine tasting in Cape Winelands/Boulders Beach Penguin Reserve. With air from New York or Boston, from $5,599. Single supp., $799.

Vantage Deluxe World Travel (Boston, MA; 800/322-6677).

December 2010 issue | Appears on page 55

Madagascar

15 days/13 nights, June 11-25, 2011. Highlights: Walking tour of Antananarivo/in Mantadia National Park, lemurs, birds, reptiles/botanical garden at Fort Dauphin/baobab trees at Berenty Reserve/Isalo National Park. Land, $5,399. Single supp., $1,000.

Terra Incognita Ecotours (Tampa, FL; 877/463-9756).

December 2010 issue | Appears on page 55

“Amazon Cruise & Machu Picchu”

14 days/13 nights in PERU includes six-day, seven-night river cruise. Highlights: Aboard river boat, in Pacaya Samiria National Reserve see caimans, monkeys, dolphins, birds/fish for piranha/disembark; Sacsayhuaman/Pisac Indian market/Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu. For one traveler, land and cruise for $4,943-$5,633, depending on hotel; cheaper with more travelers. Single supp., $699-$988.

GreenTracks (Bayfield, CO; 970/884-6107). 

November 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Spectacular England”

15 days/15 nights, June 7-21, 2011. Visit Sussex, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, the Lake District, North & South Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. Land price, £2,345 (near $3,684). Single supplement, £550 ($864).

Midway Motor Travel (Southerwicks, Corsham, Wiltshire, UK; US phone, 800/214-8738).

November 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Winter Irish Escape”

Five days/four nights. Highlights: Medieval Kilkenny/Blarney Castle/Ring of Kerry/Blarney Woollen Mills/Dublin city tour. Land and air from New York, from $699. Single supp., $210.

Sceptre Tours (Lynbrook, NY; 800/221-0924).

November 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Springtime In The Alps”

15-day/14-night rail tour, April 15-29, 2011. Highlights: Lake steamer to Mainau Gardens at Lake Constance, GERMANY/in SWITZERLAND, Bernina Express scenic train/Davos/optional day cruise on Lake Maggiore, ITALY ($80)/Glacier Express to Matterhorn, Zermatt/Lake Geneva. Land price, $3,299 plus 15-day Swiss Pass. Single supp., $100.

Rail Travel Adventures (Battleboro, VT; 800/639-3706).

November 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Middle East & The Fertile Crescent”

21-day/19-night tour, Nov. 2-22, 2011. Highlights: Istanbul, TURKEY/cave cities of Cappadocia/Aleppo in SYRIA/Palmyra/Greek and Roman ruins in Baalbek, LEBANON/Petra in JORDAN. With air from New York or Chicago, $7,990. Single supp., $950.

Cultural Folk Tours International (Cypress, CA; 800/935-8875).