Tours

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“Jiangnan Gourmet Food Tour”

Nine-day/seven-night tour of CHINA. Highlights: Shop Cheng Huang old city in Shanghai/gondola ride in Tongli/Tai Lake in Wuxi/special snack dinner in Yangzhou. Land only, from $699. With air from San Francisco, from $1,199. Single supp., from $280.

China Travel Service (San Francisco, CA; 866/244-6287).

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“Around Australia”

27 days/24 nights, Sept. 19-Oct. 15, 2011. Led by ITN columnist Randy Keck. Highlights: Visit all Australian states and territories (including Tasmania), Kangaroo Island, all capital cities (including Perth), the Outback and the tropical north. Land and air from Los Angeles or San Francisco, $9,295. Single supp., $1,595.

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

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“South Africa & Namibia”

12 days/11 nights. Highlights: In SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town/kayak Boulders Beach; see penguins/10,000-year-old rock paintings in Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve/in NAMIBIA, Sand Dune Sea/seals, seabirds at Walvis Bay/lions, cheetahs, giraffes, rhinos at Etosha National Park. Land price, from $4,590. Single supp., $2,657.

Culturious/Tauck World Discovery (Norwalk, CT; 888/840-1852).

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“Gray Whales Of Magdalena Bay”

Five days/three nights in Baja California Sur, MEXICO. Departures through March 4, 2011. Highlights: Magdalena Bay is one of the major calving lagoons for gray whales. Observe whales from motor skiffs. One night camping on bay island, two nights’ hotel. Land, $995. Single supp., $85.

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

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“Night Of The Radishes”

Eight days/seven nights in Oaxaca, MEXICO, Dec. 21-28, 2010. Highlights: Radish Carving Festival (radishes carved as nativity figures, politicians and street scenes)/cooking class/colorful floats in the Calenda Parade/Ocotlán craft market/weavers in Teotitlán del Valle. Land, $1,785. Single supp., $315.

Tia Stephanie Tours (Ann Arbor, MI; 734/769-7839).

October 2010 issue | Appears on page 59

“Splendours Of South America”

17 days/15 nights, departing Feb. 18, July 11 & Oct. 21, 2011. Highlights: In CHILE, Santiago, craft village of Los Graneros del Alba, wine district, lake district/in ARGENTINA, Bariloche, Buenos Aires/day trip to Colonia del Sacramento in URUGUAY/Argentinian and Brazilian sides of Iguassu Falls/in BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis. Land, from $6,549. Single supp., from $2,239.

Goway Travel (Los Angeles, CA; 800/387-8850).

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Wild & Ancient Britain”

15-day/13-night cruise, July 1-15, 2011. Highlights: In ENGLAND, Tresco Abbey, Isle of Scilly/puffins, gannets on Little Skellig, IRELAND/ride Isle of Man Steam Railway/Giant’s Causeway, NORTHERN IRELAND/Inner and Outer Hebrides, SCOTLAND. Cruise, $9,980-$18,180 per person, double. Single cabins, $17,490 & $18,880.

Zegrahm & Eco Expeditions (Seattle, WA; 800/628-8747).

September 2010 issue | Appears on page 53

“Rome Faith Tour”

Five days/four nights. Highlights: Vatican Museum/Sistine Chapel/Raffaello’s Rooms/Lateranese Palace/Sancta Sanctorum, the Pope’s private chapel/Vatican Necropolis/St. Peter’s Basilica/Santa Maria Maggiore. Land, $1,975. Single supp., $130.

Aegean Tours (Laurel, MD; 301/362-2444).