Tours

April 2010 issue | Appears on page 57

“Bolivia, The Empire Of The Sun”

Eight days/six nights. Highlights: Ruins of Tiahuanco/Lake Titicaca/hydrofoil excursion to Copacabana/meet a shaman who reads fortunes in coca leaves/city tour of La Paz, Open Air Museum. From Miami, from $2,392. Single supp., from $558.

Tara Tours (Miami, FL; 800/327-0080).

April 2010 issue | Appears on page 57

“Galápagos Islands With The Kids”

Nine-day/eight-night cruise-tour, Dec. 20-28, 2010. (Children eight-plus.) Highlights: Tour Quito, ECUADOR/frigate birds, boobies, iguanas on North Seymour Island/sea lions and albatross on Punta Suarez/snorkel with sea lions and turtles at Santiago Island. From $10,495. Single supp., from $6,995.

Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M58 1X3, Canada; 866/551-9090).

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

“The Lavender Route”

Four-day/three-night tour of the south of FRANCE. Highlights: Lavender Museum in Coustellet/visit L’Occitane skin-care factory/village of Moustiers Sainte Marie, famous for earthenware/Mount Ventoux. Land, $1,680 (with four participants). Single supp., $1,200.

France Cruises (San Antonio, TX; 866/498-3920).

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

“Enchanting Salzburg & The Saalach Valley”

Eight-day/seven-night, “easy”-level (moderate daily distances, mostly flat) cycle tour of AUSTRIA. Departs June 27, Aug. 15 & Sept. 12, 2010. Highlights: Cycle to the source of Krimml Waterfalls/Zell am See/forest trail along the Saalach/bike tour of Salzburg. Land, $3,589. Single supp., $600. 

Classic Adventures (Hamlin, NY; 800/777-8090).

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

“Eastern Europe Panorama”

13 days/12 nights. Highlights: In Vienna, AUSTRIA, Belvedere Palace, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/in Budapest, HUNGARY, Castle Hill, Parliament/Kraków, POLAND: Wawel Castle, Cloth Hall/Black Madonna of Czestochowa/Chopin Monument in Warsaw/Berlin, GERMANY/in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, Old Quarter, Jewish Ghetto. Land, single room, $3,561 or double, $5,054.

Tradesco Tours (Bonita Springs, FL; 800/448-4321).

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

“Ultimate Tuscany”

Six days/five nights in ITALY, July 23-28, 2010, hosted by Salvatore Ferragamo. Highlights: Attend tenor Andrea Bocelli’s last concert in his hometown of Lajatico/private tour of Uffizi Galleries in Florence/tour and taste at the Frescobaldi wine estate in Castiglioni/shop with Tini Ferragamo at their flagship store in Florence. Land, $5,950. Single supp., $1,500.

AuthentEscapes (Sarasota, FL; 866/994-9814).

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

“Cross Country Cultural Tour”

16-day/15-night tour of BHUTAN, Oct. 3-18, 2010. Highlights: Paro Dzong/Tiger’s Nest Monastery/Thimphu/spin prayer wheels at Paradise Temple/Trongsa Dzong/participate in archery match in Ugyen Choling/visit young monks in training in Shingkar Lhakhang/Trashiyangtse/Brokpa tribal cultural program. Land plus internal air, $6,995. Single supp., $1,125.

Rainbow Photo Tours (Tampa, FL; 800/685-9992). 

March 2010 issue | Appears on page 62

Photo Tour Of China

15 days/14 nights, Sept. 12-26, 2010 & Sept. 4-18, 2011. Highlights: Hutongs in Beijing/Simatai section of Great Wall/train to Xi’an for Terra Cotta Warriors/Sunrise over the karst hills of Yangshuo/photograph ethnic villages, rice terraces/Ghost Market in Shanghai. Land plus internal air, $4,100. Single supp., $800.

Grasshopper Adventures (Rm. 1210, Juldis River Mansion 2/149 Soi 3 Samsen Rd., Phranakorn, Bangkok, Thailand… or, in the US, phone 818/912-7101).