Tours

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

“The Frankincense Trail & Socotra Island”

21 days/20 nights in OMAN and YEMEN. Highlights: four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Oman’s Bahla Fort and Frankincense Trail plus Yemen’s old walled city of Shibam and Old City of Sana’a/desert tent camping/remote beaches on Socotra Island. Land only, from $7,690 (with four travelers). Single supp., $1,580. Bestway Tours & Safaris (Burnaby, BC, Canada; 800/663-0844, www.bestway.com).

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

China

13 days/12 nights. Highlights: in Beijing, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, hutong tour by pedicab/Great Wall/Xi’an Terra Cotta Warriors/Guilin limestone caves/bamboo raft ride on Li River/Shanghai. Land only, $9,580. Single supp., $2,920. Internal air, from $1,065. Imperial Tours (San Francisco, CA; 888/888-1970, www.imperialtours.net).

 

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

Mekong Cruise

15-day/14-night cruise-tour of VIETNAM and CAMBODIA. Highlights: Hanoi/two-night Ha Long Bay junk cruise/Angkor Wat, Banteay Srei/at Tonle Sap Lake, embark on seven-night river cruise/sail to Phnom Penh/Cai Be floating market/Ho Chi Minh City.  Land-cruise, from $3,048. Single supp., from $1,549. Amawaterways (Chatsworth, CA; 800/626-0126, www.amawaterways.com).

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

New Zealand’s South Island

14 days/13 nights, March 16-31, 2010. Highlights: swim with dolphins in Christchurch/hike and kayak in Abel Tasman park/horseback ride in Palaroa National Park/helicopter to Fox Glacier/nature cruise on Milford Sound. Land only, $5,595. Adventure Women (Bozman, MT; 800/804-8686, www.adventurewomen.com).

 

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

“Kunene Kaleidoscope”

10-day/9-night NAMIBIA tent safari. Highlights: black rhino in Torra Conservancy/at Hoanib River, elephants, lions, giraffes, oryx/meet Himba herders/in Hartmann’s Valley, Fairy Circles/crocodiles in Kunene River. Land only, $6,412. Single supp., $330. Kunene Conservancy Safaris (Box 8255, Swakopmund, Namibia; phone +264 [0] 81 149 0399, fax +264 [0] 64 40 6136, www.kcs-namibia.com.na).

December 2009 issue | Appears on page 61

“Weavers’ Trek & Machu Picchu”

9-day/8-night tour of Peru, May 28-June 5, 2010, includes volunteer project in a Sacred Valley village. Highlights: visit ruins, markets in Sacred Valley/camp at Aruraycocha Lake/weaving demonstrations/hot springs/train to Machu Picchu. Land only, $2,640. PLAY it Forward Adventures (St. Paul, MN; 651/493-8817, www.pifadventures.com). 

November 2009 issue | Appears on page 58

“Scotland’s Highlands And Islands”

9-day/7-night cruise-tour aboard M.V. Lord of the Glens. Highlights: Sail Caledonian Canal to Loch Ness for kayak excursion/Great Western Railway to Glenfinnan/medieval abbey on Iona/Duart Castle/Isle of Skye. Land and cruise, from $5,990. Single supp., from $1,345. Round-trip airfare, New York-Inverness, $1,040. National Geographic Expeditions (Washington, DC; 888/966-8687, www.nationalgeographicexpeditions.com).

November 2009 issue | Appears on page 58

Snowshoe In Austria

Seven days/nights, March 20-26, 2010. Mayrhofen in Austria’s Tyrol is the base for three days of snowshoeing/two days’ walking forest trails, mountain plateaux. Land only (half board), £639 (near $1,019). With air from London Gatwick, £899. Single supp., £56. HF Holidays (Catalyst House, 720 Centennial Ct., Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3SY, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 20 8732 1220, www.hfholidays.co.uk).