Tours

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“The European Reformation, Plus Oberammergau”

10-day/12-night cruise-tour. Departures May 17-Sept. 6, 2010. Highlights: In SWITZERLAND, Geneva, Zürich/in GERMANY, sites in life of Martin Luther, including Wittenberg, Worms/day cruise past Rhine castles/Oberammergau Passion Play. Land/cruise only, $2,869. Single supp., $354. Globus Religious Travel (Littleton, CO; 866/313-2855, www.globusfaith.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“The Path Of The Crusades”

15 days/17 nights, Sept. 1-17, 2010. Highlights: In Istanbul, TURKEY, mosaics in Kariye Museum/ in Aleppo, SYRIA, Great Mosque and souq/HQ of Knights Templar in Tartous/in JORDAN, Ajlun Castle/in ISRAEL, Roman city of Caesarea/Jerusalem’s Tower of David, Al-Aqsa Mosque. From New York, $9,995. Single supp., $1,295. Far Horizons Inc. (San Anselmo, CA; 800/552-4575, www.farhorizons.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“Myths & Legends Of The Himalayas”

16-day/13-night tour, March 20-April 4, 2010. Highlights: From Delhi, INDIA, fly to Bagdogra, cross into BHUTAN/Thimphu’s Tashichhodzong/Paro Tsechu Festival/Tiger’s Nest Monastery/in Kathmandu, NEPAL, Swayambunath Stupa/in Lhasa, Tibet, CHINA, Potala Palace, Barkhor Market. Land price, $4,990. Single supp., $1,690. Internal airfare, $1,390. Worldview Tours (Newport Beach, CA; 800/373-0388, www.worldviewtours.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“Japan Sampler”

8 days/7 nights. Highlights: Roppongi Hills Observatory in Tokyo/ascend halfway up Mt. Fuji/hot springs in Hakone/bullet train to Kyoto; see Kinkaku-ji Temple, 1,001 statues of Buddha at Sanjusangendo Temple/Nara Deer Park. Land only, from $3,099. Single supp., $600. General Tours (Keene, NH; 800/221-2216, www.generaltours.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“Classic New Zealand Air Cruise”

12 days/11 nights via small aircraft, March 3 & Nov. 17, 2010. Highlights: Wine tasting on Waiheke Island/day cruise Bay of Islands/Maori hangi in Rotorua/“Art trail” in Nelson/jetboat on Dart River. Land and air in NZ, AU$11,151 (near $9,286). Single supp. from AU$1,633 ($1,359). Asia Transpacific Journeys (Boulder, CO; 800/642-2742, www.asiatranspacific.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“Lucy’s Legacy”

9 days/8 nights in ETHIOPIA. Highlights: Addis Ababa’s Ethnological Museum houses 3.2-million-year-old Lucy skeleton/boat ride on Lake Tana to monasteries/Blue Nile Falls/rock-hewn churches in Lalibela/ruins of Queen of Sheba’s palace in Axum. With air from Washington Dulles, $3,497. Single supp., $645. Ethiopian Airlines Journeys (Annapolis, MD; 866/599-3797, www.seeyouinethiopia.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

“Kenya Wildlife Safari”

13 days/10 nights. Highlights: From Nairobi, drive to Samburu Reserve for Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe/Big Five in Sweetwaters Game Reserve/400 bird species in Lake Nakuru National Park. Land only, from $3,998. Single supp., from $598. Internal air, $200. International Expeditions (Helena, AL; 800/633-4734, www.ietravel.com).

September 2009 issue | Appears on page 57

Costa Rica Nature Tour

8 days/7 nights. Departs Dec. 20, 2009, Jan. 31 & March 14, 2010. Highlights: Monkeys, sloths, river otters in Tortuguero National Park/quetzals live in Monteverde Cloud Forest/boat across Lake Arenal/Ecotermales hot springs. Land only, $2,995. Single supp., $425. Boundless Journeys (Stowe, VT; 800/941-8010, www.boundless journeys.com).