Tours

August 2009 issue | Appears on page 62

“Discover South America”

20 days/18 nights. Highlights: In PERU, Vistadome train to Machu Picchu/Cuzco/in CHILE, Lake District, Santiago/Bariloche, ARGENTINA/Buenos Aires/meet gauchos on the pampas/in BRAZIL, Iguassu Falls, Rio de Janeiro. Land only, from $2,699. Single supp., from $1,250. (Ask about door-to-airport sedan service.) Collette Vacations (Pawtucket, RI; 800/340-5158, www.collettevacations.com).

 

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

Croatia & Slovenia

12 days/nights, Sept. 27-Oct. 9, 2009. Highlights: In SLOVENIA, Ljubljana, Lake Bled/in CROATIA, fortified Karlovac/Plitvice Lakes National Park/Krka National Park/Dubrovnik/day trip into MONTENEGRO. Land only, $3,895. Single supp., $450. Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800/676-1247, www.intimatefrance.com).

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

“Food, Wine & Art In Madrid”

SPAIN — 5 days/4 nights. Highlights: Tapas tour/Prado Museum/gourmet markets/cooking class/wine tasting/in medieval Toledo, art by El Greco, Van Dyck and Goya. Land only, from $1,760 if 6-7 members, $1,980 if 4-5. Single supp., $380. Epicurean Ways (Charlottesville, VA; 866/642-2917, http://epicureanways.com).

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

“China Delights”

12 days/10 nights. Highlights: In Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, hutong rickshaw tour/Great Wall/Suzhou, “Venice of the East”/Ming and Qing architecture in Hangzhou/1,700-year-old Lingyin Temple/Bund in Shanghai. From San Francisco, from $1,199. Land only, from $999. China Spree (Blaine, WA; 866/652-5656, www.chinaspree.com).

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

“Autumn In Japan”

16 days/14 nights, Nov. 3-18, 2009. Highlights: Pottery village of Nikko/Fuji Five Lakes, Mt. Fuji/medieval Kyoto/ferry to Miyajima Island to see floating torii gate, Itsukushima Shrine/feudal castle in Uwajima/boat ride through Oboke Gorge. From Los Angeles, $7,150. Single supp., $1,000. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www.infocustravel.com).

 

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

Tahiti & Easter Island

13 days/11 nights, Feb. 2-14, 2010. Highlights: On Tahiti Nui, Paul Gauguin Museum, ancient temple of Marae/on Easter Island, Rano Raraku Volcano/moai, petroglyphs, caves/Tapati festival/on Moorea, feed a stingray/handcrafts and maraes (stone temples) on Huahine. Land price, $9,495. Single supp., $1,395. Far Horizons, Inc. (San Anselmo, CA; 800/552-4575, www.farhorizons.com).

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

“Culinary & Safari Tour, South Africa”

10 days/9 nights. Highlights: In Cape Town, enjoy seafood at Black Marlin and fusion cuisine at Ginja/wine tasting the Western Cape, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek/game drives in Kruger National Park. Land only, from $6,995. Single supp., $1,815. Safari Ventures (Tampa, FL; 888/341-7771, www.safariventures.com).

July 2009 issue | Appears on page 71

“Quest For Rare Birds And Mammals”

14-day/13-night nonsmoking tour of ARGENTINA, May 4-18, 2010. Highlights: Fly from Buenos Aires to Salta in the Andes/Huaico Reserve cloud forest/Los Cardones National Park, home to guanacos, condors/jaguars, river otters, rare birds in El Rey National Park/on the Chaco plain, anteaters, caby­baras, howler monkeys maned wolves. Land only, $4,850. Single supp., $900. Cheeseman’s Ecology Safaris (Saratoga, CA; 800/527-5330, www.cheesemans.com).