Tours

December 2020 issue | Appears on page 24

SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA & BAVARIA + PASSION PLAY

10 days, 9 nights. Departures May 13 & 27, June 3, 2022. Highlights: In Bern, Switzerland, the Swiss Parliament, Bear Pit/medieval Château de Chillon at Lake Geneva/train from Montreux to Gstaad for ski resort/in Lucerne, covered Chapel Bridge, baroque-style Jesuit church/in Austria, Innsbruck, walking tour of Salzburg/in Bavaria, GERMANY, Passion Play at Oberammergau, Rococo-style Linderhof Palace in Füssen, Munich. From $3,699 ppdo. Collette (Pawtucket, RI; 800/340-5158, www.gocollette...

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 24

BEST OF CROATIA & SLOVENIA

11 days, 10 nights. Monthly departures May-Sept. 2021. Highlights: By coach from Zagreb, Croatia, to Bled, Slovenia, for cruise to Bled Island/in Ljubljana, Old Town, 11th-century castle/return to Croatia for coastal city of Pula, walled island of Trogir, Plitvice Nat’l Park/in Split, 4th-century Diocletian’s Palace/in Dubrovnik, Rector’s Palace, 15th-century Onofrio’s fountains. From $2,093 ppdo. Trafalgar (Cypress, CA; 866/513-1995, www.trafalgar.com).

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 24

EVEREST BASE CAMP & KALA PATTAR

17 days, 16 nights, including 13-day “moderate” trek in NEPAL. Avg. 5-6 hours of trekking per day. Departures Jan.-May & Sept.-Dec. 2021, Jan. 2022. Group limit, 16. Highlights: Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla for trek to Ghat/cross Dudh Kosi River into Sagarmāthā National Park/in Khumjung, Sir Edmund Hillary’s “Schoolhouse in the Clouds”/hike past Khumbu Glacier/Tibetan Buddhist Tengboche Monastery/Lukla. From $2,990 ppdo. Single supp., $290. World Expeditions...

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 24

ECUADORIAN EXPLORER

11 days, 10 nights. Open departure dates, customizable. Highlights: In Quito, To’ak chocolate tasting at former home of native artist Guayasamín, prepare dishes with local chef/Otavalo Market/Cotopaxi Nat’l Park, home to Andean condor/Incan ruins of Ingapirca/in Cuenca, Panama hat workshop, flower market/in Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, day & night walks, waterfalls, observation tower. From $6,995 ppdo. The Evolved Traveler (Beverly Hills, CA; 323/505-4414, evolvedtraveler.com...

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December 2020 issue | Appears on page 24

CLASSIC ANTARCTICA

20 days, 19 nights aboard 189-passenger Ocean Diamond, Nov. 7-26, 2021. “Easy”-level walks focused on bird-watching. Highlights: Embark in Ushuaia, ARGENTINA/Falkland Islands, home to sooty albatrosses, Atlantic petrels/Port Stanley/cross Antarctic Convergence en route to South Georgia, home to king penguins, snowy sheathbills/Adélie penguins on Paulet Island/South Shetland Islands, home to chinstrap penguins/disembark in Ushuaia. $12,995 ppdo. Rockjumper Birding (Tamarin,...

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November 2020 issue | Appears on page 22

NORWAY – SOURCE TO SEA

8 days, 7 nights of hiking & rafting, July 25-Aug. 1, 2021. Highlights: In Mosjøen, 19th-century buildings in historic Sjøgata/stay in Rabot Cabin by Okstindan Glacier/Laksforsen waterfall/whitewater rafting on Auster-Vefsna River/explore Torghatten mountain/climb Vega stairs (1,375 steps) up Mt. Ravnfloget. $5,995 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,000. ROAM (Invermere, BC, Canada; 888/639-1114, iroamtheworld.com).

 

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November 2020 issue | Appears on page 22

TASTE OF NORTHERN PORTUGAL

10 days, 9 nights of “moderate”-level walking in northern Portugal’s wine region, June 1-10, 2021. Highlights: Porto/port cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, “six bridges” cruise on Douro River/Quinta de la Rosa winery in Douro Valley/Côa Valley prehistoric rock engravings/in Braga, 18th-century Bom Jesus do Monte sanctuary/medieval Guimarães. $3,995 per person. GrapeHops Tours (San Diego, CA; 805/886-1551, www.grapehops.com).

 

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November 2020 issue | Appears on page 22

CHEF BIKE TOUR OF PIEDMONT

7-day, 6-night, “active”-level, cycling culinary tour in northwestern ITALY, Oct. 3-9, 2021. Avg. 30 miles biked daily. E-bikes available. Highlights: Transfer from Turin to historic Pollenzo for bike fitting/in Langa wine area, cooking class at winery, dinner at 3-Michelin-star restaurant/truffle hunting/13th-century Castello Grinzane Cavour/Fontanafredda Estate, known for Barolo wine. $5,995 ppdo. Single supp., $495. Tourissimo (Turin, Piedmont, Italy; in US, 857/997-0051, www....

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