Tours

December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

EASTER IN ATHENS

8 days, 7 nights in GREECE, April 18-25, 2022. Highlights: In Athens, Acropolis and museum, Parthenon, Kerameikos cemetery, ruins of Eleusis, visit to potter’s workshop/on Aegina, 2,500-year-old Temple of Aphaia, Byzantine Omorfi Ekklisia (“Beautiful Church”)/on Good Friday, watch celebrations in Plaka (oldest section of Athens)/private cooking lesson/Benaki Museum, 11th-century Monastery of Kaisariani/traditional Easter lunch. £2,985 (near $4,085). Single supp.,...

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December 2021 issue | Appears on page 22

COSTA RICA – VOLCANOES & VALLEYS

12 days, 11 nights of “gentle-to-moderate”-paced family cycling. Departures Aug. & Oct. 2022, 2023. Avg. 16 miles biked daily (6½ days). Highlights: San José to Irazú Volcano/Tapanti Nat’l Park for waterfalls, swimming/rafting on Pacuare River/near La Fortuna, Arenal Volcano/visit rural school, farm/lesson on homemade coffee, tortillas/free day on Nicoya Peninsula for optional surfing, kayaking, horseback riding. From $3,490 (’22) or $3,665 (’23) ppdo...

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November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

SOUTHERN ICELAND MULTI-SPORT ADVENTURE

8 days, 7 nights, June 25-July 2 & July 9-16, 2022. Highlights: Transfer from Reykjavík to Hveragerði for e-biking, lava fields, hot springs/snorkeling at Silfra fissure in Thingvellir Nat’l Park/hike to craters on Laugavegur Trail/kayaking in Sólheimajökull glacier lagoon/Raufarhólshellir Lava Tunnel/Reykjavík. $6,495 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,500. ROAM Adventures (Nelson, BC, Canada; 888/639-1114, iroamtheworld.com).

November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

POTTERY, ART & FOOD EXPERIENCE IN ABRUZZO

7 days, 6 nights in ITALY, July 24-30, 2022. Group limit, 8. Highlights: Transfer from Rome to medieval Castelli, International Collection of Contemporary Ceramics/pottery classes at Fattoria d’Arte i Colli in Lentella/watercolor class on Trabocchi Coast/cooking class with guide’s family/olive, cheese and wine tasting. €1,795 (near $2,082) ppdo. Single supp., €150 ($174). Italia Sweet Italia (Vasto, Italy; phone +39 34 98630483, www.italiasweetitalia.com).

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November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

SICILY & MALTA

15-day, 14-night photo tour, April 28-May 12, 2022. Highlights: In Valletta (Malta), Marsaxlokk market, ancient walled city of Mdina, St. Paul’s Catacombs, neolithic Tarxien Temples, San Anton Gardens/in Syracuse (Sicily, ITALY), Ortigia Island, Greek & Roman ruins at Neapolis/in Taormina, Teatro Greco/Valley of the Temples in Agrigento/medieval town of Erice/Palermo. From New York, $6,550 ppdo. Single supp., $1,300. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www...

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November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

THE MANY FACES OF POLAND
Flowers in front of Kraków’s Wawel Royal Castle. Photo courtesy of Tradesco Tours

14 days, 13 nights, July 10-23 & Sept. 11-24, 2022. Highlights: In Warsaw, Old Town, 17th-century Royal Castle, E.Wedel chocolate factory/Auschwitz/in Kraków, Wawel Royal Castle, 14th-century Cloth Hall/hike in Tatra Mountains/Wieliczka Salt Mine/Jaszczurówka Chapel in Zakopane/in Gdansk, Oliwa Cathedral/Museum of Folk Architecture in Olsztynek. $2,398 ppdo. Single supp., $623. Tradesco Tours (Woodland, CA; 800/448-4321, www.tradescotours.com).

November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

HIKE THE LYCIAN WAY

8-day, 7-night “moderate”-level trek in coastal region of southwest TURKEY. Departures May-June, Aug.-Oct. 2022. Avg. 5 hours’ hiking per day (over 5 days). Group limit, 14. Highlights: Walk from Fethiye to Telmessos for Tomb of Amyntas, Roman theater/ghost town of Kayaköy/villages of Alınca, Gey/Gökçeören village on the Felen Plateau/Simena village for castle ruins/Kas¸. From $1,090 ppdo. Intrepid Travel (New York, NY; 855/299-1211, www.intrepidtravel.com).

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November 2021 issue | Appears on page 24

KANDY PERAHERA FESTIVAL

13-day, 12-night cultural tour of many UNESCO sites in SRI LANKA, July 31-Aug. 12, 2022. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Near Colombo, Sigiriya rock fortress, Dambulla Cave Temple, ancient capitals of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa/Kandy Perahera Festival/elephants in Minneriya Nat’l Park/tea plantation in highlands/Yala Nat’l Park, home to leopards/Dutch fort in coastal Galle. $3,695 ppdo. Single supp., $1,095. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www.ceylonexpress....

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