Tours

February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

JAPANESE FOLK ART & ITS SPIRITUAL HEART

14-day, 13-night tour of JAPAN led by sculptor David Orth. Departures April, May & October 2018. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Visit art museums and installations in Tokyo, Hakone, Naoshima, Beppu, Takamatsu, Kurashiki, Mashiko and Kamakura/see pottery, printmaking, bamboo crafts and more/possibility to visit working artisans. $8,395 ppdo. Single supp., $1,095. Adventures in Japan (Cottonwood, AZ; 928/451-9417, www.adventuresin japan.com).

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February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

5-DAY FARM-TO-TABLE TOUR

Customizable 5-day, 4-night private guided food tour on NEW ZEALAND’s North Island. Highlights: Drive from Auckland to Footwhistle Cave to see glowworms/Huka Falls/Champagne Pool geothermal area/Aratoa Deer Farm/Grand View sheep farm/kiwi orchard/fish among mussel farms/lavender farm/Zealong Tea Estate. From NZD2,300 (near $1,589) to NZD3,600 ($2,487) ppdo (per group size and accommodations). Aroha Luxury New Zealand Tours(539C Key Road, RD1, Kinleith, Tokoroa 3491, New...

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February 2018 issue | Appears on page 49

BOTSWANA SAFARI IN STYLE

10 days, 9 nights in luxury safari camps. Group limit, 16. Highlights: Arrive Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA/in ZAMBIA, twilight Zambezi cruise/in ZIMBABWE, Victoria Falls/in BOTSWANA, Chobe National Park, Okavango Delta. $7,495-$12,995 ppdo (per departure date). Single supp., $1,495-$5,495. Internal air, from $1,775. Abercrombie & Kent (Downers Grove, IL; 888/611-4711, www.abercrombiekent.com).

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January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND & BRUGES”

8-day, 7-night coach tour, Sept. 10-17, 2018. Group limit, 10. Highlights: Free day in Amsterdam/in Delft, Delft Blue Shop/in Giethoorn village, thatch-roofed houses, farm museum/in Bruges, BELGIUM, visit churches and shops, sample chocolates. $2,799-$2,999 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $599. Mike Ross Travel (Jackson, MI; 517/782-6847, www.mikerosstravel.com).

January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

​​​​​​​“GARDENS & VILLAS OF THE ITALIAN LAKES”

7 days, 6 nights in ITALY, April 19-25 & Sept. 20-26, 2018. Led by historic-garden specialist. Highlights: Drive from Milan to Bellagio at Lake Como to visit 16th- to 18th-century villas/in Bisuschio, Villa Cicogna Mozzoni/Isola Bella island garden in Lake Maggiore/in Pallanza, Villa Taranto botanical gardens. £3,090 (near $4,145) ppdo; land only, £2,960 ($4,005). Single supp., £400 ($541). Martin Randall Travel (Washington, DC; 800/988-6168, www.martinrandall.com).

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January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“THE CYCLADES BY GULET”

11-day, 10-night Aegean Sea gulet cruise in GREECE, May 11-21 & June 9-19, 2018. Highlights: Board at Santorini/Minoan Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri/on Ios, Homer’s tomb/Koufonisia/on Naxos, archaeological museum, temples of Dionysus and Demeter/on Delos, ancient Theatre Quarter, Sanctuary of Apollo/on Syros, Early Cycladic cemetery/Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. $5,940 ppdo. Single supp., $3,995. Andante Travels (New York, NY; 888/331-3476, www.andantetravels.com).

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January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“WINGS OVER ISRAEL: BIRDING, NATURE, CULTURE”

12-day, 11-night bus trip, Nov. 12-23, 2018. “Easy to moderate walking.” Highlights: From Tel Aviv, drive to birding sites along coast/Hula Nature Reserve, home to golden jackals, wild boars/Hula Agamon Park, home to cranes, eagles/Mount Hermon/Beit She’an Valley, home to black storks/Jerusalem Bird Observatory/Ein Gedi Reserve/Eilat Bird-Watching Park. $4,425 (12-15 people) or $4,675 (less than 12) ppdo. Single supp., $735. Sierra Club (Oakland, CA; 415/977-5522, www.sc....

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January 2018 issue | Appears on page 50

“AFRICAN EXPLORER: VICTORIA FALLS TO PRETORIA”

13-day, 12-night rail tour aboard private Rovos Rail train (chartered by Lernidee Trains & Cruises), Aug. 22-Sept. 3, 2018. Highlights: In Zambezi National Park, ZIMBABWE, river cruise, Victoria Falls, board train/Hwange and Matobo national parks/in Bulawayo, natural-history and railroad museums/medieval city of Great Zimbabwe/in Maputo, MOZAMBIQUE, Casa do Ferro, Tunduru Botanical Gardens/Piggs Peak, SWAZILAND/in SOUTH AFRICA, Kapama Game Reserve, Kruger National Park, Pretoria....

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