Tours

September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“MUNICH, SALZBURG & VIENNA”

8-day, 7-night Christmas tour, Dec. 10-17, 2017.  Highlights: In Munich, GERMANY, 1972 Olympic stadium, Marienplatz, Gothic Frauenkirche/in Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle/Innsbruck, AUSTRIA/in Salzburg, Mirabell Gardens, St. Peter’s Monastery, Residenzplatz/in Mondsee, Basilica St. Michael, seen in “Sound of Music”/in Vienna, Belvedere, Hofburg and Schön­brunn palaces. $1,949 ppdo. Single supp., $423. Triple-room reduction, $57 per person. Globus Journeys (...

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September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“EUROPE’S VOLCANIC OUTPOST”

14-day, 13-night walking tour of volcanoes on SPAIN’s Canary Islands. Departures Dec. 22, 2017, and Feb. 3 & 17 and March 10, 2018. Group limit, 6. Highlights: Fly from Tenerife to Lanzarote/Caldera Blanca volcano/La Corona volcano and lava tube, Tacoron, La Restinga/fly to Tenerife for Teide volcano, Masca village. €2,860 (near $3,399) ppdo. Single supp., €150 ($178). Nature Discovery Tours (Kronenstr, 2, D-53840, Troisdorf, Germany; phone +49 1794 761831, www.nature-...

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September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“3,000 YEARS OF JEWISH INDIA”

14-day, 13-night luxury tour, Jan. 17-30, 2018. Highlights: Mumbai/Konkan villages site where Jewish emigrants shipwrecked 2,000 years ago/Knesset Eliyahoo synagogue/Hindu caves on Elephanta Island/fly to Cochin for walking tour of Jew Town, Paradesi Synagogue/private tour of Muziris archaeological site/houseboat ride in Kerala backwaters/in Jaipur, Amber Fort/Old Delhi/Taj Mahal in Agra. $7,995 ppdo. Single supp., $2,760. Burkat Global (Hastings on Hudson, NY; 914/231-9023, burkatglobal.com...

September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“MONARCH BUTTERFLY WINTER SANCTUARIES”

7 days, 6 nights in central MEXICO, March 1-7, 2018. Highlights: In Morelia, Museum of Michoacán, Conservatory of Music, Baroque cathedral/16th- to 18th-century folk-art villages/in colonial town of Pátzcuaro, House of the Eleven Patios/El Rosario and El Chincua butterfly sanctuaries. $2,195 ppdo. Single supp., $450. S & S Tours (Sierra Vista, AZ; in US, 866/780-2813, www.ss-tours.com).

September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“GUYANA NATURE TOUR”

15 days, 14 nights. Departures Nov. 25 & Dec. 9, 2017. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Georgetown, fly to 741-foot-tall Kaieteur Falls/fly to Annai for Iwokrama Rain Forest/at Kurupukari Falls, see petroglyphs/at Surama Eco-Lodge, evening wildlife walk/Burro Burro River for river otters/Panorama Trail, home to storks, toucans. From London, £5,360 (near $6,818) ppdo. Single supp., £450 ($572). Rainbow Tours (2 Waterhouse Sq., 138-140 Holborn, London, England, EC1N 2ST, U.K.;...

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September 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“JOURNEY TO THE GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS”

8-day, 7-night cruise in ECUADOR, Feb. 25-March 4, 2018. Highlights: Fly from Quito to San Cristóbal/take 20-passenger yacht to Genovesa for nesting seabirds, Prince Philip’s Steps nature walk/on Fernandina, search for sea turtles, crabs, marine iguanas/on Isabela, Wolf and Cerro Azul volcanoes, marine life/on Santa Cruz, Darwin Research Station. $4,700-$5,600 ppdo, per cabin type. Single, $8,225. Naturalist Journeys/Caligo Ventures (Portal, AZ; 866/900-1146, www.naturalist journeys....

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August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“CHRISTMAS MARKETS OF POLAND, PRAGUE & GERMANY”

9 days, 8 nights. Departures November-December 2017. Highlights: In Kraków, Poland, Market Square’s Cloth Hall, Christmas stalls, Ghetto Square/Wrocław/in Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC, Sedlec Ossuary, Prague Castle/in Dresden, Germany, 335-foot-long “Procession of the Dukes” mosaic, Baroque Zwinger Palace/in Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Christmas markets. $1,596-$1,750 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Insight Vacations (79 York Rd., London, England, SE1 7NJ, U.K.; in US, 888/680...

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August 2017 issue | Appears on page 51

“TASTE OF BORDEAUX”

8-day, 7-night wine cruise on Dordogne and Garonne rivers in FRANCE. Departures April, June-August, November 2018. Highlights: In Bordeaux, embark 144-passenger riverboat/in Cadillac, Castle of Roquetaillade/Sauternes wine region/visit wine estates in Médoc region/medieval Bourg/near Libourne, Château de Vayres, wine tastings/disembark in Bordeaux. $2,349-$2,949 ppdo (per dates). Single supp., 50% of ppdo price (cruise). Port charges, $168 pp. AmaWaterways (Calabasas, CA; 866/626-0110, www....

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