Tours

June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“HORNBILL FESTIVAL & WILDLIFE SAFARIS OF INDIA”

16 days, 15 nights, Nov. 26-Dec. 11, 2017. Group limit, 4-10. Highlights: In New Delhi, Qutub Minar, 16th-century Humayun’s Tomb/game safaris in Kaziranga National Park, home to one-horned rhinos/in Sivasagar, former royal sports pavilion Rang Ghar/former headhunters in Lungwa village/in Nagaland, two days at Hornbill Festival/fly to Kolkata/Sundarbans National Park, home to tigers, monitor lizards. $6,395-$7,450 ppdo (per group size). Single supp., $2,325. Journeys International (Ann...

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June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“SENSATIONAL SRI LANKA”

12 days, 11 nights, July 28-Aug. 8, 2017. Highlights: In Colombo, Pettah Market, Dawatagaha Mosque, Wolvendhal Church/Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage/5th-century rock fortress Sigiriya/ruins of Anuradhapura/Minneriya National Park elephant migration/Dambulla rock cave temple/Kandy Esala Perahera festival/gardens at Peradeniya/tea factory in Nuwara Eliya/safari at Yala National Park. Land, from $3,085 ppdo. Single supp., $850. Ceylon Express International (Huntington Beach, CA; 800/423-9566, www...

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June 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“LUXURY IRRAWADDY”

11 days, 10 nights in MYANMAR. Departures September-December 2017. Group limit, 24. Highlights: Transfer from Yangon to Pyay to board 44-passenger Scenic Aura for Irrawaddy River cruise/in Bagan, Shwesandaw Pagoda/colonial buildings in Thayetmyo/Minhla Fort/Mya Tha Lun Pagoda on Naguttama Hill/Youqson Kyaung teak monastery/Myinkaba, known for lacquerware. $4,645-$5,645 ppdo. Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours (Boston, MA; 855/517-1200, www.scenicusa.com).

May 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“ROYAL COLLECTIONS OF MADRID”

7-day, 6-night art tour, with lecturers, in SPAIN, Oct. 23-29, 2017. Highlights: In Madrid, Prado Museum (Spanish and Flemish collections), Baroque church San Antonio de los Alemanes, Royal Palace, Royal Academy of Fine Arts/Royal Monastery in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Land only, £2,295 (near $2,855) per person, double occupancy (ppdo); from London Heathrow, £2,395 (near $2,979). Ciceroni Travel (2 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, OX17 3BL, U.K.; phone +44 1869...

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May 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“UZBEKISTAN CULTURAL DISCOVERY”

11 days, 10 nights. Departures till October 2017. Highlights: In Tashkent, Hast Imam Complex, Chorsu Bazaar/fly to Khiva for blue-tiled Kalta Minar, Kunya Ark Citadel, Juma Mosque/at yurt village, picnic in chaikhana (teahouse)/in Bukhara, 17th-century Labi Khaus complex, folklore show/in Samarkand, Registan Square, Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble necropolis/Shakhrisabz, birthplace of Tamerlane. Land and internal flights, $3,479-$3,587. Single supp., $475. Silk Road Treasure Tours (Chester, NJ; 888/...

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May 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“NEW ZEALAND BIKING”

 7-day, 6-night, “enthusiast”-level bike tour of the South Island, Nov. 12-18, 2017, and Jan. 21-27, 2018. Highlights: From Christchurch, bike through Canterbury Plains to Southern Alps/sheep farm/Lake Tekapo/in Mackenzie High Country, Lake Pukaki/town of Wanaka/Queenstown. From $5,995 ppdo. Single supp., $1,000. Butterfield & Robinson (70 Bond St., 3rd Floor, Toronto, ON, M5B 1X3, Canada; in No. America, 866/551-9090, www.butterfield.com).

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May 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“HIGHLIGHTS OF MOROCCO”

11 days, 10 nights. Departures Oct. 5 & Dec. 7, 2017, and Jan. 25, Feb. 8 & March 15, 2018. Group limit, 24. Highlights: In Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque/in Meknes, ruins of Volubilis/in Fes, Medersa Bou Inania, Jewish Quarter, Medina/MonkeyWatch and Barbary macaques/in Erfoud, fossil factory, museum/bake bread in nomad camp/in Marrakech, culinary and henna workshops, royal Saadian Tombs. Ppdo from SFO, $3,899, or from SMF or RNO, $3,999. Single supp., $700. Collette (Pawtucket, RI;...

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May 2017 issue | Appears on page 52

“GORILLA TREKKING IN RWANDA”

 9 days, 8 nights. Departures July 6, July 14 & Dec. 1, 2017, and  Feb. 9, 2018. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In Kigali, shop at market for cooking lesson/in Virunga National Park, track gorillas, golden monkeys/at Lake Kivu, coffee-processing facility/Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. Ppdo, $4,800 (July) or $4,940 (Dec., Feb.), including gorilla permit. Single supp., $606. Gondwana Ecotours (New Orleans, LA; 877/587-8479, gondwanaecotours.com).

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