Tours

January 2016 issue | Appears on page 47

“Baltic States Immersion”

14 days, 13 nights, May 10-23, July 18-31 & Aug. 30-Sept. 12, 2016. Highlights: In Helsinki, FINLAND, city tour/in Tallinn, ESTONIA, Toompea Castle, St. Olaf’s Church, KUMU art museum/Kadriorg Park/in Ce¯sis, LATVIA, Castle of Livonian Order/in Riga, Dome Cathedral, old guild houses, Runda¯le Palace, chocolate tasting/resort town of Ju¯rmala/in Klaipeda, LITHUANIA, 18th-century brewery/in Vilnius, Gate of Dawn, KGB Museum. $3,650 ppdo. Single supp., $600. Original World (San Rafael, CA;...

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January 2016 issue | Appears on page 47

“Grand Train Tour Of Switzerland”

10-day, 9-night first-class rail trip, June 8-17, Aug. 20-29, Sept. 7-16 & Sept. 19-28, 2016. “Easy walks,” one to 2 miles a day. Highlights: In Lucerne, cable car to top of 7,000-foot Mt. Pilatus, descend on cogwheel train/paddle-steamboat along Wilhelm Tell Express route to Lake Lucerne/cross Alps on Bernina Express/in Engadine Valley, St. Moritz/Glacier Express to Zermatt/in Gruyères, see cheese-making/in Interlaken, chocolate tasting/ride three trains to top of Jungfraujoch in...

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January 2016 issue | Appears on page 47

“Portuguese Camino”

 8-day, 7-night, 70-mile walk to Santiago de Compostela, May 1-8, May 29-June 5 & Sept. 4-11, 2016. Highlights: From Vigo, SPAIN, drive to first-century Celtic ruins at Santa Tecla, Portugal/drive to the Camino pilgrimage route to begin the walk/Tui/walled town of Valença/Pontevedra/thermal waters at Caldas de Reis/Padrón/in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, city tour, Pilgrim Mass at the Cathedral. €1,600 (near $1,700) ppdo. Single supp., €400 ($425). Spanish Steps (Aspen, CO; 970/923-6859...

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January 2016 issue | Appears on page 47

“Sephardic Balkans”

13 days, 12 nights, May 6-18 & May 27-June 8, 2016. Highlights: In Sofia, BULGARIA, Alexander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia Synagogue, in community center listen to Ladino songs/Rila Monastery/in Kyustendil, Dimitar Peshev Museum/in Rhodope Mountains, 11th-century Bachkovo monastery/in Skopje, MACEDONIA, Holocaust Memorial Center, Bet Yaakov Synagogue/in Bitola, 15th-century Jewish cemetery/in GREECE, Royal Tombs of Vergina, Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki. Land, $2,970 ppdo. Single supp., $560...

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January 2016 issue | Appears on page 47

“Bruny Island Gourmet Hike & Bike”

5-day, 4-night tour of TASMANIA. Departures through May 23, 2016. Highlights: Travel from Hobart to Kettering/ferry to Bruny Island/bike the countryside, stopping to sample oysters, cheese, whiskey/boutique chocolate factory, “help yourself” berry farm/walk on Fluted Cape/on Adventure Bay cruise, view sea stacks and caves/lighthouse in South Bruny National Park. Ferry to mainland, bike to Huon Channel. Land, AUD2,495 (near $1,800) ppdo. Tasmanian Expeditions (3/33 Churchill Park Dr.,...

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December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“Rhine River Cruise”

10-day, 9-night cruise-tour on 184-passenger M/S Alemannia. April-October 2016. Highlights: In Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, Zaanse Schans windmills, Anne Frank house, board ship/in Cologne, GERMANY, Haymarket, Cathedral/in Strasbourg, FRANCE, Cathédrale Notre-Dame, EU Parliament/in Basel, SWITZERLAND, city hall, Antonius Church/in Lucerne, disembark, city tour/Zürich Old Town. Twin cabin, land + cruise, $2,299-$2,599 per person, double occupancy (ppdo), or cruise only, $1,699-$2,099. $500...

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December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“Exploring Sicily”

14 days, 13 nights, May 8-21, 2016, by minibus in ITALY. Highlights: Transfer from Catania/in Pantalica, Bronze Age necropolis/in Siracusa, Paolo Orsi Archaeological Museum, Castello Eurialo/in Modica, chocolate from Aztec recipe/in Agrigento, Valley of the Temples/Temple of Segesta/mosaics at Villa Romana del Casale/guided hike on Mt. Etna/Taormina. £3,995 (near $6,175) ppdo. Single supp., £665 ($1,030). Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., Monmouth, Wales, NP25 3EQ, U.K...

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December 2015 issue | Appears on page 45

“Easter in Lviv”

10-day, 9-night tour in western UKRAINE, April 25-May 4, 2016. (Eastern Orthodox Easter is May 1.) Highlights: In Lviv, St. George’s Cathedral, Lychakiv Cemetery, walking tour of 15th-century Rynok Square/Easter fairs with crafts, dancing/see eggs decorated at open-air museum of eggs. $1,090 ppdo. Single supp., $400. Scope Travel (Elkins Park, PA; 201/463-4656, www.scopetravel.com).