Tours

October 2015 issue | Appears on page 53

“In The Wake of Captain James Cook”

 8 days, 7 nights on 70-foot schooner off Vancouver Island, B.C., CANADA, May 10-17 & 18-25, 2016. Highlights: Sail from Tofino/Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve/in Nootka Sound, watch for whales, sea otters/Nuchatlitz Provincial Marine Park kelp forest tour aboard inflatable boat/Resolution Cove on Bligh Island/in Boat Basin, Cougar Annie’s Garden. $3,995 ppdo. Single, $5,993. Outer Shores Expeditions (360-B Harbour Rd., Victoria, B.C., V9A 3S1, Canada; in No. Am., 855/714-7233, www....

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October 2015 issue | Appears on page 53

“Cuba Thru the Lens”

12-day, 11-night photography tour, April 13-24, 2016. Highlights: In Old Havana, Plaza de San Francisco/drive through mogotes (limestone hills) in Viñales Valley/Havana city tour in American classic convertibles/in Cienfuegos, see Puebla Nova area and listen to choir at Palacio del Valle/in Trinidad, meet “Cuban horse whisperer” Julio Muñoz/visit farm family in Valle de Los Ingenios. Land, $5,535 ppdo. Single supp., $400. In Focus with Michele Burgess (Huntington Beach, CA; 714/536-6104, www...

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 0

“French Alps – Burgundy”

12 days, 12 nights, May 1-13, 2016. Highlights: In Lyon, FRANCE, Museum of Fine Arts, Notre Dame de Fourvières/village of Pérouges/from Annecy, ride to Chamonix resort at foot of Mont Blanc/Mer de Glace (glacier)/Cluny Abbey/15th-century Beaune hospice/in Burgundy, Côte de Nuits wine villages/in SWITZERLAND, walled village of Yvoire/Château of Chillon fortress on Lake Geneva/cheese cuisine in Gruyère. Land, $3,995 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $550. Intimate France (...

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“The Italian Lakes”

 8-day, 7-night gourmet walking tour of northern ITALY, May 18-25, 2016. Five days of walking (average of 8 miles a day). Highlights: In Milan, private tour of “Last Supper”/boat touring on Como, Maggiore, Orta lakes/walk through hamlets to Torno/climb to ridge of Triangolo Lariano/in Locarno, SWITZERLAND, ride funicular to start hike/on Isola Bella, 17th-century villa/climb Monte Mottarone/Basilica di San Giulio. Land, €2,895 (near $3,167) ppdo. Single supp., €275. Hedonistic Hiking (P.O....

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“The Silk Road: Tashkent-Isfahan-Baku”

30 days, 29 nights. Departures April 16 & Sept. 17, 2016. Highlights: In UZBEKISTAN, Samarkand, Bukhara/ancient walled city of Khiva/in TURKMENISTAN, ancient city of Nisa/in IRAN, Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan/in Yazd, Zoroastrian Fire Temple/in ARMENIA, Monastery of Geghard/in GEORGIA, 10th-century city of Mtskheta/4x4 trip to Gergeti Trinity Church/in AZERBAIJAN, Baku, Gobustan Open-Air Museum. Land and internal air, $11,260 ppdo/single supp., $1,435… or Leg 1 (19 days, Central Asia...

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Russia’s Ring of Fire”

13-day, 12-night voyage to volcanic Pacific islands, May 27-June 8, 2016. Moderate-level fitness advised. Highlights: On Kamchatka Peninsula, board 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby/Avacha Bay, home to parakeet auklets, puffins/whale-watching/Commander Islands, home to dunlins, Lapland longspurs/Bering Island Museum/Kuril Islands, for sea otters/Alaid and Tyatya volcanoes. Cabin, from $7,300 pp, triple occupancy, to $11,000 ppdo, Heritage Suite. Single supp., multiply cabin price by 1.8....

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Classic Explorer Safari”

9-day, 8-night private tour for 2-6 people in BOTSWANA. Highlights: From Kasane Airport to Chobe National Park, home to elephants, for game drives/Chobe River cruise/Savute area, home to leopards, hyenas/in Okavango Delta, bush walks, mokoro rides, catch-and-release fishing/Moremi Game Reserve. Depart from Maun. Land, $5,050 ppdo (Feb.-May & Nov.-Dec. 2016) or $7,580 (June-Oct. 2016). Single supp., $3,190. andBeyond Expeditions (164 Katherine St., Pin Mill Farm, Block F, Sandown,...

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September 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Costa Rica On a Budget”

8 days, 7 nights. Departures through Dec. 21, 2015. Highlights: Head from San José to Arenal area/visit country’s most active volcano, next to Lake Arenal/Arenal National Park, home to monkeys, toucans/in Guanacaste province, Tamarindo beach on the Pacific. Land, $997 ppdo or $1,690 single. Tara Tours (Miami, FL; 800/327-0080, www.taratours.com).