Tours

August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Danube River Biking”

 6-day, 5-night “easy” bike tour (averaging 31 miles a day on level terrain). Departures June 21, Aug. 2 and Sept. 6 & 13, 2016. Highlights: From Vienna, AUSTRIA, to Potzneusiedl for former residence of Batthyány nobility/ride along Leitha River/Esterházy Palace/in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA, Danubiana Meuleensteen Museum for Contemporary Art/private cruise on Danube to Budapest, HUNGARY. Land, from $5,295 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $600. Butterfield & Robinson (70...

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August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Kayaking Wild Sardinia”

9-day, 8-night kayaking tour off the coast of ITALY, June 2-10, 2016. Highlights: In Olbia, historic center/next to Supramonte Mountains, launch kayaks at Cala Conone on Gulf of Orosei to explore sea caves, grottoes/hike into Gorropu Gorge/Bronze Age Nuragic sites/coastal town of Alghero/Porto Ferro bay/kayaking, swimming at Caprera and La Maddalena islands. Land, $4,595 ppdo. Single supp., $750. Tofino Expeditions (Salem, OR; 800/677-0877, www.tofino.com).

August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Best of Japan”

15 days, 14 nights. Some meals. Overnights at ryokans (traditional inns). Highlights: In Tokyo, Tsukiji Fish Market, Ginza district, Tokyo Skytree (world’s second-tallest structure)/in Kamakura, Bamboo Temple/soak in hot springs at Hakone Yumoto Onsen/in Takayama, temples, sake breweries/400-year-old Himeji Castle/in Hiroshima, Peace Memorial Museum & Park/in Kyoto, Nijo Castle. Land, $4,144-$4,994 ppdo, based on dates. Single supp., $494-$594. Samurai Tours (Denver, CO; 866/316-7268,...

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August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Whales & Waves For Women”

8 days, 7 nights in Baja, MEXICO, March 12-19, 2016. Highlights: In Todos Santos, surfing lesson and cooking lesson/5-hour drive to Magdalena Bay to view and pet whales/in La Paz, snorkeling, swimming with Los Islotes colony sea lions. Land, $3,250 ppdo ($3,350 for groups of 4 or 5). Single supp., $780. Journeys International (Ann Arbor, MI; 800/255-8735, www.journeysinternational.com).

August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

“Andean Food & Farm Tour”

12-day, 11-night tour in highlands of BOLIVIA, March 11-22 & March 25-April 5, 2016. Highlights: In La Paz, visit markets, organizations, restaurants/Santiago de Okola, fishing community at Lake Titicaca/Uyuni Salt Flats/hike on Island of the Sun/quinoa tour in Salinas de Garci Mendoza/farm tours in Jatun Yampara and Hampaturi Valley. Land, $2,000 ppdo. Single supp., $105. La Paz on Foot (710 Calle Indaburo, esq. Calle Jaen, La Paz, Bolivia; phone +591 71543918, www.lapazonfoot.com).

August 2015 issue | Appears on page 52

Georgia & Falkland Islands”

17-day, 16-night family-focused luxury expedition cruise. Minimum age, 7. Highlights: Buenos Aires fly to Ushuaia, ARGENTINA; board Le Boreal/kids’ workshops on science, art, writing, seamanship, navigation/view whales/explore South Georgia/king penguins, elephant seals/Antarctic Peninsula, South Shetlands, Paradise Bay, Lemaire Channel (“Kodak Alley”). Dec. 19, 2015-Jan. 4, 2016, from $18,995 ppdo; single supp., from $9,950.  Dec. 13-29, 2016, from $16,995 ppdo if booked by March 31, 2016;...

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July 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“Christmas in Salzburg”

 6-day, 5-night tour of AUSTRIA, Dec. 23-28, 2015. Highlights: In Salzburg, Christmas Eve dinner at luxury hotel, option of midnight Mass/Christmas Day concert at Mozarteum/walking tour of Old City/Mozart exhibit at Dom-Museum/Christmas market/Mozart Dinner Concert with Amadeus Consort Ensemble/“Silent Night” Chapel at Oberndorf/horse-drawn sleigh ride/Lake Wolfgang. Land, $3,850 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,700. The Anne Marie Victory Organization (New York, NY; 212...

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July 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“Jewels of Persia by Private Train”

15-day, 14-night rail trip through IRAN and Eastern Europe. Highlights: In Tehran, Iran, Gulestan Palace/in Mashhad, Imam Reza Shrine/ruins of Persepolis/on Akdamar Island in Lake Van, TURKEY, 10th-century Church of the Holy Cross/in Cappadocia, Goreme National Park/in Istanbul, Topkapı Palace, Bosphorus cruise/in BULGARIA, Kazanlak, Veliko Tarnovo/in Kecskemét, HUNGARY, Art Nouveau architecture, horse show. Land (based on cabin class), $15,995-$24,995 ppdo or $23,995-$42,495 single. (...

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