Tours

May 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“Traverso’s 2015 Northern Italy River Cruise”

8-day, 7-night cruise on Po River aboard Uniworld’s River Countess with wine expert Bill Traverso, Sept. 13-20, 2015. Highlights: City tour of Venice/medieval walled city of Padua or canal-filled Chioggia/pasta-making workshop in Bologna or art tour in Ferrara/Po Delta Nature Reserve or Ravenna, home to 1,500-year-old mosaics/in Verona, ancient Roman amphitheater. Cabin, $3,649 ppdo or $5,074 single. Food & Wine Trails (Santa Rosa, CA; 800/367-5348, http://foodandwinetrails.com).

May 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“Ultimate East Africa”

23-day, 22-night safari, monthly. Lodges and luxury tented camps. Highlights: Start in Nairobi, KENYA/ game viewing in Amboseli and Aberdare national parks/Maasai Mara reserve/Ol Pejeta Conservancy, with rhinos/Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary/bird-watching in Great Rift Valley/in TANZANIA, Tarangire and Serengeti national parks/in Mto wa Mbu village, cooking demonstration, visit tribe elder’s home/Ngorongoro Crater. Land (June-Oct.), $7,286 ppdo, with single supp. $1,388 or (Nov.-Dec.) $7,...

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May 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“In The Realm Of The Desert Lion”

12-day, 11-night, “conservation safari” in NAMIBIA, June 29-July 12 & Sept. 8-19, 2015, and May 18-29 & Sept. 3-14, 2016. Lodging in hotels, safari chalets, mobile tented camp. Highlights: From Windhoek to Okonjima to track cheetahs on foot/in Damaraland, prehistoric rock art at Twyfelfontein, track rhinos on foot/in Kunene, search for desert lions. Land, $6,895-$7,395 ppdo (based on group size). Single supp., $995. Internal air, $670. 14-day version, $7,895. Mandatory conservation...

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May 2015 issue | Appears on page 51

“Canada’s Maritime Provinces”

8 days, 7 nights, Aug. 28-Sept. 4, 2015. Highlights: Start in Bangor, Maine/in St. Andrews by-the-Sea on the Bay of Fundy, bird-banding station/Huntsman Fundy Discovery Aquarium/by boat, explore Passamaquoddy Bay, home to eagles, seals, porpoises/in Halifax, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic/Peggy’s Cove village/in Old Town Lunenburg, Ironworks Distillery. Land, from $3,995 ppdo or $4,990 single. Round-trip air (Chicago-Bangor, Halifax-Chicago), approx. $600. Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL; 312/...

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April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

UK and Ireland

16 days, 14 nights, Sept. 14-29, 2015. Lodging in historic country houses, inns. Highlights: In Edinburgh, city tour, whisky-tasting lesson/Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness/in Glasgow, Stirling Castle, Glengoyne distillery/Belfast tour/Glenveagh National Park/Cliffs of Moher/Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park/in Kenmare, Bronze Age stone circle/Blarney Castle. From Boston or New York, $6,599 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $1,064. Olde Ipswich Tours (Ipswich, MA; 877/356-...

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April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

“Danube 7-Country Cruise”

 12-day, 11-night Danube River cruise on MS Der Kleine Prinz. Through October 2015. Highlights: In Vienna, AUSTRIA, St. Stephen’s Cathedral/Old Town Bratislava, SLOVAKIA/in Budapest, HUNGARY, 140-year-old Gerreboud Coffee House/walking tours in Vukovar, CROATIA & Novi Sad, SERBIA/13th-century fortress in Vidin, BULGARIA/in Bucharest, ROMANIA, Revolution Square. 2-for-1 special on Aug. 8 & Oct. 7 sailings, $1,399-$1,499 ppdo (for new bookings and if cabin available). Other dates from...

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April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

“Splendors of St. Petersberg”

“SPLENDORS OF ST. PETERSBURG” — 8 days, 7 nights in St. Petersburg, RUSSIA, Sept. 11-18, 2015 (reserve by April 30). Highlights: Scene of artist Nicolai Fechin’s studies at Imperial Academy of Arts/artists’ workshops/Peter & Paul Fortress/Menshikov Palace/mosaics at Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood/rococo-style Catherine Palace/dinner cruise on Neva River. Land, €5,500 (near $6,235) ppdo plus $500 museum fee. Single supp., €770 ($873). Taos...

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April 2015 issue | Appears on page 49

“Ancient Tea & Horse Caravan Road”

10 days, 9 nights, Oct. 10-19, 2015. Follow ancient trade route on Tea and Horse Road in southwest CHINA. Highlights: In Xishuangbanna, Dai minority village/Shaxi/at Shibaoshan Grottoes/Lijiang Old Town/in Shangri-La, Songzanlin Monastery, stupas/in Napa Lake artisan village, products made from black clay. Land, $4,990 ppdo. Single supp., $850. Internal air, $218. WildChina (803 Oriental Place, 9 East Dongfang Rd., Chaoyang District, Beijing 100027, China; phone, from US, 888/902-8808, http...

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