Tours

September 2014 issue | Appears on page 57

“Cradle Mountain Huts Walk”

6-day, 5-night moderate/hard walk on Overland Track in TASMANIA, staying in huts. Provide own hiking gear. Departures to May 1, 2015. Highlights: From Quamby Estate, head to Waldheim/ancient temperate rainforest, Crater Lake/Marion’s Lookout/cruise Lake St. Clair to Cynthia Bay. Land (till Dec. 25 & April 1-May 1), AUD3,050 (near $2,845); Dec. 25-March 31, AUD3,300 ($3,078). Single supp., 75% of price.

Tasmanian Walking Co. (1145 Westwood Rd., Hagley, Tasmania, 7292, Australia;...

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September 2014 issue | Appears on page 57

“Spectacular South Africa”

14 days, 12 nights, March 12-25, 2015. Highlights: Johannesburg/Soweto/Panorama Route/game drives in Kruger National Park/dinner in a boma under the stars/Knysna Heads Lagoon/Featherbed Nature Reserve/Table Mountain in Cape Town. From Chicago, $8,895 per person, double, or $9,895 single. $1,500 deposit required by Oct. 26.

Able Trek Tours (Reedsburg, WI; 800/205-6713) with Collette Vacations.

September 2014 issue | Appears on page 57

“Huaorani Photography Safari”

5 days, 4 nights in ECUADOR. Highlights: From Coca to Shiripuno River/motorized canoe with naturalist to Huaorani Territory & Reserve/learn hunting, survival techniques/swim at Nenkepare Waterfall/day- and night-hike photo sessions/Yasuni National Park/Apaika community in Yame Reserve. Land, from $1,530. Single supp., $480.

Tropic Journeys in Nature (Pasaje Sanches Melo OE1-37 y Av. Galo Plaza Lasso, Quito, Ecuador; phone, in US, 888/207-8615).

August 2014 issue | Appears on page 58

“Knitting New Year’s Cruise On The Danube”

On a 161-passenger boat, 8-day, 7-night cruise-tour from Vilshofen, GERMANY, to Budapest, HUNGARY, Dec. 27, 2014-Jan. 3, 2015. Highlights: Learn of new knitting techniques and patterns with textile expert and author Barry Klein. Create items to wear at New Year’s Eve on-board celebration in Vienna, AUSTRIA. In Melk, Benedictine abbey tour/city tours in Vienna and Budapest. From $2,799 per person, double occupancy. Optional three nights in Prague, $750.

AmaWaterways (Calabasas, CA; 800...

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August 2014 issue | Appears on page 58

“Art Collections Of Milan”

5 days, 4 nights in Milan, ITALY, Nov. 5-9, 2014. Highlights: Gothic cathedral Duomo/Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” in Santa Maria delle Grazie Convent refectory/Castello Sforzesco/Ambrosiana Gallery/Church of San Satiro/Poldi Pezzoli Museum/Brera Picture Gallery/Villa Sommi Picenardi. Land/air (London to Milan), £1,575 (near $2,703); land only, £1,415 ($2,428). Single supp., £295 ($506).

Ciceroni Travel (2 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 3BL, U.K.; phone +44 [0]...

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August 2014 issue | Appears on page 58

“Persian Treasures Of Iran”

16 days, 15 nights, Oct. 23-Nov. 7, 2014 & April 16-May 1, 2015. Highlights: In Tehran, the Archaeological, National Jewels, Glass & Ceramics, and Carpet museums/Grand Tehran Bazaar/in Shiraz, Eram Garden, teahouse/in Persepolis, remains of palaces of Darius the Great and Xerxes/in Yazd, Zoroastrian Fire Temple/in Isfahan, Cathedral of Vank, Friday Mosque/in Kashan, garden of Fin. Land, $4,560. Single supp., $566. Airfare Tehran-Shiraz, approx. $175. (New prices in 2015.)

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August 2014 issue | Appears on page 58

“Orangutan Adventure In North Sumatra”

6 days, 5 nights; departures November-December 2014. Highlights: In Tangkahan, ride elephants through river and into jungle/in Bukit Lawang, orangutan sanctuary in Gunung Leuser National Park/Sipiso-piso Waterfall in Batak Highlands/on Samosir Island in Lake Toba, see Tor-Tor dancers. Land, from $820. Single supp., from $143.

Backyard Travel (Bangkok, Thailand; phone +66 2 633 9074).

August 2014 issue | Appears on page 58

Burundi & Rwanda”

8-day, 7-night safari, Dec. 7-16, 2014. Highlights: In Bujumbura, Burundi, cultural tour/Livingstone-Stanley Monument/Rusizi National Park, home to hippos and crocodiles/Karera Falls/Gitega National Museum/Gishora Drum Sanctuary/in Rwanda, Kigali Genocide Memorial/Akagera National Park game drive/gorilla trekking at Ruhengeri National Park. Land, from $2,807.

Augustine Tours (P.O Box 2344, Bujumbura, Burundi; phone +257 22 27 80 00).