Tours

April 2014 issue | Appears on page 54

“Alta Via Of World War I”

8-day, 7-night hiking tour (challenging) through Dolomite Mountains in ITALY, July 5-12, Aug. 2-9 & Sept. 6-13, 2014. Head lamps, ice axes, etc., provided. Highlights: Via ferrata (iron paths) through mountain passes/WWI ruins in open-air museums/stays in rifugios (huts)/at Mt. Lagazuoi, hidden military forts/Marmolata Glacier. Land, €1,990 (near $2,728); more if fewer than four in group. Single supp., (hotels only), €65 ($89).

Dolomite Mountains (Dolomites, Italy; phone +39 0471...

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April 2014 issue | Appears on page 54

“2014 Croatia Explorer”

9-day, 8-night tour through southern Croatia. Through September 2014. Highlights: Dubrovnik hinterland/in Cavtat, Račić family mausoleum/in Orebič, winery tour/Rector’s and Sponza palaces/folklore performance at Ljubač family farm/on island of Korčula, 1912 hotel/historic Trogir/in Salona, Roman ruins/in Split, Diocletian’s Palace/Dalmatian folk a capella performance. Land, from $3,351 per person, double (varies by departure date). Single, $5,220. Prices less if no private tour on Day 2....

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April 2014 issue | Appears on page 54

“Exploring Istanbul”

8-day, 7-night tour in TURKEY, Sept. 13-20, 2014. Highlights: In Constantinople, sixth-century Yerebatan Sarayı cistern, Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia/Byzantine mosaics in Chora Church/in Thrace, Anastasian Wall/private Bosphorus cruise /Ottoman fort Rumeli Hisarı/Sadberk Hanım Museum/Topkapı Palace/Blue Mosque/cake and tea at Pera Palace Hotel. Land, £2,185 (near $3,645). Single supp., £325 ($542).

Peter Sommer Travels (Chippenham House, 102 Monnow St., Monmouth NP25 3EQ, U.K.; phone +44...

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April 2014 issue | Appears on page 54

“Kandy Esala Perahera”

14-day, 13-night festival tour of SRI LANKA, July 27-Aug. 11, 2014. Highlights: In Colombo, Cinnamon Gardens, Sea Street, Dutch Church of Wolfendhal/in Sigiriya, climb fifth-century rock fortress/elephantback safari/in Kandy, decorated elephants, performers parade under full moon/in Royal Botanical Gardens, flying foxes, orchid house, spice-and-herb gardens/in Nuwara Eliya, tea factory tour/Yala National Park. Land, $3,895. Single supp., $1,295.

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April 2014 issue | Appears on page 54

“Adventure In Mongolia”

16 days, 15 nights, June 18-July 3 & Aug. 27-Sept. 11, 2014. Highlights: In Ulaanbaatar, 19th-century Gandan Monastery, dinosaur skeletons and eggs at Natural History Museum/in Gobi Desert, Eagle Valley/desert ger camps/at Khongoryn Els, ride Bactrian camels to 2,600-foot-high “singing” sand dunes/in Bayanzag, Flaming Cliffs/Khögnö Khan Uul Nature Reserve/ruins of ancient Mongol capital of Karakorum/Erdene Zuu, possibly the country’s oldest-surviving Buddhist monastery. Land, $5,495-$5,...

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March 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Fjord Norway Multi-Adventure”

12 days, 11 nights of coach touring, hiking and paddling. July 14-25, 2014. Highlights: In Oslo, Bygdøy open-air Norsk Folkemuseum/hike Brithorn Mountain/in Lom, 12th-century stave church, Norwegian Mountain Museum/three nights at mountain lodge/full-day hike in Jotunheimen National Park/from Flåm, kayak to Undredal to sample goat cheese/kayak Nærøy fjord/ride Flåm Railway from Flåm to Myrdal. Land, $4,200. Single supp., up to $500.

Scandinavian Experiences (Lerum, Sweden; phone +46...

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March 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Spain In The Age Of Faith”

13 days, 12 nights, June 16-28, 2014. Highlights: In Madrid, Prado Museum/in Avila, Monastery of Incarnation, Cathedral of Avila, locally made sweetmeats/in Segovia, Alcazar Castle/in Castile, palace and monastery El Escorial/high-speed train to Seville for Alcázar, Plaza del Triunfo, flamenco dancers/Cádiz/sherry tasting in Jerez/in Granada, Alhambra, Generalife Gardens/El Greco paintings in Cathedral of Toledo. Land, $4,668 or, cash only, $4,399. Single supp., $995.

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March 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Athens & The Heart Of Greece”

14-day, 13-night tour, through mid-October. Highlights: In Athens, Acropolis, National Archaeological Museum/in Delphi, ruins on Mt. Parnassus/Vouraikos Gorge cog railway/Olympia/seaside Kardamyli/medieval town of Monemvasia/fortress town of Mystras/Lion Gate at Mycenae/on Hydra, share family-prepared dinner in town’s oldest taverna. Land, $3,595 (Oct. 6-19, $3,395). Single supp., $675.

Rick Steves’ Europe (Edmonds, WA; 425/970-1817).