Tours

February 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Peru For Kids: Machu Picchu & Beyond”

8 days/7 nights, July 12-19 and Aug. 16-23, 2014. Activities modified for younger children (minimum age, 7). Highlights: From Lima, fly to Cusco/Inca ruins of Tambomachay water shrine, Kenko ceremonial center/in Sacred Valley, meet teachers at local school in Willoq, visit villages on horseback, visit a family, Pisaq market for native crafts/in Chinchero, carved boulders on Inca terraces, 17th-century murals in local church, handwoven textiles at plaza market/Machu Picchu, Lost City of the...

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January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“ ‘Slow Food’ Gourmet Tour Of Tuscany”

8 days, 7 nights in Tuscany region of ITALY. Departures May-October 2014. Highlights: Tour starts and ends in Rome and visits market towns like Greve plus medieval Montepulciano and the Renaissance Pienza, with tours of Florence (Church of Santa Croce), Siena (Contrade Museum) and Orvieto (funicular) / four tastings of wine or “Presidia products” / cooking lesson. Land, $2,600 per person, double occ. Single cost, $3,219. TourCrafters (Libertyville, IL; 800/482-5995).

January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

Cappadocia To Ankara

8 days, 7 nights in TURKEY. Highlights: In Cappadocia region, Göreme Open Air Museum, rock-carved churches / stay in cave hotel / ancient Hittite capital of Hattusa / in Amasya, Seljuk mausoleum with Mongol mummies / in Safranbolu, Cinci Caravanserai / depart from Ankara. From New York, $1,999-$3,099; from Los Angeles, $2,299-$3,399. No single accommodations.

Troy Tours (Los Angeles, CA; 310/417-3460).

January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

India Photography Tour

15-day, 14-night photo excursion through central India. Until June 2014. Highlights: Head from New Delhi to Khajuraho for temples and sound-and-light show / six days in Bandhavgarh National Park, with safaris, guided bird-watching, butterflies, tribal dance / five days in Kanha National Park for safaris, nature walk / in Jabalpur, Dhuandhar Falls / fly to New Delhi. Land, INR268,000 (about $4,260). Single cost, $3,500.

Wild Indian Safari (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India; phone +91 761...

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January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Panda Bear Volunteer Tour”

10-day, 9-night tour in CHINA, June 6-15 and Oct. 10-19, 2014. Highlights: Beijing city tour / fly to Chengdu / drive to Bifengxia Giant Panda Research Center; don uniform and feed pandas, clean bins and do other work, with unrestricted access in free time / free time in Chengdu / fly to Shanghai for free time. Land, $3,460 per person, double occ. Single cost, $3,880.

Posh Journeys (Reno, NV; 775/852-5105).

January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Kimberley Expedition: Australia’s Wild Northwest”

10-day, 9-night cruise aboard National Geographic Orion, with professional photography instruction. May-July 2014. Highlights: Fly to Darwin, embark ship for Kimberleys plateau region / Purnululu National Park for flightseeing or Ord River cruise to Lake Argyle and Durack homestead / Gwion Gwion Aboriginal rock art up to 40,000 years old / near Naturalists Island, Zodiac through mangroves; see crocodiles / Montgomery Reef / Talbot Bay / Nares Point / disembark in Broome. Excluding airfare, $...

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January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“5-Star Tribute To Nelson Mandela Tour”

8-day, 7-night tour in SOUTH AFRICA. Highlights: Tours of Johannesburg, including Mandela’s former home in Soweto, Apartheid Museum / fly to Cape Town / ferry to Robben Island penitentiary and visit what was Mandela’s cell for 18 years, then Presidential Residence at Groote Schuur / cable car up Table Mountain / Malay Quarter walking tour / Shambala Private Game Reserve. Land, $9,320. Single supp., 30%-50%.

Zicasso (New York, NY; 650/395-8890).

January 2014 issue | Appears on page 52

“Argentina: True North”

10 days, 9 nights, April 14-23, 2014. Highlights: From Salta, drive to Salinas Grandes salt flats / in Tilcara, witness end of annual Easter pilgrimage of sikuris / 2-mile trek of Purmamarca striated canyons / Salta museum with Inca mummies / gondola up 4,770-foot Cerro San Bernardo / visit weaving families along Artisan Road/vicuna ranch/tour Estancia Colomé winemaking facilities, James Turrell art exhibit/at an estancia, a local horse whisperer / Cafayate wine bodegas. Land, $3,790. Single...

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