Tours

February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Culinary Journey To Provence, France”

7 days/6 nights, Oct. 11-17, 2013. Highlights: Cooking classes from cookbook author Joanne Weir/St. Remy market/chocolate tasting/olive oil, local rosé wine and sea salt tastings/visit Châteauneuf-du-Pape wineries/Academy of Wine & Taste dinner at Château de Clary/Les Baux/Uzès market. Land, $5,000. Single supp., $1,000. Joanne Weir’s Culinary Journeys (San Francisco, CA; 415/262-0260).

February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

Spain & Andorra

12 days/11 nights, Sept. 9-20, 2013. Highlights: From Paris, FRANCE, coach to Andorra for four nights/Andorran capital of Andorra la Vella/villages of Encamp, La Massana and Les Escaldes/to Suances, SPAIN, for four nights/medieval square in Comillas/Santillana del Mar, “Cantabria’s showpiece”/Basque town of San Sebastián/return via Paris. Land, £799 ($1,281). Single supp., £400. Leger Holidays, Ltd. (Sunway House, Canklow Meadows, Rotherham, S60 2XR, U.K.; phone 0844 846 0808).

February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Sea Of Okhotsk”

13-day/12-night cruise off the coast of RUSSIAN Siberia aboard the 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby, June 5-21, 2013. Highlights: Zodiac excursions around Utashud Island/whale-watching/birds, foxes, musk deer, moose and ribbon seals/town of Okhotsk/Talan Island/Russkaya fjord for sea otters, largha seals, brown bears. Cruise price: main-deck triple, $8,300, or mini-suite, $11,200. Heritage Expeditions (Antarctic House, 53B Montreal St., Christchurch, New Zealand; phone +64 3 365 3500 or, in...

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February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Focus On Bandhavgarh”

17-day/15-night tiger-photography tour in INDIA, May 12-28, 2013. Highlights: From Delhi, fly to Khajuraho/stay in Bandhavgarh National Park for two weeks, taking 13 morning and 11 afternoon game drives to find tigers and their prey. Land, $6,150. Single supp., $3,500. Wild India (St. Louis, MO; 314/925-8380).

February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Exploring Indonesia”

16 days/15 nights, Aug. 15-30, 2013. Highlights: Borobudur and Prambanan temples in Java/Tanjung Puting National Park orangutan conservation center in Kalimantan/Tana Toraja treks and ceremonies in Sulawesi/beach in Bali. With air from West Coast, $6,200. Single supp., $685. Five-day Komodo island extension, $1,037. Danu Enterprises (Capitola, CA; 888/476-0543).

February 2013 issue | Appears on page 56

“Great Tanzania Wing Safari”

8-day/7-night tour, with internal flights on 9-seat Cessna 208 aircraft. Two-for-one offer on selected departures through Aug. 24, 2013. Highlights: In Arusha, tour a coffee estate/game drives in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti Plain/market in Karatu. Land, $6,984 (second traveler free). Great Safaris (Glendale, CA; 800/409-7755).

January 2013 issue | Appears on page 58

Bavaria: Blessings & Beer

8-day/6-night tour focuses on churches and breweries in GERMANY; departs April 3, Sept. 11 and Nov. 13. Highlights: Tiepolo frescoes in Prince Bishop’s Palace, Würzburg/Beer tasting in Regensburg/pilgrimage city of Altötting/Ettal Abbey’s distillery/Oberammergau/Munich. From Newark, from $3,169. Single supp., from $239. The Catholic Tour LLC (Beachwood, OH; 877/627-4268).

January 2013 issue | Appears on page 58

Summer Festivals Of Europe

12-day/11-night tour in Zürich, SWITZERLAND (Zürich Festival) and Au, AUSTRIA (Schubertiade), June 13-24, 2013; six concerts included. Highlights: Stained-glass windows by Chagall and Giacometti in Zürich’s Fraumünster church/tasting tour (cheese, chocolate, etc.)/ tours of private art collections/ride Glacier Express to Davos/in Au, Schubertiade Chamber Music Festival. Land, $5,490. Single supp., $1,000. Arte Travel (Miami, FL; 281/617-2648).