Tours

November 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Friuli & Eastern Italy

12 days / 12 nights, May 12-24, 2013. Highlights: Venice / Roman mosaic at Basilica of Aqui­leia / star-shaped town of Palmanova / day trip to Lipica and Piran in SLOVENIA / Cividale del Friuli outdoor market / Butterfly House in Bordano. Land, $3,895. Single supp., $550. Intimate France (Oakland, CA; 800 / 676-1247).

November 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Seven Churches In Footsteps Of St. Paul & St. John

9-day / 7-night tour of TURKEY. Highlights: Istanbul / Troy / Pergamon / Seven Churches of the Revelation / theater in Ephesus where St. Paul preached. Land, $2,100. Single supp., $350. TEO World Culture Tours (New York, NY; 888 / 444-1110).

November 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Hong Kong Chinese New Year

6 days / 5 nights, Feb. 9-14. Highlights: In Hong Kong, Flower Market, Victoria Peak, Aberdeen Fishing Village / Year of the Snake parade / Kowloon cultural tour / New Year’s fireworks cocktail cruise / horse racing / lunch in Po Lin monastery. Land, $1,995. Single supp., $1,070. SITA World Tours (Encino, CA; 800 / 421-5643).

November 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Minority Tribes Of Indochina

21-day / 20-night tour of MYANMAR, CAMBODIA & LAOS. Highlights: In Myanmar, balloon ride over hundreds of temples in Bagan / monasteries in Mandalay / boat ride on Inle Lake, visit Intha villages / Oudomxai, Laos, home to 14 ethnic groups / Buddha images in Pak Ou Caves / Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia / Angkor Wat / 12th-century Koh Ker. Land, $10,000; call for single supp. Big Five Tours & Expeditions (Stuart, FL; 800 / 244-3483).

November 2012 issue | Appears on page 54

Galápagos

14 days / 13 nights or 18 days / 17 nights. Highlights: From Quito, ECUADOR, fly to Baltra Island and board the Tip Top IV / blue-footed boobies, frigate birds on North Seymour / snorkel, kayak in Darwin Bay off Tower Island / fur seals on Santiago / marine iguanas on Isabela / Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz / albatross, Nazca boobies on Española. Land / cruise, $5,500-$6,300. Single supp. (3-night hotel portion only), $300. Galápagos Travel (Aptos, CA; 800 / 969-9014).

October 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Castles & Manors

11-day / 10-night tour of IRELAND and NORTHERN IRELAND. Departures, May-October 2013. Highlights: In Northern Ireland, waterbus cruise to Devenish Island / in Ireland, Dublin / Ballynahinch Castle / ferry to Inishbofin Island / Galway cathedral / Cliffs of Moher / Ring of Kerry / Torc Waterfall / Old Midleton Distillery, where Jameson Irish Whiskey is made / 12th-century Kilkenny Castle. Land, from $3,285. Single supp., $750. Brendan Vacations (Los Angeles, CA; 800 / 421-8446, www....

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October 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Cruising The Rhône

8-day / 7-night cruise through FRANCE, June 22 or Sept. 7 or 14, 2013. Highlights: Lyon / Châlon-sur-Saône / Mâcon / Viviers / Arles / Avignon / Vienne. Cruise, $2,499-$2,999. Single cabin, $3,999-$5,199. Price includes all gratuities. Swan Hellenic (Ft. Lauderdale, FL; 866 / 923-9182, www.swanhellenic.us).

October 2012 issue | Appears on page 56

Germany & Imperial Europe

14-day / 12-night tour emphasizes history of Protestantism. May 15-28 and Oct. 16-29, 2013. Highlights: Worms / Heidelberg / Rothenberg / Romantic Road / Neuschwanstein Castle / Eisleben, where Luther was born and died / Reformation museum in Wittenberg / Pergamon Museum in Berlin / Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC / Budapest, HUNGARY / Spanish Riding School in Vienna, AUSTRIA. Land, $2,528. Single supp., $649. Pilgrim Tours (Morgantown, PA; 800 / 322-0788, http://pilgrimtours.com).