Tours

April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

AROC GOES TO ITALY

13-day, 12-night classic sports car tour, sponsored by Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC), Sept. 30-Oct. 12, 2022. Highlights: Transfer from Milan to Turin for Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile, nearby winery/in MONACO, meet AROC members, free day/in Bologna, Maserati collection at dairy farm, Lamborghini and Ducati factories/in Maranello, Ferrari museum/wine tastings in Veneto region/Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese/cruise to Bellagio on Lake Como/in Rodano, Lambretta Scooters Museum. $5,430 per...

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April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

WALKING THE NAKA SENDO & BEYOND

12-day, 11-night “moderate”-level hike in central JAPAN. Departures Sept. & Oct. 2022 and Sept. & Oct. 2023. Highlights: In Tokyo, Old Town districts/bullet train to Iiyama to prepare for hiking Shin-etsu Trail, including from Mt. Nabekura down to Sekida Pass/trains to alpine Matsumoto for medieval castle, sake breweries/train to historic Nakasendo Way for tea plantations, rice paddies, gardens/Kyoto. $3,250 ppdo (Sept.-Oct. ’22 & Sept. ’23); $3,419 (Oct...

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April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

PREMIUM KIMBERLEY & BUNGLE BUNGLES

9 days, 8 nights in northern Western AUSTRALIA. Departures July 16, Aug. 28 & Sept. 20, 2022. Group limit, 6-12. Highlights: Overnight in Broome/meet indigenous artist in Derby/cruise through Geikie Gorge, home to birds, freshwater crocodiles/Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek) Nat’l Park cave/ancient rock art with Gooniyandi guide/beehive-shaped domes of Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu Nat’l Park/El Questro Wilderness Park hot springs/Argyle Homestead Museum in East Kimberley. From $6...

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April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

MOZAMBIQUE’S WILD PLACES
Elephant tracking in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. Photo by Gorongosa Media for Geographic Expeditions

12-day, 11-night safari, Aug. 15-26, 2023. Group limit, 9. Highlights: Overnight in Johannesburg, South Africa/fly to Vilanculos, Mozambique, then to Gorongosa Nat’l Park, home to waterbuck, crocodiles, nyalas, lions, for game drives/visit rehab center for rescued pangolins, meet research labs program director/fly to Benguerra Island for marine turtles, endangered dugongs, school visit, evening dhow cruise. $20,860 ppdo. Single supp., $3,745. Internal air, $4,360. Donations to African...

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April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

ISABELA & SANTA CRUZ

8-day, 7-night “glamping” island-hopping adventure in Ecuador’s GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS. Highlights: On Isabela, Sucre lava cave, Sierra Negra and Chico volcanoes, Las Tintoreras for iguanas, herons, penguins/on Baltra, blue-footed boobies/on Santa Cruz, giant tortoises/on Santa Fe, sea lions, snorkeling ops/boat or kayak in Divine Bay, Santa Cruz Island. $4,865-$5,306 ppdo or $7,157-$8,039 single (per room category). Park entrance fee, $100. Scalesia Galapagos Lodge (Isabela...

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April 2022 issue | Appears on page 17

JAGUARS & WILDLIFE OF BRAZIL’S PANTANAL

11-day, 10-night “moderate”-level trip. Departures June-Sept. 2022 & June-Sept. 2023. Group limit, 11. Highlights: Overnight in São Paulo/fly to Cuiabá for transfer to northern Pantanal/nature walks, 4x4 safaris near lodge/drive to Porto Jofre for viewing jaguars, otters along Cuiabá River aboard skiffs/fly to Caiman Ecological Refuge in southern Pantanal for jaguars, tapirs/city of Campo Grande. $10,495-$10,995 ppdo (based on dates; ’23 prices not confirmed). Single...

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March 2022 issue | Appears on page 19

ICELAND & THE ASKJA

7-day, 6-night “moderate”-level hiking trip in Iceland’s northern interior, July 7-13, 2022. Group limit, 12. Highlights: In village of Húsavik, soak in geothermal pool, embark schooner to visit puffin colony/Lake Mývatn/4WD to Herðubreið mountain for hiking/hike to Askja volcanic crater, Lake Viti/Mývatn Nature Baths/Goðafoss waterfall. $3,195 per person, double occupancy (ppdo). Single supp., $600. International Adventure Guides (Beacon, NY; 833/684-8433, iagadventures....

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March 2022 issue | Appears on page 19

EUROPEAN WHIRL
The Roman Forum in Rome, Italy. Photo courtesy of Trafalgar

14-day, 13-night multicountry tour. Departures to Oct. ’23. Highlights: In London, ENGLAND, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey/train to Belgium, then coach to Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, for dinner cruise/in GERMANY, embark Rhine cruise in Boppard, visit Munich, Marienplatz/Innsbruck, AUSTRIA/in ITALY, canals of Venice, St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Circus Maximus in Rome, Florence/cross Alps to Lucerne, SWITZERLAND, for Chapel Bridge/in Paris, FRANCE, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame...

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