SunAir (P.O.B. 10250, Jerusalem 91102, Israel; phone +972 54 5818883, fax +972 2 6717775 or e-mail gilaviv@zahav.net.il) offers flights over the Dead Sea and surrounding area.

For up to three people, the flights, out of Masada Airfield at the Dead Sea, range from a 20-minute flight over Masada, the Ein Gedi oasis and the Dead Sea coastline for NIS600 (near $159) to a 75-minute flight along the Dead Sea coast and over the city of Jerusalem for NIS 2,200 ($584).

Inkaterra Reserva Amazonica (Lima, Peru; phone 51 1 610 0400 or, in the US, 800/442-5042), adjacent to Tambopata National Reserve in southern Peru, has constructed a Canopy Tree House perched 90 feet above the rainforest floor to complement its 35 cabañas.

It has two single beds, wash basin, portable toilet and windows with removable mesh screens. Orchids, toucans, monkeys and other wildlife are at arm’s length. A dedicated butler, at hand on a nearby tower and reachable by walkie-...

A volcano near Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, 75 miles southeast of Reykjavik, began erupting on March 20 and continues to erupt. Five hundred people were evacuated from the area, and planes were rerouted to avoid ash damage. Past eruptions of the volcano have triggered larger eruptions at nearby Mount Kalta. 

Volcano sightseeing tour packages are available from Reykjavik.