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How to Travel by Tour and See the WorldFrom the beaches of Samoa to the palaces of India these excursions include all thearrangements and offer as much handshyholding as you want
By Miriam Cross From Kiplingers Personal Finance September 2016 Follow miriamscross
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Educational tours balancelearning with handsshyon activitiesso your day in Paris could startwith a lecture aboutImpressionism and continue witha stroll through the MuseacuteedrsquoOrsay to view paintings ldquoYouget a behindshytheshyscenesperspective on the place yoursquorevisitingrdquo says Jim Mosespresident of Road Scholar whichfocuses on experiential learning
Besides tour operators such asRoad Scholar and Perillorsquos Learning Journeys look into academic trips offered by a museum orart gallery Members of the Art Institute of Chicago can learn about the murals and architectureof Mexico City with an expert from the museumrsquos education department Or take in the templesand pyramids of Egypt with a curator of Egyptian art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Smithsonian Journeys offers more than 350 departures a year For example its 16shydayldquoDiscovering Vietnamrdquo starts at $4357 for fall 2016 departures including airfare Yoursquoll spend aday boating among the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay and dine at the home of a localhistorian For animal and nature encounters look for programs backed by zoos aquariums andenvironmental organizations For instance an expert in reef life from the Shedd Aquarium inChicago will lead 14 guests on a sixshyday diving expedition in Palau a tiny archipelago in thePacific Ocean in February The price starts at $3780
SEE ALSO 26 Secrets to Save on Travel
College alumni associations also host travelprograms and many allow nongraduates toparticipate if they join the associationSometimes the tour is led by an academicFor example an astronomy professor fromthe University of California Berkeley willlead a 10shyday trip to Chilean Patagonia toglimpse the solar eclipse in February (from$5855)
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A tour is the easiestmdashand sometimes theonlymdashway to delve into remote orinaccessible parts of the world including theAndes and Machu Picchu the GalaacutepagosIslands and polar regions
Sure you can fly to Winnipeg Canadayourself and book a regional flight or train tothe northern town of Churchill a prime spotfor polar bear and beluga whale sightingsBut viewing the wintry wildlife is hard toarrange on your own On Natural HabitatAdventuresrsquo sevenshyday ldquoUltimate ChurchillAdventurerdquo ($7595 for fall departures in2016 including charter flights between
Winnipeg and Churchill) yoursquoll traverse the Canadian tundra in a heated ldquoPolar Roverrdquo to watchpolar bears tussle and descend into a (vacant) den by helicopter Intrepid Travelrsquos expeditionsrange from reindeer herding with a nomadic tribe in the far north of Russia to joining a tribal NewYear festival in a remote region of Myanmar the country also known as Burma
Lion World Travel goes beyond its name with safaris that showcase giraffes rhinos zebras andmore Its 10shyday ldquoLuxury Kenyardquo safari includes drives to observe game as well as breakfast by ahippo pool and evening cocktails overlooking Lake Nakuru flecked pink with flamingos Thepackage starts at $3399 for November departures including flights from Washington DC
If adventure means immersing yourself in a foreign culture consider Cuba where ldquopeople topeoplerdquo tours are one popular way to visit the country (The US still restricts travel to Cuba tocertain authorized tours) For example National Geographic Expeditionsrsquo nineshyday ldquoCubaDiscovering Its People and Culturerdquo starts at $6295 for fall 2016 departures (plus charterairfare) Cross Cultural Journeys offers some themed trips such as ldquowriters and artistsrdquo andldquoCuban boxingrdquo accompanied by an expert in that field (2017 departures for the former start at$4995 including charter airfare from Miami)
Another country that is slowly opening up to US visitors is Iran Alexander+Robertsrsquo new 14shydayldquoPersian Momentsrdquo trip (from $7199 for 2017 departures including airfare from Dubai) leads youthrough palaces bazaars and inhabited caves
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A tour is the easiestmdashand sometimes theonlymdashway to delve into remote orinaccessible parts of the world including theAndes and Machu Picchu the GalaacutepagosIslands and polar regions
Sure you can fly to Winnipeg Canadayourself and book a regional flight or train tothe northern town of Churchill a prime spotfor polar bear and beluga whale sightingsBut viewing the wintry wildlife is hard toarrange on your own On Natural HabitatAdventuresrsquo sevenshyday ldquoUltimate ChurchillAdventurerdquo ($7595 for fall departures in2016 including charter flights between
Winnipeg and Churchill) yoursquoll traverse the Canadian tundra in a heated ldquoPolar Roverrdquo to watchpolar bears tussle and descend into a (vacant) den by helicopter Intrepid Travelrsquos expeditionsrange from reindeer herding with a nomadic tribe in the far north of Russia to joining a tribal NewYear festival in a remote region of Myanmar the country also known as Burma
Lion World Travel goes beyond its name with safaris that showcase giraffes rhinos zebras andmore Its 10shyday ldquoLuxury Kenyardquo safari includes drives to observe game as well as breakfast by ahippo pool and evening cocktails overlooking Lake Nakuru flecked pink with flamingos Thepackage starts at $3399 for November departures including flights from Washington DC
If adventure means immersing yourself in a foreign culture consider Cuba where ldquopeople topeoplerdquo tours are one popular way to visit the country (The US still restricts travel to Cuba tocertain authorized tours) For example National Geographic Expeditionsrsquo nineshyday ldquoCubaDiscovering Its People and Culturerdquo starts at $6295 for fall 2016 departures (plus charterairfare) Cross Cultural Journeys offers some themed trips such as ldquowriters and artistsrdquo andldquoCuban boxingrdquo accompanied by an expert in that field (2017 departures for the former start at$4995 including charter airfare from Miami)
Another country that is slowly opening up to US visitors is Iran Alexander+Robertsrsquo new 14shydayldquoPersian Momentsrdquo trip (from $7199 for 2017 departures including airfare from Dubai) leads youthrough palaces bazaars and inhabited caves
EDITORS PICKS FROM KIPLINGER
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You know cables going away But do you know how to profit Theres $22 trillion out thereto be had Currently cable grabs a big piece of it That wont last And when cable faltersthree companies are poised to benefit
Enter your email address below for their names and to receive Kiplinger Today HintTheyre not Netflix Google and Apple
PrivacyLegal Information
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Credit Cards Mortgage CD Auto Home Equity
powered byFind rates ZIP code Search
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PRODUCT TYPE TODAY CHANGE LAST WEEK
30 yr fixed mtg 339 344
15 yr fixed mtg 266 270
51 ARM 286 292
30 yr fixed mtg refi 344 346
15 yr fixed mtg refi 271 274
51 ARM refi 299 303
Rates quoted are national averages recalculated week days
1 Discounts for Senior Citizens
2 Best Travel Packages
3 Best Cash Back Credit Cards
4 Money Saving Ideas
5 Free Dollar Tree Coupons
6 Wholesale Shopping Offers
SPONSORED LINKS
DJIA 18345 320 02
SampP 500 2161 42 02
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08032016
1246 PM
18300183201834018360
930am 10 11 12pm 1 2 3 4
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832016 How to Travel by Tour and See the World-Page 2-Kiplinger
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Improving Workforce Health AnInvestment in Employees and Business(Mediaplanet)
MORE SPONSORED LINKS
Financial Advisers 529 Savings Plans
Saving For College Investing In Stocks
College Savings Accounts College Savings Program
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0 Comments Kiplingercom Login1
Share⤤ Sort by Newest
Start the discussionhellip
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99 Retirement Tips from Ken Fisher(Fisher Investments)
Easy Ways to Lower Your Blood SugarNaturally (Yahoo Search)Kelley Blue Book Names Their FavoriteNew Cars of 2016 (Kelley Blue Book)Here Are the New SUVs Coming in 2017(Kelley Blue Book)
Downsizing Ditch These 12 Items(AARP)
12 Yard Sale Items in the HighestDemand (AARP)
The KiplingerWashington Editors Inc
Kiplinger Publications and Products
Follow Kiplinger On
Search
Eshymail Alerts
All Contents copy 2016 The Kiplinger Washington Editors
1100 13th Street NW Suite 750 Washington DC 20005 2028876400
Customer ServiceContact Us
Media Relations
Magazine Reprints and Permissions
Photocopying and Electronic DistributionPermissions
Advertise with Us
Partnerships and Syndication
About Us
Employment Opportunities
Privacy Policy
Give a Gift
Kiplingers Personal Finance Magazine
The Kiplinger Letter
The Kiplinger Tax Letter
Kiplingers Retirement Report
Kiplingers Investing For Income
Kiplingers Annual Retirement Planning Guide
Kiplingers Boomers Guide to SocialSecurity
Kiplingercom
Mobile Site
Webinars
More Kiplinger Products
832016 How to Travel by Tour and See the World-Page 2-Kiplinger
httpwwwkiplingercomarticlespendingT059-C000-S002-how-to-travel-by-tour-and-see-the-worldhtmlpage=2 44
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832016 How to Travel by Tour and See the World-Page 2-Kiplinger
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