NEW ZEALAND
MOROCCO
EXPERIENCE THE WORLD’S WONDERS
PERU
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VIETNAM, LAOS, CAMBODIA: DECEMBER 28, 2017 – JANUARY 9, 2018 ($1490 Land Cost + $590 for 3 regional flights)
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, War
Remnants Museum with exhibits from the Vietnam War);
Cu Chi Tunnels (from the War); Mekong Delta (boat
ride, floating market, villages); Hanoi (Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum); 2 day/1 night cruise on Halong Bay
(beautiful bay with thousands of limestone islands);
LAOS – Luang Prabang (old royal capital, sacred
Buddhist city; UNESCO World Heritage Site); Kouang Si
Waterfall; Pak Ou Caves; Mekong River boat trip
CAMBODIA – Angkor (great ancient city with
magnificent temples like Angkor Wat); Traditional
Cambodian dance performance in Siem Reap.
HALONG BAY - VIETNAM
ANGKOR WAT - CAMBODIA
NEW ZEALAND: JANUARY 13 - 25, 2018 ($2290); airfare is additional, about $1500 from LAX
South Island – Christchurch, Dunedin, Te Anau, Milford Sound Cruise, Queenstown, Fox Glacier, Abel Tasman National Park; optional extension to Rotorua.
BHUTAN: FEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 1, 2018 ($2090); airfare additional, about $1600 from LAX
Tiger’s Nest Monastery hike (spectacular cliff-hanging location);
Colorful festival in Punakha (elaborate masked dances);
Snow-capped Himalayan peaks; Thimphu (capital with excellent
museums); Traditional culture (clothing, architecture); Magnificent
Dzongs (castles) at Paro, Thimphu, and Punakha; Buddhist
monasteries; Traditional crafts; Wildlife; Emphasis on Gross
National Happiness, cultural preservation, and environmental
conservation; one of the least visited countries in Asia, with only
7000 American visitors each year.
SPAIN & PORTUGAL: APRIL 6 - 15, 2018 ($1790); airfare is additional, about $1300 from LAX
Barcelona (Gaudi architecture, Sagrada Familia Cathedral,
Gothic Quarter), High-speed train to Madrid, Madrid (Royal
Palace; Prado Museum, one of the best art museums in the
world); Segovia (fairy-tale castle, Roman aqueduct); flight to
Lisbon (charming, picturesque neighborhoods; Monument of
the Discoverers in Belem); coordinates with GeoTours
Morocco which is right after Spain-Portugal.
LISBON
SEGOVIA
MOROCCO: APRIL 14 - 24, 2018 ($1390); airfare from USA is additional, about $1100 from LAX
Casablanca (Morocco's largest city); Rabat (Morocco's capital);
Chefchaouen (beautiful old city painted pastel blue); Volubilis
(Roman ruins); Fes (the most complete medieval city of the Arab
world); Cedar forests and Barbary apes of the Middle Atlas
Mountains; Sahara Desert at Merzouga (camel ride over the sand
dunes, one night at a Berber camp in the desert); Ait Benhaddou, an
ancient fortified city designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site;
Marrakech (with Djemaa el Fna, a wonderful city square full of
activity and entertainment). Excellent weather in April. Can be
combined with GeoTours Spain-Portugal, which is right before
Geotours Morocco.
AIT-BENHADDOU
SAHARA - MOROCCO
IRELAND: JUNE 7 – JUNE 19, 2018 ($2150); airfare is additional, about $1200 from LAX
Dublin (Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus; Kilmainham Jail; Trinity College);
Powerscourt Estate (beautiful gardens), Glendalough (ancient monastic
settlement; forest and lakes); Rock of Cashel (castle); Cultural show of Irish
music and dancing; Killarney National Park (Muckross House, Torc
Waterfall); Ring of Kerry (scenic drive); Cliffs of Moher (spectacular coastal
cliffs); Doolin; Aran Islands (dramatic landscapes); Kylemore Abbey, Croagh
Patrick (outstanding hike); Derry, Northern Ireland (fascinating political
murals; walk the old city walls); Giant’s Causeway (volcanic rock columns in
the sea); Dunluce Castle (impressive castle ruins); Carrick-a-Rede suspension
bridge (over the ocean, connects to an offshore island); Bushmills Whisky
Distillery; friendly people, excellent music.
TOURS ARE ORGANIZED & LED BY MATT & SUZAN EBINER
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WESTERN ICELAND: JUNE 18 - 27, 2018 ($2190); airfare is additional, about $1000 from LAX
Reykjavik (capital city; option to soak in the warm
waters of the Blue Lagoon); Strokkur Geyser; Gullfoss
(waterfalls); Pingvellir National Park (rift zone where
the American & Eurasian plates are separating);
Snaefellsnes Peninsula (waterfalls, black sand beaches,
hiking coastal cliffs); Westfjords – Magnificent scenery
of glacially carved fjords with deep blue water and
charming little villages; Latrabjarg Bird Cliffs (puffins
and other bird life); Brediavik golden-sand beach;
Dynjandi Waterfall. Magnificent photo opportunities.
ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA: JUNE 30 – JULY 12, 2018 ($1990) + POLAND EXTENSION: JUNE 27 – JULY 1 ($540)
ESTONIA – Tallinn (beautiful old town);
Lahemaa National Park (coastal scenery, forest);
Tartu (pleasant university town, Estonian National
Museum); LATVIA – Riga (Latvia’s capital);
Rundale Palace (“Versailles of the Baltics”); Gauja
National Park; LITHUANIA – Vilnius, (beautiful
baroque city); Trakai Castle; Hill of Crosses (focus
of Lithuanian spirituality and nationalism)
POLAND EXTENSION (June 27 – July 1)
Krakow (magnificent medieval city), Auschwitz
(concentration camp); coordinates with Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania trip.
LITHUANIA
TALLINN, ESTONIA
KRAKOW, POLAND
PERU: JULY 16– JULY 24, 2018 ($1340) + AMAZON RAINFOREST: JULY 24 – JULY 28, 2018 ($590); airfare is additional
Machu Picchu; Cusco (old Inca capital); Arequipa
(attractive city with Misti Volcano behind); Santa
Catalina Monastery (Peru's "forbidden city") in
Arequipa; Lake Titicaca (boat ride to the floating Uros
Islands and to Taquile Island with traditional indigenous
culture); Salineras salt mines; excellent shopping for
handicrafts; AMAZON EXTENSION (July 24 - 28)
Jungle lodge for 3 days, 2 nights, with wildlife viewing,
birdwatching, canoeing on a lagoon, fishing and/or
swimming in the Amazon River, indigenous village
visit, all meals included at the lodge; also one night in
Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon.
AREQUIPA
AMAZON
MACHU PICCHU
TAQUILE
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: JULY 30 – AUGUST 4, 2018 ($590); airfare is additional, about $1400 from LAX
Designed as a pre-trip extension to the Namibia trip below: Four nights in Cape Town, one of the world’s most spectacularly located cities, with beautiful beaches and
mountains, interesting culture and history, and many optional activities (wine tasting, Robben Island, Cape of Good Hope, penguins at Boulders Beach, shark diving).
CAPE TOWN
ETOSHA, NAMIBIA
NAMIB DESERT, NAMIBIA
NAMIBIA: AUGUST 2-14, 2018 ($2390); airfare is additional, about $1500 from LAX or $150 from Cape Town
Etosha National Park, full-day game drive to see a great concentration of wildlife; Namib desert with towering sand dunes at Sossusvlei, eerie dry lake and trees at Dead
Vlei; Cheetah breeding center; Visit a village of the Himba tribe; Bush walk with the Bushmen; Windhoek, a clean, safe, capital city; Swakopmund, a German colonial
town with many optional activities such as sandboarding or a scenic flight; Cape Cross Seal Reserve; Skeleton Coast with shipwrecks on the beach; Spitzkoppe, the
“Matterhorn of Africa” with excellent short hikes; perfect weather in August (winter in Namibia) with warm, sunny weather but not too hot.
BOTSWANA-VICTORIA FALLS (ZIMBABWE/ZAMBIA): AUG 13 - 18, 2018 ($1390); airfare is about $250 from Namibia
Designed as an extension to the Namibia trip: 2 nights in Botswana: morning game drives to see wildlife in Chobe National Park and an afternoon river cruise to see
countless animals along the river; Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for 3 nights (one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world), many optional activities at Victoria Falls.
VICTORIA FALLS, ZIMBABWE
HIMBA
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