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2026 Travel 2026 January/February: Galapagos & Ecuador's Amazon Wilds Departure A January 18 - February 3, 2026; Departure B January 26 - February 11, 2026. Quito, Amazon rain forest, six-day Galapagos cruise, and more. Optional extension: Peru: Lima, the Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu 2026 February/March: Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords Feburary 17 - March 4, 2026 Buenos Aires, Torres del Paine, 4-night cruise, and more. Optional extension: Iguassu Falls 2026 March: Japan & South Korea, Tokyo to Seoul March 7 - 22, 2026 Tokyo, Hiroshima, Ise-Shima, Kyoto, Seoul, and more. gateway.gocollette.com/link/1298845 2026 April: Flavors of Portugal & Spain April 7 - 22, 2026. Lisbon, Porto, Salamanca, San Sebastian, and more. gateway.gocollette.com/link/1298835 2026 April/May: Impressions of Italy, Amalfi Coast & Tuscan April 19 - May 4, 2026. Seven nights in Sorrento and seven nights on the Amalfi coast. Optional extensions: Rome and Venice. 2026 April/May: Namibia & South Africa April 24 - May 10, 2026. Sossusvlei dunes, five wildlife safaris, Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, and more Optional extension: Livingstone gateway.gocollette.com/link/1289619 2026 May: Ireland, Countryside of the Emerald Isle May 7 - 17, 2026. Dublin, Cork, Aran Islands, Cliffs of Moher, and more. gateway.gocollette.com/link/1298830 2026 May: Old World Sicily & Malta May 10 -21, 2026. Taormina, Siracusa, Mount Etna, Valletta, and more. 2026 May: Discover American Heritage May 15 - 22, 2026. Smithsonians, Arlington, Greenbrier, Monticello, Williamsburg, & more. 2026 June: Finland, Sweden's Lapland & Norway June 9 -25, 2026. Helsinki, Tarendo, Harstad, Svolvaer, Bergen, & more. Optional extensions: Baltic capitals and Copenhagen, Denmark. Finland, Sweden's Lapland & Norway 2026 2026 June: Indonesia: Java & Bali June 13 - 29, 2026. Jakara, Yogyakarta, Ubud, Candidasa, Sanur, & more. Optional extensions: Borneo's rain forests/orangutans and Komodo Island. 2026 June/July: Canadian Rockies by Tran June 28 - July 6, 2026 British Columbia, Alberta, Jasper, Lake Louise, and more. 2026 September/October: Gems of Greece September 19 - October 2, 2026. Athens, Naxos & Crete. 2026 October: Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca October 8 - 17, 2026. Machu Picchu, Quechua community visit, Koricancha Temple, and more. Optional extension: Peruvian Amazon cruise. Machu Picchu & Lake Titicaca 2026 2026 October: Colors of New England October 14 - 21, 2026. Boston, Woodstock, Stowe, Trapp Family Lodge, Portland, & more. Optional extension: Boston 2026 October/November: New Zealand - Departure A October 29 - November 14, 2026 Aukland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Milford Sound, Queenstown & more. Optional extensions: Australia (Sydney & Great Barrier Reef) & Bay of Islands. New Zealand - Departure A 2026 2026 October/November: Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private Yacht - Departure A October 31 - November 15, 2026 Cairo, Luxor, Nile River cruise, Aswan & more Optional extensions: Jordan & Alexandria 2026 November: New Zealand - Departure B November 5 - 21, 2026. Aukland, Rotorua, Christchurch, Milford Sound, Queenstown & more. Optional extensions: Australia (Sydney & Great Barrier Reef) & Bay of Islands. New Zealand - Departure B 2026 2026 December: Egypt & the Eternal Nile by Private Yacht - Departure B December 3 - 18, 2026 Cairo, Luxor, Nile River cruise, Aswan & more Optional extensions: Jordan 2026 December: Christmas on the Danube Cruise December 7 - 15, 2026. Vienna, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley, & more. Optional extension: Markets of Prague | 2027 Travel 2027 January: Costa Rica January 15-27, 2027 San Jose, Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio, & more. Optional post-trip extension: Tortuguero National Park 2027 January: Aurora Adventure January 17-26, 2027 Uncover the spirit of the winter in the Canadian Rockies & Yukon-bold, breathtaking & unforgettable. Northern lights searches, Lake Louise, Banff National Park, and more 2027 February: Inside Vietnam February 2-21, 2027 Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Dlat, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City, & more Optional post-trip extension: Cambodia 2027 February: Antarctica February 3-14, 2027 Buenos Aires, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, expedition landings, & more Pre-trip extension: Easter Island 2027 March: Dubai, Egypt, Jordan March 7-25, 2027 Amman, Petra, Valley of the Kings, Grand Egyptian Museum, 4-night Nile River cruise, & more 2027 March: Colors of Morocco March 7-21, 2027 Rabat, Fes, Sahara Desert camp, High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech, & more. 2027 March: Adriatic Cruise: Croatia & Montenegro March 14-29, 2027 Zagreb, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik, Kotor, & more. Optional extensions: Ljubljana, Slovenia & Bosnia & Herzegovina. Adriatic Cruise: Croatia & Montenegro 2027 2027 April: Holland and Belgium in Springtime April 16-27, 2027 River cruise: Antwerp, Ghent, Veere, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof Garden, & more. Optional exenstions: Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bruges, Belgium Holland and Belgium2027 April: Essential South America April 8-29, 2027 Santiago, Mendoza wine region, Buenos Aires Post-trip extension: Iquazu Falls 2027 May: Majestic Cities - Central/Eastern Europe May 2-15, 2027 Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Krakow Majestic Cities-Central/Eastern Europe 2027 2027 June: Baltic Capitals June 14-29, 2027 Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, & Finland Optional pre-trip extension: Poland 2027 July: Mongolia & the Gobi Desert July 8-26, 2027 Featuring Mongolia's Naadam Festival (a nomadic tradition) & more. Optional pre-trip extension: Seoul, South Korea Mongolia & the Gobi Desert 2027 2027 August: Idyllic Great Britain August 11-27, 2027 England's Lake District, Scottish Highlands, & Orkney Archipelago Optional pre-trip extension: English Landscapes: London to the Cotswolds Idyllic Great Britain 20272027 August/September: Untamed Iceland August 27-September 8, 2027 Amazing waterfalls, geothermic wonders & more in Selfoss, Daeli, Akureyri, & Rehkjavik Optional post-trip excursion: Westman Islands 2027 September/October: Back Roads of Iberia: Spain & Portugal September 27-October 12, 2027 Lisbon, Evora, Carmona, Ronda, Ubeda, Toledo, Madrid Optional pre-trip extension: Northern Portugal: Porto & the Douro Valley. Back Roads of Iberia: Spain & Portugal 2027 2027 October/November: China's Imerial Cities, Natural Splendor & Modern Marvals October 19-November 8, 2027 Shanghai, Guilin, Chengdu, Xian, & Beijing Optional Extensions: Taipei, Taiwan & Lhasa, Tibet China's Imperial Cities, Natural Splendor & Modern Marvels 2027 Any questions just email me ddyer44@verizon.net. Dolores Dyer |
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