TOURS & CRUISES
Tours and cruises in China, Europe and the Caribbean
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Wild horses
Book soon for UCLA's "Mustangs: A Living Legacy" course, during which you'll get four days of exploration and education about the wild horses of
Dates: June 6 to 9
Price: From $750 per person, including tuition, instruction, use of horses, riding and related equipment, tents and meals but not including transportation to and from River Springs, Calif.
Info: UCLA Extension,
China tour
Face Xi'ian's terra-cotta soldiers, pace Tiananmen Square and marvel at metropolitan Shanghai with Friendly Planet Travel's "A Taste of China" tour.
Itinerary: Beijing, Xi'ian and Shanghai
Dates: Multiple 10-day departures between July 1 and March 24, 2010
Price: From $1,099, if booked by June 17 (double occupancy, single supplement from $249), including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles, ground transfers, intra-China flights, hotel accommodations, entrance fees, all breakfasts, four lunches and guided sightseeing.
Info: Friendly Planet Travel, Jenkintown, Pa.; (800) 555-5765, www.friendlyplanettravel.com
Adriatic cruise
Cruise through the Adriatic Sea and the Gulf of Squillace by booking the Yachts of Seabourn's "Italian Idyll" itinerary.
Dates: July 11 to 18
Itinerary:
Price: From $2,999 per person (double occupancy), including all food and entertainment, an open bar and gratuities.
Info: The Yachts of Seabourn, Miami; (800) 929-9391, www.seabourn.com
GREECE
Grecian odyssey
Experience the best of Greece during Gutsy Women Travel's all-female "10 Day Grecian Odyssey," which hits big must-dos such as the Acropolis as well as lower-key experiences, such as dinner with an Athenian family.
Itinerary: Athens, Santorini, Mykonos
Dates: Two 10-day departures, leaving Aug. 27 and Sept. 24.
Price: Starting at $3,659 per person (double occupancy), including intra-island flights and ferry transport, upscale accommodations, some meals, a reception and tour manager.
Info: Gutsy Women Travel, Fort Washington, Pa.; (866) 464-8879, www.gutsywomentravel.com/greece-escorted-
THE CARIBBEAN
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