Tours & Cruises

KENYA

L.A. Zoo Assn. Trip

Classic Escapes’ comprehensive “Luxury Under Canvas: The Best of Kenya” trip to the Serengeti, a fundraiser for the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., will be led by naturalists and includes a visit to Nairobi’s African Fund for Endangered Wildlife center (where you can hand-feed a giraffe) and a stop at author Karen Blixen’s onetime home.

Info: Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., Los Angeles; (323) 644-4792, www.lazoo.org/calendar/travel/index.html

Dates: May 26 to June 6.

Itinerary: Nairobi to Samburu Reserve, Lake Nakuru National Park, Masai Mara and the northern Serengeti.

Price: From $5,395 per person (double occupancy, single supplement $995), including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles, land travel, guides, upscale accommodations, fees and many meals but not including taxes of $565 (subject to change) and optional extensions. Land-only price: $3,595 per person.

THE CARIBBEAN

Island cruising

Float away to island ports on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas.

Itinerary: Bayonne, N.J., to King’s Wharf, Bermuda; St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Info: Vacations to Go, Houston; (800) 338-4962, www.vacationstogo.com/emaildeal.cfm?deal=29943

Dates: May 28 to June 6.

Price: From $1,149 per person (double occupancy), including port charges but not including airfare, taxes or fuel surcharges.

INDIA

Culture and volunteerism

Give and receive on G.A.P. Adventures’ “Project India” trip. The 15-day tour of Rajasthan covers the region’s rich cultural offerings and includes a volunteer experience with at-risk youth.

Info: G.A.P. Adventures, Toronto; (800) 708-7761, www.gapadventures.com/tour/AHPJ

Dates: Four departures between Sept. 11 and Dec. 18.

Itinerary: Delhi to Ajmer, Bal Prakash (volunteer project), Pushkar, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur and Agra.

Price: $1,079 per person, including lodging, breakfasts, transport, entrance fees and guided monument tours.

ENGLAND

Oxford education

Invest in yourself with a week of enrichment at prestigious Oxford University’s 16th century Christ Church college. Choose from 53 humanities courses.

Info: Oxford Experience, Oxford University; 011-44-1865-270427, www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/details.php?id=134

Dates: One-week courses offered from July 5 to Aug. 8. Register by May 1.

Price: Weeklong tuition starts at $1,433, including course fees, all meals (except during excursions) and single accommodations with a shared bath (private bathrooms are an additional charge).

ALASKA

Wine and dine

Sip and savor while touring Alaska’s spectacular scenery aboard Holland America’s flagship MS Amsterdam. The “Food and Wine at Sea” program, presented by Food & Wine Trails Epicurean Tours, is a culinary and oenophilic odyssey hosted by Paul Arenstam, a James Beard Award-winning chef.

Info: Food & Wine Trails, Santa Rosa, Calif.; (800) 367-5348, www.foodandwinetrails.com/?id=134&bid;=2

Dates: July 25 to Aug. 1.

Itinerary: Seattle to Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, British Columbia.

Price: From $799 (double occupancy), including a winemakers lunch, a private cooking demo, two one-hour wine tastings and a bottle of wine per stateroom. The price excludes taxes and fuel surcharges.

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