Footsteps First: Country Walkers' Media Newsletter

08-29-2008

 

 

With colder temperatures just around the corner, travelers will naturally start turning their thoughts to the warmth of postcard-perfect tropical islands.  But Country Walkers wants you to know there are more island offerings out there than just the Caribbean, and plenty more to do on an island vacation than sip slushy cocktails and dance the limbo.

 

Country Walkers offers several island-hopping adventures with fall and winter departures for the upcoming season, including:

 

• If gondola rides and intricate waterways are the only things that come to mind when you think of Venice, Italy, think again.  Venice is a city comprised of more than one hundreds islets, and Country Walkers captures the very best of this unexpected island destination with the NEW Venice à la Carte: A Getaway tour.  For a taste of old Italy, explore the islands of Torcello (the oldest part of Venice, now home to fewer than 50 inhabitants) and Burano, famous for its centuries-old lace-making and brilliantly colored houses lining its ports and canals.  With classic Venetian cuisine, historic accommodations, and plenty of “à la carte options” to suit all tastes, this 5-day Venetian tour is the perfect island getaway.  $3,498 per person; four departures in 2009, the first on May 10.

 

• Experience what all the romance is about on Greece: Crete & Santorini. This fascinating, 8-day island adventure includes walks above beautiful coastal vistas, visits to the Bronze Age Minoan Palace of Knossos and the city of Heraklion on Crete, and a scenic boat ride and rim walk on Caldera, Santorini’s famous volcano.  From $3,198 per person in 2008; six departures though September 2009.

 

• The 8-day Italy: Sicily adventure combines quiet walks surrounded by natural beauty with explorations of culturally-rich cities and volcanic Aeolian islands. Visit still-smoking Mt. Etna, admire rare ferns on the twin peaks of Salina, examine Sicily’s lively past from prehistoric burial grounds to still-cobbled medieval routes, and sink into cozy coastal accommodations.  From $3,698 per person in 2008; eight departures through October 2009.

 

• Ah, the beauty of the South Pacific, best experienced on New Zealand: South Island Splendor, a 10-day traipse through rainforests, mountains, alpine glaciers and along the coast of the Tasman Sea. Enjoy a kayak safari on pristine Lake Moeraki, guided walks of Fox Glacier, and a visit to a local winery to sample the country’s famous Sauvignon Blancs.  From $4,298 per person in 2008; 10 departures through December 2009. 

 

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