UNESCO World Heritage Casbah of Algiers ● Roman cities of Timgad & Djemila in mountain settings ● Dramatic Constantine "City of Bridges" spanning spectacular gorges ● Ancient Phoenician & Roman coastal sites at Tipaza & Cherchell ● Traditional M'Zab Valley oasis towns & Sahara edge ● Mysterious pre-Roman Numidian royal tombs

Daily guided game drives through Africa's best game parks Lake Nakuru: ornithologist's paradise Maasai Mara's endless plains Meeting local tribal groups Karen Blixen "Out of Africa" Museum

Legendary Carthage ● Mosaics of Bardo Museum ● Roman sites Sufetula, Dougga, Bulla Regia ● Djerba island excursion ● El Djem Museum and Amphitheatre

Toledo, Granada, Cordoba - World Heritage cities ● Madrid: City tour & Prado ● Granada & the Alhambra ● Arab, Jewish, Christian, Roman, Visigothic legacies ● Andalucia: Orange groves, flower-filled patios

Partial Canal transit ● Parque Metropolitano & Amerindian Village ● Chiriqui Highlands & La Amistad Park ● Bocas del Toro: White sands & coral reefs

Plaza de Armas in Lima with its historic fountain and Francisco Pizarro's tomb ● scenic train ride to Machu Picchu, the "Lost City of the Incas" ● exploring Machu Picchu's stone terraces and temples over two days ● Cuzco's vibrant Inca heritage, including Sacsayhuaman's zigzag fortress walls ● Lake Sandoval canoe trip to spot giant river otters and macaws.

The Colosseum, the Forum, and the Pantheon — Rome at its most monumental ● the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's at the pace they deserve ● Assisi, where Giotto changed Western painting, and Siena, where the Middle Ages never quite ended ● San Gimignano's towers and the Chianti road home ● Volterra, Pisa, and a sunset dinner on the Ligurian coast ● two days in Florence — the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David, and the Gates of Paradise.

Gold Museum, Lima ● Scenic Nazca Lines overflight ● Mysterious Machu Picchu-a must see! ● Exploring the "Sacred Valley of the Incas" ● Scenic 'vistadome' train to Cuzco ● Beautiful, ancient Cuzco

Charming, historic Cartagena ● Lively Bogota ● Verdant Hills ● coffee plantations Unspoiled villages, friendly locals Cathedral of Salt ● Colonial treasures