TOURS, ETC. : MONTE CARLO OVERNIGHT PART OF RIVIERA CRUISES.Byline: Daily News Windstar Cruises' French and Italian Riviera The Italian Riviera (Italian Riviera ligure) is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the cruises, with 14 departures scheduled aboard the 148-passenger Wind Star May 3-Aug. 2, will include four ports of call in Italy and an overnight in Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (môNtā` kärlō`), town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. . Cruises begin and end in Nice, France, and includes stops in Italy in Gaeta (with an optional tour to Rome), Portoferraio, Portovenere(with optional tours to Florence and Pisa) and Portofino, plus two days in Monte Carlo. Costs start at $2,727 per person, double occupancy, with a 35 percent early-booking discount figured in; air fare to Nice and port charges are not included. Information: (800) 258-7245. Ancient studies: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension offers a 10-day travel-study tour of Yucatan Dec. 19-28. Sightseeing includes the ruins of Uxmal, Chichen Itza Chi·chén It·zá An ancient Mayan city of central Yucatán in Mexico. It was founded c. a.d. 514 and abandoned in 1194. There are extensive well-preserved ruins on the site. , Labna, Kabah and Sayil; stays in Merida and at the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve The Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biosfera de Calakmul) is located at the base of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, in the state of Campeche, bordering the department of El Peten (Guatemala) to the south. It occupies 7,231. ; and visits to Kohunlich, Balamku and Coba. Cost is $3,200 and includes tuition, round-trip air fare from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , transportation within Mexico, double-occupancy lodgings, entrance fees and most meals. Information: (310) 825-2272. Helping hand: Vacationers who'd like to aid others can sign on with Global Volunteers, a nonprofit worldwide aid agency, for two weeks of teaching and light construction projects in Jamaica this winter. Trips are scheduled Jan. 4-18 and Feb. 8-22, with travelers staying in community facilities in the Blue Mountains. No specialized skills or experience are required. Cost is $995 and includes meals, lodgings, ground transportation and program material; air fare to Jamaica is not included. Information: (800) 487-1074. African history: Participants in a Feb. 12-22 tour of South Africa will follow the footsteps of President Nelson Mandela, visiting Johannesburg, Soweto, Pretoria, Cape Town and making a stop at Cape Peninsula for a view of Robben Island, the prison where Mandela and other freedom fighters were jailed. Cost is $2,799 per person, double occupancy, and includes air fare from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , airport transfers, hotels, some meals, some tours and services of an English-speaking guide. Information: (212) 563-2570. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Passengers relax on the flying bridge under sail aboard a Windstar Cruises ship. |
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