TOURS, ETC. : STUDYING WOLVES IN CANADIAN WILDS.Byline: Daily News Participants in a program called Wolf Quest will spend a week in Canada, riding snowmobiles and helicopters and spotting moose, lynx, beaver and other wildlife while helping researchers track and collect data on wolves. Trips are scheduled Feb. 22-March 1 and March 1-8, with participants departing from Quebec City. Cost is $1,995 per person, double occupancy, and includes lodgings, all meals, park fees, round-trip transportation from Quebec City to the Park of Conservation off the Jacques Cartier River and services of a guide. Information: (800) 543-8917. Tulip time: Visits to the tulip fields, the Kuekenhof Gardens, the Royal Het Loo The former royal residence Het Loo near Apeldoorn, Netherlands, was built starting in 1684 for the Stadtholder Willem, known to English-language readers as William III of Orange and his consort Mary II Stuart, who became King and Queen of England in 1689. Palace and the Royal Delft Delft (dĕlft), city (1994 pop. 91,941), South Holland prov., W Netherlands. It has varied industries and is noted for its ceramics (china, tiles, and pottery) known as delftware. Founded in the 11th cent. pottery factory will highlight an 11-day tour of Holland departing April 16. Included are sightseeing and a canal cruise in Amsterdam, a stop at the world's largest flower auction and visits to castles and manor houses in the Dutch countryside. Cost is $3,855 per person, double occupancy, and includes 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. , hotels, some meals, sightseeing, entrance fees and services of a tour guide. Information: (800) 505-2505. Touchdown: Football fans can sign on for a week's vacation in Hawaii that includes participation in the NFL's Pro Bowl activities Jan. 29-Feb. 2. Included are invitations to practice sessions, a lunch with Pro Bowl players, a pregame tailgate party In North America, a tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating often involves alcoholic beverages and barbecuing. Tailgate parties usually occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas before, and occasionally after or during, , tickets to the Pro Bowl and other activities, a tour of Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. and a luau. Cost is $1,775 per person, double occupancy; air fare to Hawaii is not included. Information: (800) 722-7701. For singles: A singles' tour of Israel is scheduled Dec. 22-Jan. 1 with a drive to Ramat Aviv Ramat Aviv (Hebrew רמת אביב, Spring Highland [1]) is the name of several neighbourhoods which are located in the north and the northwestern parts of Tel Aviv, north of the Yarkon River. to visit the Museum of the Diaspora, a Jeep ride in the Naftali Mountains, a walk to the Western Wall, a night tour of Tel Aviv's pubs and clubs, and sightseeing in the Golan Heights, Masada, Yad Vashem, Ein Gedi and Ceasarea. Cost is $2,289, double occupancy, and includes round-trip 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 , lodgings, tours, activities and some meals. Information: (800) 363-2371. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Participants in Wolf Quest can help researchers track and study wolves in Canada. |
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