take 5
Must-Do
Tours
Haleakala
Volcano:
3,055 m
combine modern
amenities and
natural wonders
haLeakaLa: tor johnSon/hawaii touriSm authority; kiLauea: cameron brookS/hawaii touriSm authority;
uLuru: maSaru kitano Snak ProductionS/touriSm auStraLia
Plan to visit Haleakala
early on during your trip
to Hawaii. It’ll still feel
like mid-morning when
you wake up at 3 or 4 a.m.
to get to the summit for
sunrise—the best time to
gaze out over the active
(though long-dormant)
volcano’s Mars-mimicking
crater. For the adventurous,
Maui’s “House of the Sun”
boasts numerous hiking
trails through shrubland
and cinder desert.
the Land Down Under
an epic adventure in
australia and new
Zealand, which makes
stops at attractions
including the Sydney
opera house, Great
barrier reef and
ayers rock.
Jan. 19-Feb. 13
Uluru: 348 m
Kilauea Volcano:
1,247 m
Hawaii’s Big Island is made
up of five massive volcanoes.
Kilauea is arguably the
most notable: It’s been in
a state of constant, though
generally non-threatening
eruption since 1983. Many
visitors choose to view the
mountain’s dramatic caldera
and lava flows as part of an
aerial tour. Nearby Mauna
Kea is a similarly spectacular
sight. At 4,207 metres tall,
Hawaii’s highest peak is
known as one of the world’s
best spots for stargazing.
Though it’s more than 1,500
kilometres from the nearest
major city, Uluru-Kata
Tjuta National Park is a
must-see in the heart of
the australian Outback.
Among the park’s notable
features is Uluru itself,
a sandstone mound also
known as Ayers Rock. For
millennia it’s been sacred
to the region’s Aboriginal
peoples. It’s easy to see why
at dawn and sunset, when
Uluru takes on a stunning
red-gold hue.
Hawaii Land & Sea
hop between oahu,
maui, kauai and the
big island on this
excursion, which highlights hawaii’s unique
cultural heritage and
vibrant ecosystem.
Jan. 15-29
Highlights of
Costa Rica
this 17th anniversary
tour showcases some
of the world’s top
eco-tourism sites,
from the dreamy
monteverde