TOURS & CRUISES

UTAH

Moab river trip

Go rafting on the Colorado River, serenaded by performers from the Moab Music Festival. The three-night, flat-water trip benefits the festival. A one-day extension to ride the Cataract Canyon rapids is available.

Itinerary: Anasazi ruins at the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers in Canyonlands National Park.

Dates: June 17 to 20; rapids extension, June 21.

Price: $2,500 per person, including meals, wine, camping and rafting equipment. One-day rapids extension is $500, including return flight to Moab. Transportation to Moab is not included. $1,250 of the fee is tax-deductible.

Info: Moab Music Festival, Moab, Utah; (435) 259-7003, www.moabmusicfest.org.

BIG SUR

Hidden gardens

Tour private gardens in the redwoods at homes that overlook the Pacific Ocean.

Itinerary: The self-guided walking and driving tour includes more than 10 gardens in Big Sur. Musicians and plein air painters dot the route.

Dates: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 23, followed by art sale until 6 p.m.

Price: $60 per person; benefits the Big Sur Arts Initiative, an arts enrichment program.

Info: Big Sur Arts Initiative; (831) 667-1530, www.bigsurarts.org.

TONGA

Snorkeling with humpback whales

Watch humpback whales for six days in the waters surrounding Vavau Island, accompanied by a naturalist from the Oceanic Society.

Itinerary: Vavau Island

Dates: Sept. 4 to 15

Price: $4,550 per person, double occupancy, including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles, eight nights’ lodging, most meals and a chartered 28-foot powerboat. Snorkeling gear is not included.

Info: Oceanic Society Expeditions, San Francisco; (800) 326-7491, www.oceanicsociety.org.

CANADA

The Broughton Archipelago

Cruise to the coastal villages and ancient sites of the indigenous Kwakwakawakw of British Columbia aboard the 23-passenger Columbia III. Curator Lillian Hunt of the Umista Cultural Centre and its Potlatch Collection, Albert Bay, will accompany the group.

Itinerary: Port McNeill, Vancouver Island; Alert Bay, Cormorant Island; Mimkwamlis (Village Island) and the outer islands of the archipelago.

Dates: July 5 to 9

Price: $1,730 per person, double occupancy, including four nights’ accommodations, meals, museum admission and excursions. Airfare from Los Angeles to Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, is not included.

Info: Mothership Adventures, Sonora, Canada; (888) 833-8887, www.mothershipadventures.com.

-- Maggie Barnett

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