Cruising through France by hotel barge

Sunset, June, 1993 by Lorraine Reno

SOUTH AFRICA AND ZAMBIA

CYCLE, RAFT, SAFARI

October 9, join a 15-day trip in Southern Africa. From Cape Town, cycle five days through wine country and along the coast. Visit Durban, then hike in the Drakensberg Mountains. At Kruger National Park, see cheetahs, leopards, lions, rhinos, and elephants. Fly to Victoria Falls, in Zambia, and canoe or raft down the Zambezi River. Cost is $2,950. Northwest Passage Outing Club, Inc., 1130 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, Ill. 60091; (800) 732-7328.

WALES

LEISURELY WALK

Beginning July 31 or September 25, walk 6 to 8 miles a day through the heart of Wales for eight days. Overnight in Shrewsbury, Knighton, Dolgellau, and Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog; enjoy the countryside by day. Walk from Shrewsbury along Offa's Dyke, see seabirds and rhododendrons near Mawddach Estuary, enjoy magnificent scenery in Snowdonia National Park and the Vale of Llangollen. Cost is $1,750. British Coastal Trails, Inc., 1001 B Ave., Suite 302, Coronado, Calif. 92118; (800) 473-1210.