Gondwana Ecotours & MIR Corporation Plugged in International Travel News

International Travel News has been an invaluable trip-planning aid for high-frequency travelers since 1976. Printed monthly in a black-and-white newsprint format, ITN is both a news source and communication medium for travelers to destinations outside of the United States.The April 2020 issue features tours being offered by two of our travel clients, Gondwana Ecotours and MIR Corporation.***14 days, 13 nights in eastern Russia, Aug. 4-17, 2020. Group limit, 6-16. Highlights: In Yakutsk, Mammoth Museum, visit to large producer of finished diamonds/cruise Lena River to Lena Pillars Nature Park/fly to Kamchatka Peninsula for chopper to Valley of Geysers, hiking on Avachinsky volcano. $7,695 ppdo. Single supp., $950. Internal air, $1,500. MIR Corporation (Seattle, WA; 800/424-7289, www.mircorp.com).***10 days, 9 nights, July 13-22, 2020. Group limit, 18. Highlights: Arrive Kilimanjaro Airport/game drives in Arusha and Tarangire national parks, home to giraffes, hippos, hyenas/in Ngoron goro, hike Empakaai Crater/Maasai village visit with song and dance/Serengeti Nat’l Park, home to lions, zebras, gazelles. $5,995 ppdo. Single supp., $600. Gondwana Ecotours (New Orleans, LA; 877/587-8479, www.gondwanaecotours.com).