If moors, heather and the Bronte sisters are your cup of tea, then England’s Yorkshire should be just your ticket. The Sept. 11-17 Yorkshire Countryside package from Smithsonian Study Tours will stop at the Bronte parsonage in Haworth and the Bronte museum, include a tour of Castle Howard, which played a supporting role in the TV version of Evelyn Waugh’s “Brideshead Revisited,” and give people time to explore the moors of North Yorkshire. The price of $2,539 includes a local guide, five nights in a three-star hotel, ground transportation, daily breakfast and most meals. The trip begins and ends in Manchester. (877-338-8687)
Family fare
Camp is in full swing between June 12 and Aug. 26 at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in northern Michigan. While parents play at the spa or the golf course, children ages 6-12 can enroll at Camp Traverse, which offers themed weeks with a full slate of activities for $35 a day or $130 a week. Parents can also take advantage of the Cub House, a licensed daycare center for children from 6 months to 8 years that costs $5.50 or $6.50 per hour, depending on the child’s age. Summer room rates start at $235 on weekdays, $255 weekends. (800-748-0303)…When children arrive in their room at the Four Seasons in Las Vegas, they’ll find their name spelled out in sponge letters on the side of the bathtub. That’s just one of the treats the non-gaming hotel has in store for kids. Through Sept. 30, the hotel is offering a family special of $225 per room Sunday through Thursday nights and $325 on weekends, along with daily breakfast for two. The best part for parents: A second room is available at 50 percent off the rack rate, or $100-$250 a night. Now if only summer days in Vegas didn’t routinely top 100 degrees. (877-632-5000)
Jewish heritage
The Northbrook-based Dawn Schuman Institute for Jewish Learning has added a tour of France to its lineup of Jewish Legacy Tours. The Oct. 18-Nov. 5 trip begins in Paris and ends in Nice and will be escorted by Rabbi David Silverman. The tour emphasizes Jewish history and includes stops at the Jewish museum in Paris and several synagogues in the South of France, but also hits other major highlights. Paris, the Loire Valley, Bordeaux, the Dordogne, Carcassonne and the Riviera are all covered. Lodging is in first-class hotels, chateaux and country inns. Price of $4,900 includes 17 nights lodging, motorcoach transportation, admissions, gratuities, four lunches and seven dinners. For more information, call Vickie Gorlick at The Total Traveler. (847-459-0666)
Free stuff
Four walks around central Vienna are mapped out block by block on the double-sided, pocket-size “Walks Through Vienna” map and guide from Austrian Airlines (800-843-0002)…San Francisco-bound travelers with disabilities can find out whether Alcatraz is accessible to wheelchairs and get the lowdown on accessibility at restaurants, hotels, shops and museums in Access 2000 San Francisco. (415-391-2000)
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Tour prices generally are per person, based on double occupancy.
