31.   Q. My wife and I are searching for a March group tour of Patagonia that includes a cruise and comfortable accommodations.

32.   Retiree Elroy McDaniel from Cameron, who flies out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport about once a month on group tours, said he always uses an agent.

33.   So many group tours seem to consist mainly of senior citizens.

34.   Take some whirlwind group tour, or maybe take several long weekends instead of one extended trip.

35.   Student-led group tours are the foundations of most college visits.

36.   The group tours that we know today, with package prices and knowing guides, were never for a free spirit such as myself.

37.   The luxurious touches include private dinners at wineries and small group tours.

38.   The Mir Corp. in Seattle designs custom trips and operates small group tours in Eastern Europe and the Far East.

39.   These may be booked through European or American travel agencies, which offer small group tours.

40.   They also offer group tours of their farms.