BudgetTravel

Southeast Asia Tour for $630
A nine-day fully escorted tour from Bangkok to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, the Mekong Delta, and Ho Chi Minh City. The price covers all local transportation (local bus, plane, bicycle), eight nights in simple hotels, five meals, most entrance fees, a bicycle tour of Ho Chi Minh City, and an English-speaking guide throughout. A local payment of $150 is due upon arrival. Add $120 for meals. The price doesn't include international airfare. When: May 6, 20, 27; June 3, 17, 24; July 1, 8, 22, 29. Contact: G.A.P Adventures, 800/465-5600, gapadventures.com.

Tibet Tour for $2,499
Air from L.A. or San Francisco, all transfers and local transportation (plane, air-conditioned bus), and an 11-day fully escorted tour to Beijing and Tibet. The price covers three nights each in Beijing and Lhasa, two nights in Shigaste, and one night in Chengdu; three meals daily except on the day of arrival; and an English-speaking guide throughout. Highlights include visits to the Great Wall and Forbidden City in Beijing, the Potala Palace in Lhasa, and the Pelchor Monastery in Gyangtse. When: May 1-July 31. Other Gateways: New York ($2,649); Boston, Chicago ($2,799). Contact: Ritz Tours, 800/900-2446, ritztours.com.

Tokyo & Kyoto for $1,649
American or United Airlines flights from L.A. to Tokyo; transfers; a seven-day Japan Rail pass; three nights at the Le Méridien Pacific Tokyo; three nights in Kyoto at the New Miyako Hotel; and three half-day city tours, one each in Tokyo, Nara, and Kyoto. When: Until May 18 ($1,649); May 19-June 9, July 21-Aug. 20 ($1,699); June 10-July 20 ($1,749). Other Gateways: Chicago, New York (add $200). Contact: NTA America, 800/682-7872, japanvacation.net.

SOUTH PACIFIC
Bora-Bora for $2,535
Air Tahiti Nui flights from L.A., all transfers and interisland flights, and seven nights' hotel. Spend two nights in an ocean-view room at the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti and five nights on Bora-Bora in a bungalow at the Orient-Express Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa. When: Until Dec. 21. Other Gateways: New York (add $270). Contact: Islands in the Sun, 800/828-6877, islandsinthesun.com.

Cook Islands for $1,512
Air New Zealand flights from L.A., transfers, five nights in a lagoon-view room at Raina Lagoon Villas on Rarotonga, and breakfast daily. When: Until Dec. 31. Other Gateways: None. Contact: Sunspots International, 800/334-5623, sunspotsintl.com.

Fiji Cruise for $2,119
Air Pacific flights from L.A., one night at Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa, and six nights on a Blue Lagoon Cruise around the Yasawa Islands with all meals. When: May 1-June 11; Sept. 17-Dec. 10. Book by May 30. Other Gateways: San Francisco (add $125); Dallas, Denver (add $390); D.C., Miami, New York (add $455). Contact: IslandsEscapes, 800/387-8850, islandsescapes.com.

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Melbourne, Sydney & Tasmania for $1,699
Qantas Airways flights from L.A., all internal flights, and 12 nights' hotel accommodations. Spend four nights each in Sydney and Melbourne and four nights in Tasmania (two each in Hobart and Launceston). Add $100 for a four-day car rental in Tasmania. When: May 1-31 ($1,699); June 1-8, July 26-Sept. 21 ($1,799); June 9-July 25 ($2,099). Other Gateways: San Francisco (add $90); Las Vegas, Seattle (add $220); Dallas, Denver (add $250); Chicago, St. Louis (add $280); New York (add $300); Boston, D.C., Miami, Newark (add $360). Contact: ATS Tours, 800/423-2880, atstours.com.

North and South Islands for $2,228
Air New Zealand flights from L.A. or San Francisco to Auckland, all transfers, two nights in Auckland at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, two nights in Rotorua at the Rydges Rotorua Hotel, an onward flight to Queenstown, and three nights at the Mercure Resort. Highlights include tours of the Waitomo glowworm caves and of Rotorua. When: May 1-June 8, July 24-Sept. 21 ($2,228); June 9-July 23 ($2,897). Other Gateways: Connecting flights from many U.S. gateways are available upon request. Contact: Newmans South Pacific Vacations, 888/592-6224, newmansvacations.com.