RIVER RAFTING

You can spend six days of warm weather commuting to the office this summer or six days river rafting in Class II/IV rapids in Idaho on Mountain Travel Sobek’s Middle Fork of the Salmon River Tour. The tour is just $1,690 a person, with a 10% discount for kids 15 and under. Tours run six days, five nights from May through September. Accommodation is camping-style.

For information and reservations, call 888-MT-SOBEK or visit www.mtsobek.com.

BIKE TOUR

Discover the Portuguese wine country and the verdant Galicia region of Spain on an Easy Rider bike tour this summer. Three eight-day trips (two departures in June and one in August) take in Portugal’s Minho valley and the country’s only national park before crossing into Spain to follow the coast to the historic seaport of Baiona. The tours end at the medieval city of Santiago de Compostela. The landonly price of $2,495 includes all accommodations, most meals (including local wines with dinners), winery tours and tastings, two experienced guides, and a support van to carry luggage. For the 2005 schedule, with pricing, tour descriptions, and itineraries, visit www.easyridertours.com.

For more information, call 800-488-8332 or e-mail info@easyridertours.com.

CANADA

Travelers bound for Montreal and considering a trip to Quebec City by train – a pleasant journey that clocks in at under three hours – take note: there is a 50% discount for all Comfort Class (Economy) trips taken on a Saturday. The offer is valid for one-way or roundtrips. Tickets must be bought at least 24 hours in advance.

The promotion applies to travel between April 3 and September 3, and for tickets purchased at www.viarail.ca (up to five days in advance) or by phone at 888-VIA-RAIL.

NEW MUSEUM

Kids in Charge! The Children’s Science Center at the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, Fla., will be the largest children’s science center in the country when it opens on May 27. The 40,000-square-foot space will be a place for kids to think creatively and get acquainted with science through “hands-on, minds-on discovery.” The Kids in Charge! Advisory Board, made up of 26 children between the ages of 10 and 17, provides age-specific input and planning for the center. Visit www.mosi.org for more details.