DEALS
Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday November 7, 2009
Cut-price African safariGet a 20 per cent discount on any Acacia overland tour departing before January 1. The South West safari, for example, takes in South Africa, Zambia, Namibia and Botswana and costs $1456 after the discount, including a local payment of $US450 ($500). It includes travel in a purpose-built vehicle with camping and cooking equipment, most meals and driver/guide/cook. Phone Adventure World on 1300 651 583, see adventureworld.com.au.Learn to surfStay at the SurfAir on Marcoola Beach resort on the Sunshine Coast while learning to surf. Packages cost from $173 a person, twin share, and include two nights' accommodation, full breakfast and surfing lesson with an accredited instructor. Phone (07) 5412 0100, see www.wyndhamvacationresorts.com.au.Women in IndiaExplore the culture and architecture of India on a trip for women. The 13-night tour starts in Delhi and visits Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Deogarh and Udaipur before returning to Delhi. It includes a stay at the Taj Lake Palace Hotel. It costs from $6449 a person, twin share, and $8381 for singles. This includes return air fares from Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney, internal airfare from Udaipur to Delhi, meals and entrance fees. The trip departs on April 17. Phone Russell and Turner Travel Associates on 1800 102 331, seetravel-associates.com.au/russell.Alpine escapeEscape to the Snowies, staying at Alpine Habitats, ecologically sustainable 4-star accommodation. A family summer package costs $700 and includes three nights' accommodation, dinner for two adults and two children at Crackenback Cottage, a distiller's platter at Thredbo Valley Distillery, children's pony rides at Thredbo Valley Horse Riding and breakfast hamper. Phone 6457 2228, see alpinehabitats.com.au.Tall-ship bonusCreative Cruising has a $600 airfare credit that can be used with Star Clipper tall-ship cruises in South-East Asia before Christmas. The seven-night cruises between Phuket and Singapore depart on December 5, 12 and 19 and cost from $2672, from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Phone Creative Cruising on 1300 362 599, see starclippers.com.Third night freeStay at the Watermark Hotel and Spa on the Gold Coast and receive the third night free. It costs $318 a room, twin share, and is valid for stays until December 24. Phone 1300 666 787, see travelmate.com.au.Best of the eastExplore Eastern Europe on a 15-day tour of the Balkans, Dalmatia and the Adriatic Riviera. The trip with Insight Vacations starts in Vienna before continuing to Budapest, Zagreb, Plitvice Lakes and along the Dalmatian Coast, pictured, taking in Split, Korcula and Dubrovnik. It costs from $3899 a person, twin share, land only, (single supplement from $1000) with departures from April 18 until October 10. See insightvacations.com.Kiwi voyageCruise New Zealand's Milford Sound on board the Pacific Dawn. Departing Brisbane on November 27, the cruise visits Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Fiordland National Park. It costs from $2639 a person, twin share, and includes the 14-night trip and all on-board meals. Phone Cruiseabout on 1300 363 428, see cruiseabout.com.au.Windmills and tulipsSee some of the oldest windmills at Kinderdijk in the Netherlands and the medieval city of Bruges in Belgium. Uniworld's 10-day tulips and windmills cruise costs from $2614 a person, twin share, and includes accommodation in a riverview stateroom, on-board meals and shore excursions. For departures between March and April. See uniworldcruises.com.au.Sail South AmericaCruiseaway has a 14-night Norwegian Sun cruise in the Chilean Fjords with two nights' accommodation in Buenos Aires, an overnight visit to Iguazu Falls and two nights in Santiago. It costs from $4329 a person, twin share, from Sydney and $4594 from Melbourne and includes international and internal airfares. It is for a February 25 departure only. Phone 1300 887 590, see cruiseaway.com.au.Jet to JapanFly to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo or Fukuoka in Japan. Return flights with Japan Airlines cost from $1185 from Sydney and Brisbane and from $1282 from Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra. For sale until November 30 for departures until March 31 (not valid December 26 to January 3). See www.directflights.com.au.Room by the lakeStay two nights on a weekend or three nights midweek at Metung's 5Knots boutique accommodation on Victoria's Gippsland Lakes and receive a breakfast hamper, four-hour boat hire or scenic cruise, gourmet lunch hamper and midday check-out. It costs $500 for two people (usually $700). Book before December 23. Phone (03) 5156 2462, see 5knots.com.au.Cairns for familiesStay in the centre of Cairns from $153 a room a night with a family package at Rydges Esplanade Resort, Rydges Tradewinds or Rydges Plaza. It includes three nights' accommodation and a welcome drink. Children stay and eat free (up to 12 years, maximum two children). See rydges.com.Pacific getawayCreative Holidays has a Hawaii-Fiji package from $1225 a person, twin share, from Sydney and Brisbane, or from $1285 from Melbourne. It includes return economy airfares to Honolulu with Air Pacific, via Fiji, five nights' accommodation at Aqua Continental Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii, and one night at the Mercure Nadi Hotel in Fiji. It includes return coach airport transfers. Book by December 31 for travel from January 27 to March 31. See www.creativeholidays.com.Swiss opera opulenceA guided tour of Zurich Opera House and entry to more than 37 museums are part of a Hotel Opera culture deal in Switzerland. The package also includes one night's accommodation with a champagne breakfast, a three-course dinner at Restaurant a l'Opera, a boat trip on Lake Zurich or the River Limmat, a 50 per cent discount on a guided walking tour of Zurich's Old Town and a 24-hour ticket for the city's public transport. It costs from CHF512 ($555) for two people in a double room. See worldhotels.com/special-offers-culture.Rainforest bungalowsCrystal Creek Rainforest Retreat, between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast hinterland, has eight luxury bungalows with double spa baths and rainforest views. A three-night package costs $1200 a couple (normally $1440) and includes accommodation, breakfasts and dinners. The package is available until December 24, excluding public holidays. Phone 6679 1591, see ccrr.com.au.Send deals to travellerdeals@fairfax.com.au.
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