Northern Tasmanian colour … Bridestowe Lavender Farm
Save $500 per couple on APT’s 12-day Royal Tasman escorted coach tour of Tasmania.
Pay from $4545 per person twin-share, including premium accommodation, 21 meals, air-conditioned coaches with reclining seats and onboard bathroom.
Features overnight stays in Hobart, Port Arthur, Freycinet National Park, Launceston, Smithton, Cradle Mountain and Strahan (including Gordon River cruise).
Book by July 31 for travel between September this year and May next year.
Phone 1300 229 804 or visit www.aptouring.com.au.
Luxury river-cruise specialist Avalon Waterways will head on to the Amazon next year with an 11-day Peruvian adventure that includes a three-day excursion on the 45-metre 16-suite Aria.
Guests will venture deep into the Amazon jungle in search of wildlife including rare pink dolphins, as well as visiting indigenous communities and the remote Pacaya Samiria Reserve.
Other highlights include the ancient Andean city of Cusco, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and the mountain-top ruins of Machu Picchu.
Price start at $6099 per person twin-share. Phone 1300 230 234 or visit www.avalonwaterways.com.au.
Broome & The Kimberley Holidays has partnered with the local turf club and Cable Beach Club Resort to present a series of packages coinciding with the Broome race season, which runs from June 1 to August 17.
The Broome Race Weekenders package, for instance, is priced from $370 per person twin-share, including three nights accommodation, return Broome airport transfers, $50 gift voucher for the Sunset Bar & Grill, member’s entry to the Broome Race Course plus a complimentary drink voucher.
Phone 1300 245 565 or visit www.broomekimberley.com.au.
CruiseAway’s 30-night Alaskan Wonders to Chinese Wisdom itinerary really does offer some exceptional variety.
Start by exploring Vancouver and surrounds, then join a 22-night cruise from Vancouver to Beijing on Diamond Princess, including Alaska’s spectacular
Inside Passage and visits to eastern Russia and Japan. Then tour Beijing and its highlights.
Prices start at $5999 per person twin-share, including return airfares ex Sydney or Brisbane. Departure date is September 10. Visit www.cruiseaway.com.au.
China Southern Airlines reckons that by midyear Australians travelling through Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport should be eligible for the same 72-hour visa-free stay policy as available in Beijing and Shanghai.
They will be able to break their journey for three days in the vibrant city that was the birthplace of Cantonese cuisine, as well as enjoying enjoy the sights of the Pearl River and a diversity of shopping and cultural experiences.
Visit www.flychinasouthern.com.
Join an archaeologist and an art historian for Peter Sommer Travels’ eight-day cruise in a traditional wooden yacht along Italy’s Amalfi Coast, exploring Pompeii and other ancient sites, such as the isle of Capri, the island of Ischia and Positano, as well as lesser-known sites such as the ancient underwater city at Baia and the outstanding Roman frescoes of the Villa Oplontis.
Prices start at about $5300 ex Naples, including transfers, seven nights aboard the yacht, all meals, all entrance fees and expert guiding. Tours depart June 8 and September 7 and 14.
Visit www.petersommer.com.
P&O continues to pursue the family cruise market with the introduction of V8 Super Car racing simulators on Pacific Pearl, providing passengers with a realistic driving experience across a range of famous race circuits, including Mount Panorama.
Roll outs on sister ships Pacific Dawn and Pacific Jewel will follow later this year.
Introduction of the simulators follows the recent debut of the Broad Shorts animated-film-making program. Visit www.pocruises.com.
Cruise1st is offering a wine-themed 11-night fly-stay-and-cruise deal along the North American west coast departing this September.
Ex Sydney prices start at $2599 per person twin-share, including return airfares and a nine-night cruise on Celebrity Millennium from Vancouver to San Diego, visiting Victoria, Nanaimo, Seattle, San Francisco and Monterey.
Each stop features an optional winery excursion.
Phone 1300 596 345 or visit www.cruise1st.com.au.
Take an Autumn Breeze accommodation package at Mercure Clear Mountain Lodge, in the hills just 35 minutes north-west from the Brisbane CBD.
Pay from $255 per couple per night, including full buffet breakfast, high tea for two and a bottle of chilled bubbly.
Features 1pm checkout, full-sized tennis court, a large lap swimming pool, sundeck and Stephanie’s Mountain Spa.
Until June 30.
Phone 07 3298 5100 or visit www.clearmountainlodge.com.au.
You can save more than $6000 per person on ecruising.travel’s 39-night voyage on Celebrity Infinity from the US West Coast to Denmark via the Panama Canal.
Pay from $7179 per person twin-share for the 43-night package, including return Qantas airfares and two nights accommodation in each of San Diego and Copenhagen.
Ports of call in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Colombia, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, France and Norway.
Book by July 31 for travel next April.
Phone 1300 369 848 or visit www.ecruising.travel.
Cruiseco has chartered the deluxe 682-guest Azamara Journey for a 38-day Mediterranean Montage holiday departing Istanbul in April 2015 and heading for Nice, visiting 27 ports in 11 countries including Croatia, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Israel.
Included are 11 late-night and five overnight port stays and a three-night hotel stay in Istanbul.
Prices start at $9800 per person twin-share, including all onboard meals, wine with dinners, sightseeing and transfers, gratuities, port charges and taxes.
Visit www.cruising.com.au.
Enjoy a family package at Outrigger on the Lagoon, on Fiji’s Coral Coast.
Pay from about $1350 (depending on exchange rate) for seven nights for two adults and two children 12 years and under, including taxes and kids meals in a superior resort view room. Adult meal packages can be purchased for about $90 per day.
Packages to attend home games of the local Fiji champion rugby side can be purchased for about $38, including transport to Sigatoka, VIP marquee admission, welcome cocktail on arrival and access to the team for a photo opportunity after the game.
Valid to December, excluding peak periods.
Visit visit www.outriggerfiji.com
