Travellers’ good buys

Save up to $5000 per person on Cruiseco’s 11-night Myanmar itinerary.
Pay from $3999 per person twin-share, including airfares, one night at the Kandawgyi Palace Hotel in Yangon, two nights at the Mandalay Hill Resortand an eight-night river cruiseon the Orient Pandaw.
The cruise includes all onboard meals, local beers, spirits and soft drinks, extensive sightseeing and transfers, gratuities, port charges and taxes.
Departs July 5.
Phone (02) 9492 8520 or visit www.cruising.com.au

With the hype surrounding the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil building by the day, there’s a timely warning from A&K for Australians to seriously start planning and booking travel arrangements if they want to be part of the experience.
Among that company’s offerings is an eight-night Best of Brazil itinerary taking in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Salvador or Manaus, before finishing at the fabulous Iguassu Falls.
Prices start from $5975 per person twin-share for a full privately arranged tour.
Phone 1300 851 800 or visit www.abercrombiekent.com.au

Travel to China in relaxed style aboard P&O’s Aurora, which departs Sydney next February 16 for an 18-night cruise to Shanghai.
Prices start from $3389 per person twin-share, with the itinerary including Brisbane, the Whitsundays and Manila. Also includes three nights at Shanghai’s Fairmont Peace Hotel and return flight to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Phone 1300 369848 or visitwww.ecruising.travel

Journey deep into the African jungle and come face to face with wild gorillas on Travelscene’s seven-day Primates of the Congo tour.
Pay from $6995 per person twin-share, including guided forest walks, fishing excursions and game drives in OdzalaKokoua National Park, with boutique accommodation such as the luxury safari camps Ngaga and Lango.
Valid for sale to December 19.
Phone 13 13 98 or visitwww.travelscene.net.au

Snuggle up this winter in any of Crown Hotels’ five properties in Melbourne and Perth.
Pay, for example, from $315 per couple per night in Perth’s Crown Metropol, including complimentary chocolates and sparkling wine on arrival and a $50 voucher to unwind at ISIKA spa.
Visitwww.crownhotels.com.au

Fly to Vancouver, spend five nights there, venture into the Canadian Rockies and cruise Alaska’s fabled Inside Passage before returning to Australia on Holland America’s Volendamvia Los Angeles, Hawaii,Samoa, Vanuatu and Noumea.
CruiseAway’s 37-night Moose and Marsupials package is priced from $5599 per person twin-share if you book by June 30 for departure September 12.
Phone 1300 887 590 or visit www.cruiseaway.com.au

Head north this winter and save 25 per cent on a three-night getaway at Daydream Island Resort and Spa.
Pay from $365 per person twin-share, including accommodation, full buffet breakfast daily and a $50 voucher for the onsite spa.
Children aged up to 14 can stay freeof charge.
The deal also includes a freeholiday portrait during your stay, a shell necklace and mocktail on arrival, free wifi in the Atrium 24 hours a day and over 20 freeactivities including kayaks, catamarans, stand-up paddle boards, a stingray-and-shark-feeding show and an open-air cinema.
The offer is valid for stays between 1 July and 13 September.
Phone1800 075 040 or visit www.daydreamisland.com

Save up to 67 per cent at the five-star QT Sydney, set within the historic Gowings department store and heritage-listed State Theatre, right in the heart of the city’s CBD.
Until August 31, rooms are priced from $280 per night, and feature king beds, workspace, high speed internet, HD TV, large bathroom with bath and separate walk-in shower.
The offer is for a minimum two-night stay. Visit travel.com.au

Wendy Wu Tours has expanded its range of independent touring itineraries in Vietnam by introducing a five-night Northern Glimpses package which includes two nights cruising Halong Bay a well as three nights at the Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel and a range of sightseeing with an English-speaking local guide.
The three-day cruise portion has been structured to travel to more secluded areas such asLan Ha Bay, BaiTu Long Bay and Cat Ba Island.
Pricesstart at $1495 per person twin-share.
Phone 1300 727 998 or visit www.wendywutours.com.au

Save $1000 per couple onBotanica’s14-day South Africa Wildflowers and Wildlife tour.
Pay from $8395 per person twin-share, including return airfare.
Accompanied by world-renowned botanical artist Jenny Phillips; highlights include Cape Town’s Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Constantia Winery, Table Mountain, the floral spectacle of West Coast National Park, TienieVerseld Wildflower Reserve and Darling Renosterveld Reserve, a botanical safari through Grootbos Private Nature Reserve including two nights at the Grootbos Private Forest Lodge, time in the stunning coastal setting of Knysna on the Garden Route, Featherbed Nature Reserve, the scenic coastal reserve of Tsitsikamma National Park and game drives in Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve.
Book by July 31 for departure August 25.
Phone 1300 305 202 or see www.botanica.travel

Attend this year’s Hungarian F1 Grand Prix by paying from $465 per person twin-share for three nights accommodation at the new downtown four-star Hotel Leonardo Budapest, plus weekend race ticket.
Full breakfast daily.
Weekend of July 25-27.
Phone 1300 363 554 or visit www.beyondtravel.com.au

Stay in North Sydney and take plenty of rides at Luna Park.
Pay from $299 per couple per night for an Aqua Vibe Room at the Vibe Hotel North Sydney and unlimited rides passes to Luna Park.
Full buffet breakfast, a bottle of sparkling wine on arrival, parking.
Until further notice.
Phone 1300 VIBE or visit vibehotels.com.au

Pic*: Mandalay … a highlight of Cruiseco’s 11-night Myanmar itinerary.