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Sun Herald

Sunday July 20, 2008

UNDER $1000

TAKE advantage of the strong Aussie dollar to splurge on a plush hotel in Japan. The Peninsula Tokyo is celebrating its first birthday on September 1 with a special package. Rates start from Y61,000 ($590) per night for accommodation in a deluxe room, including breakfast, use of the fitness centre and swimming pool, daily newspaper and wireless internet. The first 200 guests to book will receive two bottles of wine and a pair of crystal glasses. The hotel has city skyline views and a spa, and afternoon tea is served in the lobby daily. The package is available in August and September. To book see www.peninsula.com or phone 1800 116 888.

UNDER $2000

LASTMINUTE.COM.AU has a Fiji special, where you stay six nights at the Hideaway Resort Fiji but pay for four. The price from Sydney is $1119 per person, including flights to Nadi, daily breakfast and return airport transfers. Accommodation is in a Frangipani Bure - not the top of the range, but air-conditioned and containing a double and a single bed. The resort is on the Coral Coast of Viti Levu, set amid a coconut plantation with nearly a kilometre of beachfront. There is a pool with water slide and children's wading area, a health and beauty spa, Padi dive school, gym and wood-carving centre. Bookings must be made by July 31. See www.lastminute.com.au.

UNDER $5000

FOR those dreaming of a white Christmas, Voyages of Discovery is running five trips to Antarctica from December, with prices starting at $4195 per person, twin share. Passengers who pay in full by the end of July can save up to $1500. Passengers will visit penguin colonies and scientific research bases under the guidance of an expedition leader. The cruises also visit Ushuaia, Lemaire Channel and the Falkland Islands. Most itineraries include sightseeing and a hotel stay in either Buenos Aires or Santiago de Chile. Cruise prices include all meals, entertainment, port taxes and government fees, gratuities and an expedition parka. Phone (02) 9959 1380 or see www.voyagesofdiscovery.net.au.

BLOW THE BUDGET

IT'S the stuff of a Boy's Own adventure - travelling from Cape Town to Cairo by vintage rail and private aircraft. It also comes with a very big price tag: $32,640. But Adventure World's 27-night tour doesn't depart Cape Town until January, 2010, so there's time to sell all your worldly possessions to pay for it. The itinerary includes excursions and overnight stops in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan and Egypt, taking in the views from Rovos Rails Pride of Africa train. The cost covers all travel and accommodation, meals, excursions, taxes and gratuities. Phone Adventure World at 1300 363 055 or see www.adventureworld.com.au

Hit the slopes

TRAVEL.COM.AU has a seven-night ski Queenstown package for $1729per person, twin share. The price includes return economy flights with Air New Zealand, car hire, accommodation at Aspen on Queenstown and a five-day ski pass for Coronet Peak and the Remarkables. The package is for sale until September 16. For bookings and details phone (02) 9249 6000.

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