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Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa is offering a “Hot Time in Hawaii” package at the oceanfront Kona Coast resort, the nearest to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, an International Biosphere Reserve and Hawaii’s only World Heritage Site. The package highlights Hawaii’s unique adventure of watching — from land or sea — sizzling red-hot lava by as it flows into the Pacific Ocean. Rates begin at just $204 per night, double occupancy. Visit Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa for further information. The above photo was taken by Sheraton Keauhou Executive Chef Eric Lelinski during his excursion on the Lava Boat. POSTED SEP 2010
Image: SANDRA BURN WHITE CHINA GOES TO AIR 2UE radio duo George Moore and Paul B Kidd will host an 11-day guided tour of China for Helen Wong’s Tours starting 26 October 26. The tour is priced from $3980 per person, twin-share, from Sydney. Highlights include Beijing, Shanghai, the Great Wall, Hangzhou and the 1000-year-old canal village of Wuzhen. Four nights will be spent in Beijing and three in Shanghai. The package price covers air travel, accommodation, touring, most meals, tips, transfers, entry fees and a visa. More information, www.helenwongstours.com or 02 8267 7288. POSTED AUG 10
FREE WHEELER MANLY Bike Tours (02 8005 7368 or www.manlybiketours.com) will offer a free bike-hire day on Saturday 4 September to celebrate the opening of their new shop just 50 metres from the ferry terminal. Manly has about 20 kilometres of dedicated bike tracks and off-road trails. There will be a huge range of bikes on offer for two-hour hires, including cruisers, hybrids, road bikes, off-road mountain bikes, kids bikes and tandems. POSTED AUG 10
DISCOVER MELBOURNE IN STYLE THE very swish InterContinental Melbourne The Rialto is inviting you to sample the best of the city’s sporting, shopping, dining and cultural scene. It has a special package costing $295 a night, which covers accommodation, buffet breakfasts and valet car parking, as well as a meeting with the hotel’s concierge team. They will provide you with an expert introduction to the must-see experiences. For an additional $150, the package can be upgraded to Club InterContinental. The offer is valid until 29 October 29. More details, 1800 221 335. POSTED AUG 10
REEF AND RAINFOREST THREE of the nation’s best tropical experiences have been combined in a special deal by Coral Princess Cruises, Orpheus Island Resort (above) and Thala Beach Lodge. The seven-night package is available year-round and costs from $5259 per person, twin-share. The 50-passenger Coral Princess has three-night voyages from Cairns to Townsville and explores coral cays en route. A three-night stay on Orpheus includes unlimited use of the resort’s facilities. Thala Lodge offers deluxe bungalows nestled in the rainforest. Details 1800 079 545. POSTED AUG 10
IT'S THE WINDSOR'S SHOUT To help celebrate Melbourne's annual footy-finals madness, the Windsor Hotel is offering $20 credit in its famous Cricketers Bar (above) for anyone booking directly to stay for a Friday night during September. Visit thehotelwindsor.com.au and enter your accommodation dates. Select Corporate Rates at the top of the screen, and enter the code "FINALS". POSTED AUG 10
GO HONKERS ON THE QM2 A 21-night fly-cruise-and-stay package from Sydney to Hong Kong on the magnificent Queen Mary 2 in 2012 is selling through ecruising.travel from just $5829 per person twin-share … close to 60 per cent below the originally advertised price. The price includes 19 nights on board Queen Mary 2, complete with five-star dining and world-class entertainment, two nights at The Peninsula Hong Kong Hotel (with transfers and a free Hong Kong Peak Tram Pass for sightseeing), and airfare and taxes from Hong Kong back to Sydney. QM2 will depart Sydney on 7 March 7 2012 for Rabaul, Saipan, Osaka for a full day and an evening, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Shanghai, and Hong Kong where there is a night aboard ship before disembarking. For full details phone toll-free 1300 369 848 or visit www.ecruising.travel. POSTED AUG 10
HAYMAN GLAMOUR HAYMAN will add to its glamour in December by unveiling eight beachfront villas, all of which will boast uninterrupted views of the Coral Sea. The villas, part of a major upgrade to the international resort, include a private pool. Hayman is celebrating 60 years as a major tourism destination. POSTED AUG 10
VIETNAM IN VIEW A DAY cruise on Vietnam’s World-Heritage-listed Halong Bay is part of an 11-day Glimpse of Vietnam package with Helen Wong Tours (www.helenwongstours.com or 1300 788 328). The holiday is priced from $2990 per person, twin-share, from Sydney or Melbourne. Hanoi, Saigon, Hoi An and Hue are on the itinerary, and the tour price covers most meals as well as a Vietnam visa. The Halong cruise is also part of a 16-day deal priced from $3950 per person, twin-share. POSTED AUG 10
ALL IN THE FAMILY THE Vibe Hotel in Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay has a family-friendly offer. Pay from $295 per night and you will get a queen room for the parents (or, imndeed, grandparents) and an inter-connecting room for two children. Full buffet breakfasts, free parking, an in-house movie, soft drinks for the kids, a fun pack, and the loan of a Nintendo Wii are included. POSTED AUG 10
DANCING ON WATER MACAU is all set to launch what’s billed as the world’s biggest and most spectacular water-based show. The House of Dancing Waters is said to have cost $300 million to develop and will feature 80 acrobats, dancers, stuntmen and divers performing in a pool five times the size of an Olympic pool. More information, www.macautourism.gov.mo or www.thehouseofdancingwater.com. POSTED AUG 10 *Mike Bingham is a veteran of the Australian travel-writing fraternity, having been travel editor for Hobart's The Mercury and The Sunday Tasmanian for more than 20 years. In 2009 he was granted life membership of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. He has toured Australia extensively and visited more than 60 countries in his quest to provide readers with a personal and informed perspective on the world of travel. To email Mike Bingham regarding Oz Baby Boomers travel matters, CLICK HERE FOR PREVIOUS ARTICLES, VISIT OUR TRAVEL ARCHIVES: 2010 | 2008–09 |
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