SAIL WITH THE VIKINGS
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Viking is offering a $1000 shipboard credit per couple on all 2017 and 2018 ocean cruises if booked before January 17.
For example, the Viking Homelands 15-day cruise from Stockholm to Bergen introduces you to Scandinavia and the Baltic with overnights in cosmopolitan Stockholm and Saint Petersburg. You visit Tallinn, Gdansk, Helsinki, Berlin, Copenhagen and Bergen, as well as the Nordic fjords.
The cruise price is from $10,499 a person twin share. There are regular departures from April 30 to September 9, 2017. Phone 1800 131 744; see vikingcruises.com.au/oceans
GET YOUR GYPSY ON
Gypsian Boutique Tours is offering Early Bird specials on a range of small group cultural adventures in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Iran.
There's a saving of $800 a person on the following: the 13-night Spice Roads and Tea Trails tour of Sri Lanka departing February 19 costs from $4693 a person; the 11-night Magical Myanmar departing March 13 costs from $4891 a person; and the 17-night Wonders of Iran April 2 departure is priced from $6372 a person.
Each includes most meals, good accommodation, local transfers, transport and expert guides. Phone 1300 831 985. See gypsianboutiquetours.com.au
SLIP OUTBACK
A new, five-day Great Outback Lap tour that showcases the New South Wales outback is currently 20 per cent off.
On this round-trip Broken Hill adventure, transport is in air-conditioned 4WD vehicles and accommodation is in lodges, motels and cabins with all meals included. Covering 1500 kilometres, highlights include Menindee Lake, Kinchega National Park and Mungo National Park.
Departs April 25 and June 6, 2017. Book by November 30. $1924 a person, twin-share. For solo travellers, $2140. Phone (08) 8088 2389. See tristate.com.au
LEI LADY LEI
MyHawaii is giving up to $1500 in bonuses with this holiday package that centres on a stay at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Waikiki Beach. Fly return to Hawaii with Hawaiian Airlines, stay eight nights in a Princess Pool View Room. This includes two 32-kilogram bags of checked luggage allowance a person (that's some serious shopping capacity), airport transfers plus the bonuses such as a $US250 Wine & Dine Credit per room, Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor & Historic Downtown Tour, Waikele Premium Outlet Trolley Tour, and lots more.
The package costs from $2340 a person with prices depending on your Australian city of departure.
It's on sale until November 30 for travel January 26-March 31, April 9-May 31 and August 16-September 22. Phone 1300 004 292. See MyHawaii.com.au
HAPPY CAMPERS
This economical way to experience the Serengeti is discounted by 20 per cent, making it even more affordable. The discount applies to the January 6 and February 2 departures of G Adventures' small-group Tanzania Camping Safari.
It includes four nights of full-service camping, allowing participants to feel closer to nature. The other three nights are in "simple" hotels. There's a Mto wa Mbu guided village tour with a traditional lunch, Lake Manyara game drive, Masai village and the G Adventures-supported Clean Cookstove project visits, Serengeti game drives, Ngorongoro Crater game drive and all transport between destinations and activities is covered, as are seven breakfasts, five lunches and four dinners.
The price for those two departures is $2079 a person. Phone 1300 180 969. See gadventures.com.au
JULIETTA JAMESON