Take $3000 off the outback
Get in quick for Mercedes Maguire’s pick of the best and last-minute bargains
Arnhem Land, NT
13-DAY PACKAGE $11,695
Head to Arnhem Land and save $3095 on a 13-day guided tour priced from $11,695 a person twin share when you book by March 31, 2024. The Arnhem Land Wilderness Adventure will take you off the beaten path, including a Welcome to Country in Nhulunbuy, a bush medicine demonstration, and a visit to Arafura Swamp.
Melbourne, Vic
3-DAY PACKAGE $378 (FOR TWO) Enjoy a city getaway with a two-night package at Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne priced from $189 a night for two adults twin share (a total of $378). Stay from Sunday to Thursday and receive breakfast daily, a room upgrade and more. Book and stay before October 28, 2024.
Japan
8-DAY PACKAGE $8876 (PER FAMILY) Club Med has released their early-bird sale for 2025 travel with discounts of up to 30 per cent off Japan ski destinations. Stay seven nights at Club Med Kiroro Grand in Hokkaido, for example, from $8876 per family of four – a saving of $3780. Book by March 31, 2024, for travel from November 29, 2024, to May 4, 2025.
Europe
11-DAY PACKAGE $6995
Sail down the Main and Rhine rivers on a new 11-day cruise priced from $6995 a person twin share, including return flights from Australia for 2025 and 2026 bookings. Travel from Nuremberg to Basel as you sail through southern Germany and explore neighbouring regions in Switzerland and France. Book before March 28, 2024.
Canada/Alaska
15-DAY PACKAGE $6499
Set off on a rail and cruise adventure through Canada and Alaska with a 15-day package from $6499 a person twin share, including return flights from Australia. Board the iconic Rocky Mountaineer for a two-day train journey before joining Holland America’s Koningsdam on a seven-night Alaskan Inside Passage cruise. Select departures available in 2025.
Mediterranean
21-DAY PACKAGE $15,975
Cruise your way into a Mediterranean summer and save $9045 while you’re at it. Pay from $15,975 a person twin share for a 20-night package that includes a 16-night journey from Greece to Italy with Regent Seven Seas, travelling through Croatia,
Montenegro and Turkey, plus three nights in Venice post-cruise. Book by February 29, 2024, for an August 14, 2024, departure.
Latin America
32-DAY PACKAGE $14,399
Explore the Amazon River and its communities on a month-long journey from $14,399 a person twin share, including return flights from Australia. The package includes a 25-night cruise aboard Oceania’s Insignia, departing Miami. Stop in Antigua and Granada before heading to Brazil and into the Amazon River. Book by August 4, 2024 and depart on November 9, 2025.
Vanuatu
11-DAY PACKAGE $1790
Escape to Vanuatu with a 10-night package that comes with $3500 in bonus value, now from $1790 a person twin share, including return flights from Australia. Stay at the Iririki Island Resort & Spa with return airport transfers and breakfast daily and bonuses such as a $750 resort credit, 60-minute massage, half-day guided cultural tour and more. Book by February 29, 2024, and travel on select dates until May 31, 2024.
ph 1300 000 826, Fiji
6-DAY PACKAGE FJD2545 (ABOUT $1745 PER FAMILY)
Escape to Sheraton Resort & Spa, Tokoriki Island, Fiji and save with the My Bula Bubble package, now from $FJ509 a night for two adults and two kids under 12 (about $349) for a minimum of five nights (a total of $FJ2545 or about $1745). The package includes buffet breakfast daily, return sea cruise transfers, kid’s club and a 30-minute couples massage. Use promo code “ZXO” and stay before August 31, 2024.
Tahiti
8-DAY PACKAGE $4749
Chase the sun to Tahiti for seven nights and save $820 when you pay from $4749 a person twin share, including return flights from Sydney. Stay five nights at Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa with breakfast daily, return ferry and airport transfers, half-day snorkelling tour and more. Plus, stay one night pre and post at the Hilton Hotel Tahiti. Book by March 28, 2024, for travel on select dates from November 5, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Quote “257162” at booking.
ph 1800 800 722, Canada/Alaska
22-DAY PACKAGE $18,295
Combine the Canadian Rockies and an Alaskan cruise in one holiday with a 22-day trip discounted by $1000 and now from $18,295 a person twin share when you book before March 31, 2024. Travel in GoldLeaf Service on the Rocky Mountaineer train before spending two nights at the Fairmont Château Lake Louise. Then set off on a sevennight Alaskan cruise with Holland America. Travel from May to September 2024.
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