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This week, holiday at home with a theme parks pass, see the Northern Lights, take off with the family for Thailand, step back in time with a rail and sail combo, discover the US’s Deep South and have a magic time in Sydney
GOLD COAST VILLAGE Roadshow Theme Parks’ VIP Magic Pass is back and giving guests up to 15 months of unlimited entry to four of the Gold Coast’s favourite theme parks.
The VIP Magic Pass provides unlimited entry to Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World, Wet’n’Wild Gold Coast and Paradise Country until June 30, 2018.
The VIP Magic Pass is available for $99.99.
themeparks.com.au
NORTHERN LIGHTS ONE of the world’s most elusive travel experiences – looking through a glass-roofed chalet on the edge of the Arctic Circle at the spectacular bands of colour of a Northern Lights display – is now available through Travel Directors.
When combined with a six-night cruise on a working boat along Norway’s coastline, a cruise through Trondheim Fjord, and visits to large fishing villages and other towns inside the Circle, the three-night glass-roofed chalet stay is part of the new 22-day Spectacular Trail of the Northern Lights itinerary.
The package is priced from $19,950 per person twin share and also all cruise and hotel accommodation and the majority of meals, daily sight-seeing and entrance fees with expert local guides, a Travel Directors tour leader services , visas and courier fees and gratuities.
traveldirectors.com.au KRABI SIP cocktails in Krabi while the kids play on this Thailand escape including three free nights.
Staying at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi, the offer includes six nights for the price of three, buffet breakfast daily, free wi-fi areas, free accommodation program for children under 12 , return airport transfers and bonus one-hour massage for two – all from $555 per person twin share. The deal is valid for sale until April 30 and for travel from May 1 to October 31, 2017.
travelonline.com RAIL AND SAIL A CRUISE from Brisbane to Sydney, two nights in the harbour city and a two-day rail trip back to Brisbane form part of a new rail and sail tour this June released by Cruise Express.
The six-day Tin Hare Express tour features three, privately chartered CPH rail motors built in the 1920s. Affectionately known as “Tin Hares’’, the restored rail motors once served regional NSW and offer windows that can be opened for fresh air and clear views of the passing countryside. The June trip will be the first time all three of the rail motors have journeyed to Brisbane.
The tour starts in Brisbane on June 3 with a two-night cruise to Sydney aboard the Sun Princess which now boasts specialty restaurant Share, curated by celebrity chef Curtis Stone.
Including 12 meals, two morning teas and the services of Cruise Express tour managers, the tour is priced from $1890 per person, twinshare.
cruiseexpress.com.au
CRUISE DISCOVER the US Deep South combined with a Panama Canal cruise on a 24-night fly-tour-cruise package from Cruise1st that’s topped off with a three-night visit to LA.
Departing October 6, the package includes a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles before embarking on the 14night cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines Norwegian Pearl.
Port stops include Cabo San Lucas and Acapulco in Mexico – one of the most famous beach resorts in the world; Huatulco, Mexico; Puntarenas, Caldera, Costa Rica, before transiting through the famous Panama Canal; Cartagena, Colombia; with the final stop being back in the US in New Orleans.
After disembarking in New Orleans, enjoy a four-night/five-day tour of the Deep South including New Orleans; Memphis, Tennessee; and Jackson, Mississippi.Departures from Sydney from $4999 per person twin share in an inside cabin.
cruise1st.com.au
SYDNEY ENTER a world of enchantment as the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth partners with Disney to bring a magical family experience to life, ahead of the release of Disney’s liveaction adaptation of Beauty and the Beast on Thursday.
Be spellbound by a fairytale family getaway, including a decoratively styled room inspired by the classic tale, daily buffet breakfast, a themed welcome gift and complimentary dinner for kids. From $379 per room per night. Conditions apply.
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