TRAVEL TREATS
A SAVING ON THE SLOPES
Have you kept your powder dry? Then last-minute ski breaks are being offered by Crystal Ski and you can make savings of €100.
The discount is available on ski getaways in selected accommodation in a number of resorts in Andorra, France, Italy and Austria for 7-night holidays between December 21 and February 22, depending on the location. Holidays start at €375 per person (four sharing) and go up to €3,839 for a two adults and two children holiday in 3-star Olympic Apartments, Sestriere, leaving on February 16. All prices include flights from Dublin, 20kg luggage and transfers. Book on 01 653 3501, or crystalski.ie.
GET SNAP HAPPY ALL OVER JORDAN
Fancy the chance to brush up on your photography skills while enjoying the Middle East?
Travel Department’s eightnight tour of Jordan – including Petra – is accompanied by Stewart Kenny from Dublin Photography School. This photography holiday will teach you how to capture National Geographic-style images, and is suitable for anyone who wants to develop their digital photography skills, from beginner to advanced.
Departing on March 24, 2020, this holiday includes flights and transfers, eight nights’ B&B accommodation, excursions with local guides, and expert photography tuition, with prices starting from €1,979 per person. Call 01-6371633, or see traveldepartment.ie.
DOING MORE IN MUNSTER
We know there’s more to Ireland than the Wild Atlantic Way, and now tourism interests in Munster want us to explore the beauty of the Munster Vales. Great places to stay in this area include Longueville House in Mallow, Cork, surrounded by a 450-acre wooded estate, for €97.50pp (bed and breakfast) and €150pp with dinner, or the Glasha Farmhouse in Ballymacarbry, Tipperary. They are offering a one night B&B with dinner from €95pp.
Among the main attractions across the vales are Lough Gur in Limerick, and, in Tipperary, the Ormond Castle (pictured) in Carrick-on-Suir. Picturesque Lismore, in Co. Waterford has the Lismore Heritage Centre. You can end your Munster Vales experience at the Café Townhouse in Doneraile. Visit
munstervales.com.
DRINK CANADA DRY...
One for the bucket list: Canadian Sky is offering potential savings of over €850 per person across a range of Alaska Cruises departing from Vancouver... and your drink is included! An epic journey is guaranteed along the vast natural beauty of the largest US state. Book by December 31, 2019. Prices start from €2,299 per person for an 8-night Holland America Alaska Cruise and Vancouver stay staying in an Ocean View cabin; includes flights from Dublin, 7-night Alaska Cruise on a full board basis and one night’s hotel accommodation in Vancouver, room only. See canadiansky.ie.
START YOUR ENGINES
Enjoy the thrills of Formula 1 at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Stay three nights in a central 4-star hotel with 3day general admission to the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. Package with flight departs Dublin on May 8 from €649pp. See Cassidy Travel.ie for details.