DEALS TO SEND YOU PACKING
WHETHER IT’S SAVOURING A RAIL AND SAIL TOUR OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA OR LAPPING UP SOME OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S MOST ICONIC FEATURES, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THE DOMESTIC TRAVELLER
MELBOURNE, VIC 3-DAY PACKAGE $319
Enjoy a short break at the five-star Pullman Melbourne on the Park and save 53 per cent when you pay from $319 a person, twin share. The package includes two nights in a Premium Deluxe Room with buffet breakfast daily, Melbourne Star Observation Wheel admission, bottle of sparkling wine on arrival, guaranteed late 1pm check-out, parking and wi-fi. Offer valid for travel in select periods until January 13, 2022.
PH 1300 887 398, FLIGHTCENTRE.COM.AU
PERTH, WA
5-DAY PACKAGE $800 (FOR TWO)
Check in at the QT Perth for four nights and slash 20 per cent off your bill when you pay from $800 for two adults including free wi-fi. This property is a perfect base to explore the city and when you’re back, enjoy a cocktail on the rooftop or dinner at the Italian-inspired Santini Grill. Book and stay before December 20, with free cancellation up until one day prior.
PH 1300 368 337, VIEWRETREATS.COM
PALM BEACH, NSW 8-DAY PACKAGE $11,000
Indulge in a luxury holiday and save $4400 when you pay for five nights at Crane Lodge Palm Beach but stay for seven, from $11,000 for up to six people, or $1833 each. You will have full use of the five-bedroom property which features an open outdoor fire pit, heated swimming pool, hot tub, large outdoor dining area and a self-contained guest house. PH 1300 086 042, WILDLUXURY.CO
PERTH, WA
5-DAY PACKAGE $1563 (FOR TWO)
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Como Hotels and Resorts with an offer to stay four nights for the price of three at Como the Treasury, Perth when you book before August 31. Rates are priced from $521 a night for two adults, twin share (a total of $1563) – saving $521. Dine at Wildflower where head chef Matthew Sartori has crafted a menu of Western Australian dishes that mirror the six seasons of the Indigenous Noongar calendar. COMOHOTELS.COM
KANGAROO ISLAND/BAROSSA, SA 5-DAY PACKAGE $999
Experience two of South Australia’s iconic destinations – Kangaroo Island and the Barossa Valley – in one five-day trip from $999 a person, twin share. Departing Adelaide, the itinerary includes wine-tasting among the vines, wildlife spotting at Seal Bay
Conservation Area and a visit to the Remarkable Rocks in Flinders Chase. Offer valid for travel from October 2021 to September 2022.
PH 135 777, TRIPADEAL.COM.AU
GOLD COAST, QLD
4-DAY PACKAGE $507 (PER FAMILY)
Treat the family to a getaway in Broadbeach when you stay at BreakFree Diamond Beach from $169 a night for a minimum three nights (a total of $507) or from $144 a night for a minimum five nights (a total of $720). Stay in a two-bedroom apartment with a queen bed and two single beds, self-contained kitchen, living area and a private balcony. ALL.ACCOR.COM
TASMANIA
8-DAY PACKAGE $4499
Explore Tasmania’s wilderness on an eightday tour priced from $4499 a person, twin share, down from $8022 a person. The itinerary takes you from Hobart, through Maria Island and Freycinet National Park. Highlights include a three-hour Tasman Island cruise along the coastline between Port Arthur and Eaglehawk Neck and a private catamaran through the Mercury Passage to Maria Island. Book by August 4, 2021 for travel in select periods until April 23, 2022.
PH 1300 88 99 00, LUXURYESCAPES.COM
ADELAIDE-PERTH 9-DAY PACKAGE $2990
Set off on a rail and sail tour of Western Australia and save $500 when you pay from $2990 for the nine-day package. Cruise from Adelaide to Perth with P&O’s Pacific Explorer over five nights stopping in Albany and Busselton, then return to Adelaide over three days on the Indian Pacific train in Gold Service with all meals.
Price is based on a March 28, 2022 departure and an inside cabin on the cruise. Upgrade to an oceanview cabin from $3189 a person.
PH 1300 168910, ANZTRAVELCO.COM.AU
CAIRNS-SYDNEY 10-DAY PACKAGE $4395
Book an adventure on the world’s largest tall ship, Golden Horizon, as it journeys from Cairns to Sydney over 10 days in December 2022 from $4395 a person, twin share – a saving of $460 if you book before August 31, 2021. The Beaches, Islands and Cities itinerary stops at Townsville, the Whitsundays, the Sunshine Coast and Newcastle and every cabin has an ocean view. PH 1800 507 77, CRUISETRAVELLER.COM.AU