Great ESCAPES

PARK LIFE: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Spanish theme park PortAventura, Attraction Tickets Direct is offering customers a 20% discount on all multiday tickets. A two-day ticket starts at €44 per adult and €38 per child – the same price as a one-day ticket. The park, in Salou, handles around four million visitors per year. Call free on 1800 927 467 or visit www.attractionticketsdirect.ie

BIG GAME: Sunway has a range of ‘honeymoons with a difference’ and they look like fantastic escapes. One, the Serengeti Safari to Zanzibar, takes 11 days costing from €2,159, to track lions, leopards and elephants past Kilimanjaro, ending on Zanzibar’s pristine beaches. The trip departs in September and includes all flights and transport. See www.sunway.ie

CAMPING IT UP: For a thriftier sunshine solution, there’s always luxury camping to consider. Crystal Al Fresco does luxury mobile homes in some of the best campsites in France, from Normandy to the Côte d’Azur. Prices start at €385 for seven-night stay in Le Brasilia Park in Languedoc for a two-bedroom Puccini Riviera mobile in June. See www.alfresco-holidays.ie for details.

OZ FEST: If adventure further afield is calling, try a Trailfinders tour of Australia. They have a host of options, such as the Victoria to Tasmania which lasts 15 nights costing €2,569. You take in Melbourne, drive the Great Ocean Road before hopping over the Bass Straight to Tasmania. Price includes 13 days’ car hire, a helicopter flight and 3- to 4-star accommodation. See www.trailfinders.ie for details.