Deals of the week
Scottish countryside
Travel through 8000 years of Scottish history from medieval Edinburgh to the majestic Orkney Islands and Skye on Insight Vacations’ nine-day Country Roads of Scotland holiday finishing in Glasgow. Includes accommodation, sightseeing, many meals, transfers,, transport, and the services of a travel director and experts. Departure dates from April to October. From $3575 a person, twin share, with early payment savings of up to 7.5 per cent for bookings before February 28. insightvacations.com, 0800 568 769 or ask your travel agent.
Cuba cruising
Cruise 10 nights’ roundtrip departing Miami on board Insignia taking in the sights of Santiago, Cienfuegos, and Havana in Cuba, from $3879 a person, twin share. Insignia features a distinctive museum-quality art collection and newly redesigned, neo-classical lobby. Fare includes 10 nights in an oceanview stateroom, all meals and entertainment on board, specialty restaurants and room service, and unlimited soft drinks, bottled water, coffees, teas and juices. Plus receive free unlimited internet and choose from one of the following: six shore excursions, a house beverage package or US$600 ($815) shipboard credit per stateroom. Cruise departs Miami, December 7, 2018. Sales valid until March 31, 2018, unless sold out. helloworld.co.nz or 0800 80 80 40.
Nowhere like Niue
If you’re heading to Niue, chances are you’re the kind of person who appreciates places with a difference. Instead of silver sand, you’ll find sea caves, rainforest and mysterious chasms, and a world that centres around the ocean. ‘‘Matavai’’ means eye on the water, and it’s an good name for this wonderful clifftop resort with a Pacific panorama. House of Travel has a four-night holiday package, from $1289 a person, twin share. Package includes return economy-class airfares flying Air New Zealand (Seat+Bag) from Auckland to Niue, four nights at fourstar Scenic Matavai Resort Niue in an ocean room with daily tropical continental breakfast for two, and 60 minutes free wi-fi daily (up to 100MB,) and return airport transfers. Receive a $75 food and beverage credit per room, one-day rental car hire per booking, snorkel gear for two for one day, a Niuean tasting platter on arrival, and two daily cocktails at the pool bar. Travel valid between January 27 and March 20, 2018. Sales valid until February 12, 2018, or until sold out. Conditions apply. houseoftravel.co.nz, 0800 713 715 or call in to your nearest House of Travel store.
Scandinavia and Russia
Experience the best of the North on Contiki’s Scandinavia & Russia Plus adventure and save up to $650 on your return flights to Europe with Emirates, Singapore Airlines or Qatar. The 22-day journey begins in Berlin and explores Copenhagen, Oslo, Voss, Geiranger Fjord, Lillehammer, Gjovik, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Warsaw and more, before returning to Berlin. From $5655 a person with a 7.5 per cent discount or savings of $650 on flights if booked and paid by February 28, 2018. Contiki.com, 0508 CONTIKI or see your travel agent.
Deals information is provided by our advertisers and is usually priced on a per-person, twinshare basis, not including airfares, unless otherwise stated. Date restrictions may apply. For full details of individual packages, refer to the travel company’s website, or phone or visit them.