{"id":11727,"date":"2012-12-05T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/myamar-machu-pichu-singapore-botswana-atacama-desert-msc-peppers-more\/"},"modified":"2012-12-05T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T14:15:00","slug":"myamar-machu-pichu-singapore-botswana-atacama-desert-msc-peppers-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/12\/myamar-machu-pichu-singapore-botswana-atacama-desert-msc-peppers-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Myamar, Machu Pichu, Singapore, Botswana, Atacama Desert, MSC, Peppers, more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Travellers\u2019 Good Buys<\/h1>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 By John Rozentals<\/p>\n

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\"Bagan\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Some of the thousands of temples at Bagan…
visited on Cosmos\u2019s Myanmar holiday. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Cosmos has added Myanmar<\/b> to its range of 2013 Asian holidays with a 10-day excursion featuring the pagodas and monasteries of Yangon, the old royal city of Mandalay, the thousands of temples at Bagan and a cruise on the Irrawaddy River.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is priced from $2480 per person twin-share, including a $300 per couple earlybird discount on bookings made by January 31.
\u00a0\u00a0 The program also includes tours in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, India and China.
\u00a0\u00a0 Phone 1300 230 234 or visit www.cosmostours.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Luxury specialist Abercrombie & Kent\u2019s<\/b> 2013 Latin America brochure contains several new offers among its 28 itineraries and extensions.
\u00a0\u00a0 Included is a selection of adventure treks to Peru\u2019s Machu Picchu, ranging in length from two to seven days with a variety of styles and routes. A&K\u2019s two-day Inca Trail in Brief is priced from $1450 per person twin-share.
\u00a0\u00a0 A three-day Lake Titicaca extension focuses on the highest navigable lake on Earth and is priced from $2355 per person twin-share.
\u00a0\u00a0 Phone 1300 851 800 or visit www.abercrombiekent.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\"Amara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amara Sanctuary Resort: close to Sentosa\u2019s many
attractions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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You\u2019ll have to be quick<\/b> to grab these Singapore specials from Direct Flights, which is offering return flights with full-service Singapore Airlines plus four nights at the five-star Amara Sanctuary Resort on fantasy-themed Sentosa Island.
\u00a0\u00a0 Book by December 21 for travel between January 16 and March 31. Pay from $1781 per person ex Sydney.
\u00a0\u00a0 The hotel is close to Sentosa\u2019s many attractions, including a Universal Studios theme park, the world\u2019s largest oceanarium, a casino and beaches, and is a 15-minute drive away from the Orchard Road shopping district.
\u00a0\u00a0 Flight-only deals are also available from $953 ex Sydney.
\u00a0\u00a0 Visit www.directflights.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

Interested in photography<\/b> but feel you\u2019re constantly holding up the bus for those who aren\u2019t? Problem solved with Pangolin Photo Safaris, a new company operating in Botswana\u2019s game-rich Chobe National Park and catering purely to people with an interest in wildlife photography.
\u00a0\u00a0 Packages range from single three-hour photo safaris to five-day Better Wildlife Photography workshops with acclaimed international wildlife photographers.
\u00a0\u00a0 The company can also supply digital SLR cameras and zoom lenses.
\u00a0\u00a0 Phone +27 71 591 2822 or visit www.pangolinphoto.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\"Photographing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photographing flamingos in the Atacama Desert.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Also of special interest to serious snappers<\/b>, South American eco-adventure operator Explora has introduced a series of five-day photographic expeditions from its Hotel Salto Chico in Patagonia and Hotel de Larache in the Atacama Desert.
\u00a0\u00a0 The experiences will be operated in conjunction with Nikon and led by renowned New York photographer Katsuyoshi Tanaka, a specialist in Latin American photography.
\u00a0\u00a0 Prices, including all accommodation, meals, beverages, daily activities and transfers to the lodges, start from $3640 per person twin-share.
\u00a0\u00a0 Visit www.explora.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

Combine two fascinating voyages in one<\/b> European holiday with MSC Cruises\u2019 22-night Cossacks and Classics fly-stay-and-cruise package, which is priced from $4678 per person twin-share and departs Australia on May 7.
\u00a0\u00a0 It combines an 11-night return cruise from Genoa on MSC Lirica with seven nights aboard sister ship MSC Sinfonia, as well as a night in Genoa and return Emirates airfares from Australia to Milan.
\u00a0\u00a0 The MSC Lirica cruise will call on Civitavecchia (Rome), Istanbul, Piraeus (Athens) and Sorrento and span as far north as the Ukraine\u2019s Odessa and Yalta. The MSC Sinfonia will venture to St Tropez, Mallorca, Mahon (Spain), Olbia and Salerno (both in Italy).
\u00a0\u00a0 Phone 1300 028 502 or visit www.msccruises.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\"Peppers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peppers Salt Resort & Spa summer special on the
NSW North Coast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Peppers Retreats and Resorts<\/b> in Eastern Australia and on New Zealand\u2019s South Island are offering a range of summer specials and Valentines Day escapes.
\u00a0\u00a0 At Peppers Salt Resort & Spa, in Kingscliff on the North Coast of NSW, for instance, the deal is a one-bedroom spa suite and buffet breakfast from $188 per couple per night with a minimum three-night stay.
\u00a0\u00a0 Also included are full use of resort leisure facilities and unlimited in-room movies and wifi internet access. Valid until March 29.
\u00a0\u00a0 Phone 1300 987 600 or visit www.peppers.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

Sail across the Tasman<\/b> for a good-value scenic cruise around New Zealand.
\u00a0\u00a0 Cruiseabout is charging from $1599 per person twin-share for the 14-night cruise on board Holland America Line\u2019s MS Oosterdam, including Auckland-to-Sydney airfare. Fares back to other Australian cities are available on request.
\u00a0\u00a0 Cruise from Sydney to Auckland, via Hobart, Dunedin, Christchurch, Tauranga and Waitangi.
\u00a0\u00a0 Book by December 31 for departure ex Sydney March 16. Phone 1300 450 133 or visit www.cruiseabout.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

Enjoy a midweek package<\/b> at Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens for the hotel\u2019s annual Christmas Lights Spectacular.
\u00a0\u00a0 Pay from $244 per night midweek for two adults and two children, including accommodation and entry fee.
\u00a0\u00a0 New features for this year include a miniature village with a white chapel, shopping village, ferris wheel and carousel; scenes from Jurassic Park with fearsome dinosaurs and lava-filled volcanoes; plus crystal sculpture lights of Santa and his reindeers.
\u00a0\u00a0 Until January 26. Phone 02 4998 2000 or visit www.mercurehuntervalley.com.au<\/a> <\/p>\n

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\"Cruising<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cruising the Mediterranean from Barcelona to Venice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Cruise the Mediterranean<\/b> from Barcelona to Venice on the brand-new Royal Princess for less than $300 per day, including return airfares from Australia and all on-board meals.
\u00a0\u00a0 Pay from $4669 per person twin-share for the 16-night holiday, including three nights at the Hilton Diagonal Mar in Barcelona and a night at the Hilton Molino Stucky in Venice.
\u00a0\u00a0 Also receive a City Sightseeing pass in Barcelona. Ports of call include Toulon, Florence, Rome, Naples, Mykonos, Istanbul, Ephesus and Athens.
\u00a0\u00a0 Board Royal Princess on September 23. Phone 1300 369 848 or visit www.ecruising.travel<\/a> <\/p>\n

Save 20 per cent on stays of five nights<\/b> or more in Manhattan with Thompson Hotels. The deal applies to 60 Thompson, Thompson LES, Smyth TriBeCa and Gild Hall properties in New York\u2019s Financial District.
\u00a0\u00a0 Features include complimentary cocktails, upgrades, free wifi.
\u00a0\u00a0 Valid for stays until March 31. Visit www.thompsonhotels.com<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Travellers\u2019 Good Buys \u00a0\u00a0 By John Rozentals Some of the thousands of temples at Bagan… visited on Cosmos\u2019s Myanmar holiday. Cosmos has added Myanmar to its range of 2013 Asian holidays with a 10-day excursion featuring the pagodas and monasteries of Yangon, the old royal city of Mandalay, the thousands of temples at Bagan and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[215],"class_list":["post-11727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-travellers-good-buys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}