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Travel The Unknown Current Tours

Cartagena & The Carnival - Colombia - 7 days - Was £1250 - Now £1150
Lost City Trek - Colombia - 8 days - Was £950 - Now £795
Hiking The Holy Valleys - Lebanon - 6 days - Was £895 - Now £745
Mexico City & Teotihuacan - Mexico - 5 days - Was £725 - Now £625
Treasures of Oaxaca - Mexico - 10 days - Was £1,475 - Now £1,375
Zapotecan Village Trek - Mexico - 8 days - Was £1,095 - Now £995
Eastern Turkey Explorer - Turkey - 12 days - Was £2,300 - Now £2,195
Eastern Turkey Snapshot - Turkey - 8 days - Was £1,500 - Now £1,395
Turkish Volcano Trek - Turkey - 10 days - Was £1,600 - Now £1,450
Beyond The Backwaters - India - 11 days - Was £1,695 - Now £1,545
Camels, Forts & Deserts - India - 10 days - Was £1,245 - Now £1,145
Keralan Tea & Spice Trail - India - 6 days - Was £745 - Now £645
Markha Valley Trek - India - 12 days - Was £1,700 - Now £1,550
Spirit of South India - India - 17 days - Was £2,495 - Now £2,195
The Golden Triangle & Safari - India - 9 days - Was £1,195 - Now £1,095
Wildlife of Northeast India - India - 11 days - Was £1,675 - Now £1,575

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In addition to that we are giving away a free voucher worth £100 here: http://www.traveltheunknown.com/freevoucher valid on tours booked in 2011.

Itinerant Cycling in the Loir Valley Vineyards

Itinerant Cycling in the Loir Valley Vineyards Enjoy a 6-day itinerant cycle route discovering the crowd-free vineyards and historic sites of the Loir Valley (without an e).

This is the one of the newest areas in France to have been awarded a ‘Vineyards and Discoveries’ label. Discover ancient chateaux, rolling countryside and charming towns and villages, with delicious AOC wines - Coteaux du Loir and Jasnières - to rival those of the neighbouring Loire.

Cycling on paths, tracks and small roads covering distances of between 40 to 60 km per day, the route starts and finishes in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, taking in Beaumont Pied-de-Boeuf, Vaas and Luché-Pringé.  At the end of each day, guests will enjoy some fine French cuisine at the boutique hotels en route. 

Price: Sarthe Tourism (T: 00 33 243 402 260 or www.tourisme-en-sarthe.com ) offers the 6-day break from £336pp sharing until 30 September 2011. The price includes 5 nights’ half board accommodation, car parking, luggage transfers, an itinerary, detailed colour maps marked with tourist sites en route

Zambezi - Feat and Scull

In August a team will take the first ever Row Zambezi Challenge, sculling 1,000 km (past hippos, crocs and rapids) along the upper Zambezi River to raise money for Village Water.

If you’d like to canoe on the Zambezi too, consider a stay at Sindabezi, a private island of thatched cottages on stilts, each with sundeck, outdoor shower and loo with a view – just a few kilometres from the Victoria Falls.

A two-night stay – easily combined with a safari to Botswana – costs from £858 pp (two sharing) including internal flights, full board and activities. Call AITO* member Expert Africa on 020 8232 9777

Düsseldorf Carnival with Air Berlin

Düsseldorf Carnival

The Düsseldorf Carnival is big: over one million spectators are expected to flood the streets for the final parades on 5 and 6 March 2011.

The colour and spirit of carnival is centred on Königsallee, Düsseldorf’s famous shopping boulevard where revellers frolic in fancy dress. Visitors will be able to marvel at the impressive wagons raining with sweets or watch the famous Drag Queen Race at the Henkel-Saal on Ratinger Straße.

 With the celebrations set to get into full swing next month, visitors can be in on the action with airberlin from Stansted Airport from as little as £34* one way.

Journey through the Promised Land

Journey Through Israel - 8 days from £1299

Visit ancient cities of the Holyland and experience the energy and excitement of Tel Aviv. Delve into a fascinating history and discover the modern face of the Promised Land.

Included

    * City tour of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Jaffa
    * Massada
    * Sea of Galilee & boat ride
    * Capernaum & Nazareth
    * Kibbutz tour
    * Jaffa flea market (pictured)
    * Ein Gedi

Optional

    * Yad Vashem museum

Also included

    * Services of a Page & Moy Tour Guide
    * Hotel porterage

For more details: www.pageandmoy.co.uk

Highlights

Take a tour of Ashdot Yaacov Kibbutz with its charismatic director

Visit the fashionable Jaffa flea market in Tel Aviv

Explore youthful Tel Aviv

The Magic of Judea

Beyond Jerusalem’s Walls – four days in Judea with Explore

Discover the Sacred Land’s sights & sounds on this exciting short group tour from Explore (0844 499 0901; www.explore.co.uk).

Christian, Muslim and Jewish history pervades every narrow alley of Israel’s musty capital Jerusalem, and a walking tour includes the Via Dolorosa, where Jesus laboured with the cross, the Wailing Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - site of the crucifixion.

The surrounding areas are littered with famous names, such as Bethlehem and the Mount of Olives. See them plus dip in the Dead Sea at Qumran, where the famous scrolls were discovered, sail on the Sea of Galilee and take a trip to Jericho, the world’s oldest city.

Departing 8 April, price of £859 pp includes flights (London), transfers, three nights’ B&B in small hotels and guiding.

Wild Borneo

The beauty of Borneo – from £445 pp with Travelzest’s Malaysia Experience

During this three-day tour, witness the spectacle of hundreds of turtles laying eggs on the shore and the hatchlings being released into the sea, then explore the Gomantong Caves, home to a million bats and a place where the edible bird’s nest has been harvested for hundreds of years.

Also see crested serpent eagles and Asian fairy bluebirds, stop by the orang-utan rehabilitation centre, and visit a magnificent Chinese temple.

Prices from £445 pp including internal flights, guide and two nights’ full board.

Call Travelzest’s Malaysia Experience on 0800 171 2152 www.travelzest.com

Sweden canals on a steamship

West Sweden Canal

£1,270 – SAVE 10%

The Gota Canal Steamship Company offers 10% savings on its luxurious inland cruises across Sweden for bookings before 1 March.

For example, the six-day ‘Great Swedish Cruise’ now costs from 14,198 SEK (£1,270) pp (two sharing).

Recent winner of the best experience in Sweden TRIP Global Award, the Gota Canal is an idyllic waterway of canals, rivers and lakes between Gothenburg and Stockholm.

www.gotacanal.se

Cuba on horseback

Near the cobblestone streets of Cuba’s tiny city of Trinidad is the horse-ride of a lifetime.

Trot through the lle de los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills) – a breathtakingly beautiful area that was once the centre of the sugar trade industry.

After a day in the saddle, bliss out at Trinidad’s boutique, five-star and recently renovated Iberostar Grand Hotel.

A week’s B&B stay costs from £1,240 pp (two sharing) including Virgin flights (Gatwick), and private transfers.

Call Travelzest’s Captivating Cuba on 0800 171 2150 (www.travelzest.com).

Nambia for loners

If you’re dying to see Namibia, but don’t fancy going it alone, a small group trip is ideal.

With assisted camping, you’re not cooking or clearing up, leaving you free to discuss the day: animal encounters in Etosha; craft markets in Windhoek; the Namib Desert with its tall apricot dunes; and waterhole watching by night.

Departing 17 or 24 March, the ‘Taste of Namibia Safari’ is £1,570 pp including flights (London), safari vehicle transport, camp equipment and fees, national park entrance fees, and most meals.

Call Wild about Africa on 020 8758 4717 (www.wildaboutafrica.com).