By JULIETTA JAMESON
Rail Europe has some bargains on offer.
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EUROPE
Buy a six, eight or 10-day Eurail Select Pass from Rail Europe and receive one extra day free. Buy the 15, 21 or one-month Eurail Global Pass and receive two, three and five extra travel days, respectively. Valid for sale until September 30. Passes must be activated within six months. See raileurope.com.au.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Book the three-night Ultimate Wilderness Experience for September or October and receive free return scenic air transfers from Darwin to Bamurru. Included are three nights in a safari bungalow, meals and daily guided safaris. $2790 a person twin share. Phone (02) 9571 6399. See wildbushluxury.com.
USA
Grab four nights at the 3.5-star Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel in Anaheim, California, and a Disneyland Resort 2 Day 1 Park Per Day ticket for $889 an adult twin share. Add two children aged three to nine for $215 each. Valid for sale until August 19 for travel from January 4 to February 12. See creativeholidays.com.
SOUTH AFRICA
Kids eight and up are welcome on G Adventures' 12-day South African adventure. It includes game drives. Accommodation and some meals are covered. The December 23 departure has a 20 per cent discount; $2239 an adult. Phone 1300 180 969. See gadventures.com.au.
CHINA
Book with Wendy Wu Tours by August 27 and save up to $920. Tours run January-June 2015 and include the 14-day Majestic Yangtze, which begins in Shanghai and includes a four-night cruise, and the Terracotta Warriors. The early-bird price is $3990 a person twin share. Phone 1300 789 980. See wendywutours.com.au.
AUSTRALIA
Radiance of the Seas has a 16-day summer cruise along Australia's northern reaches starting February 26 in Sydney and finishing in Perth. Book by August 31 with ecruising.travel and receive free economy airfares. $2689 a person twin share. Phone 1300 369 848; see ecruising.travel.
TOUR WATCH
UNITED KINGDOM
It's a good time to book with Globus - the tour company is offering its 2015 departures at 2014 prices, and you save 10 per cent when tours are booked and paid in full 12 months out. One available is the Cosmos British Panorama, which in nine days visits London, York, Edinburgh, Chester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cardiff and Bath. It's now $1143 a person twin share. Phone 1300 230 234. See globus.com.au.
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