Don't wait: the Moselle River.
FLAMINGOES AND TANGOS
Destination International is offering $1000 a person off bookings of a holiday package that bundles South Africa and South America together. The 12-night holiday includes Kruger National Park in South Africa and Buenos Aires in Argentina. The price after discount is $4999 a person, twin share. It includes return airfares from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth or Brisbane flying with South African Airways to Johannesburg and Buenos Aires, a five-day Drifters Kruger Park Safari with all meals and two game drives daily, two nights at Garden Court Sandton City in Johannesburg, and six nights at the boutique Unique Art Hotel in Buenos Aires, as well as a day-tour of Buenos Aires and a tango dinner show, plus all transfers. The offer is valid for travel October 1-November 30 and February 1-November 30, 2014. To receive the discount, bookings must be made and paid in full by October 31, 2013.
Phone 1300 813 391; see ditravel.com.au.
South African safari.
TRACKING NICELY
Vacations by Rail is offering a complimentary hotel stay for early-bird bookings of any 2014 US train journey valued at $US1500 ($1685) or more. Qualifying packages include independent rail journeys and escorted train tours of New England's fall foliage and the Colorado Rockies. The night's stay (worth $US175) can be taken before or after the rail trip. It is offered per person booked by September 15.
Phone 1800 153 463; see vacationsbyrail.com.
Yangtze river cruise.
JOIN THE CLUB
The 2014 Avalon World Collection features 12 itineraries on the great rivers of Asia, Africa and the Americas, each offering the same on-board experience as Avalon's European cruises. Avalon is offering a discount of $300 a couple on all 2014 World Collection cruises booked by September 30. There are more discounts for early payments, additional tour bookings and Journey's Club repeat travellers.
Phone 1300 230 234; see avalonwaterways.com.au.
HIT THE ROAD
As summer approaches, imoova.com needs to move its campervans. The company is offering two-, four- or six-person motorhomes to be moved from Melbourne to Hobart for the cost of $5 a day over five days. The deal includes an additional $350 towards flights, fuel or ferry costs. Extra days to complete the trips are available. The vehicles must be moved between August 20 and September 10.
Phone 1300 789 059; see imoova.com/imoova/relocations.
BANK ON IT
Book a Yangtze River group tour for two people with Helen Wong and one person flies for free from Australia. The deal (which applies to certain specified tours only) represents a saving of $980 a couple. It does not include taxes and fees. Helen Wong is also offering an additional two air tickets, free, for two children under 16 years if a tour is booked for a family of four, a saving of $2450 a family. Senior travellers - over 65 years - save a further $100 a tour.
Phone 1300 788 328; see helenwongstours.com.
HEART OF EUROPE
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise collection is offering a last-minute 50 per cent off three cruises. They are the 18-day Paris and the Heart of Europe Paris to Vienna cruise departing October 5 and 16, the 13-day Legendary Rhine and Moselle Basel to Amsterdam cruise departing November 8, and the 13-day European Serenade Vienna to Amsterdam cruise departing November 2. The offer is valid until August 31 unless sold out sooner.
Phone 1300 780 231; see uniworldcruises.com.au.
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