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Explore! Virgin Holidays
Family Adventures 2010-11 Africa January 2010-April 2011
Adventure specialist Explore! has added Bulgaria, Indonesia Virgin Holidays has added three tours and several hotels
and Venezuela to its family programme. The brochure to its 2010 Africa brochure, which covers South Africa,
features 17 new itineraries across Europe, North and South Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya. The new
America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. New tours include itineraries are a Zulu Explorer fly-drive, plus Garden Route
seeing komodo dragons and flying foxes in Indonesia, and Getaway and Over the Borders escorted tours. Seven new
the chance to take part in bungee-jumping, kayaking and hotels in South Africa include the Southern Sun Waterfront
rock-climbing in Bulgaria’s mountains. All itineraries are graded according to the and One&Only, both in Cape Town, plus Pumba Private
level of activities on offer, from “leisurely” to “tough”. Accommodation is rated Game Reserve in Eastern Cape and Pestana Kruger Lodge. Karafuu Beach Resort
from “roughing it” to “in style”. Prices start at £460 for adults and £445 for in Zanzibar has also been added. Prices start at £795 for seven nights’ all-inclusive
children for a four-night Taste of Morocco tour, including flights. at the Voyager Beach Resort in the Kenyan resort of Mombasa.
■
explore.co.uk/familyadventures; 0844 499 0901 ■ virginholidays.com; 0844 557 4011
Travel 2 Welcome Cottages
Indian Ocean & Middle East 2009-10 2010
Travel 2 has doubled the size of its programme to the Middle Welcome Cottages has added 270 properties to its portfolio.
East and Indian Ocean. New to the range are the Habtoor The operator now offers cottages in 380 towns across
Grand and Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort & Towers in Dubai, England, Scotland and Wales. The brochure features a
as well as the all-inclusive Miramar. In Mauritius, the Veranda range of unusual properties, including a fairground show-
Paul & Virginie, the renovated Maritim and the redesigned man’s caravan, houseboat, converted chapel and a former
Les Pavillons have been added. The long-haul operator has railway station. Updated regional introduction pages offer
added more all-inclusive resorts in the Maldives, plus the Centara Grand Island information on what to see and do, plus advice on where
Resort. The brochure also features a list of “10 must-dos” in each destination. to eat. Tips from regional managers will help customers make the most of their
Five nights’ B&B at the Habtoor Grand starts at £669, including flights. holidays. Seven-night rentals start at £205 per cottage, including booking fee.
■ travel2.com; 0800 022 4302 ■ welcomecottages.com; 0845 268 1793
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