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Sydney Morning Herald

Saturday November 18, 2006

Travel Associates has a tour to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the Siege of Tobruk on April 7, 2007. This 12-day tour will visit the war cemeteries at Tripoli, Tobruk, Acroma and El Alamein, where there will be a remembrance ceremony. Other highlights include a visit to Cairo and Giza to explore the pyramids, the sphinx and the Egyptian museum, with a stopover in Alexandria City. Priced from $3199 a person twin-share, the tour includes accommodation, breakfast daily, nine dinners and visas in Libya and Egypt. Air fares are extra. Phone 1800 460 462 or see www.travelassociates.com.au.

Breakfree is offering a pre-Christmas special to its resort in Kingscliff, NSW. Breakfree Paradiso resort is 30 metres from the beach and has Balinese-style decor. One-bedroom apartments are available from $507 a room twin share for four nights. Phone 132 678 or see www.breakfree.com.au.

Student Flights is offering a 10-day adventure in Sabah, in Malaysia. Highlights include climbing Mount Kinabalu, snorkelling coral reefs and seeing orang-utans in Sepilok rehabilitation centre and giant sea turtles laying eggs on Selingan Island. Priced from $795 a person twin share, the tour has several departures from now until June 2007. Flights can be arranged separately. Phone 1800 069 063 or see www.studentflights.com.au

Quickbeds.com has a special on rooms at its Freshwater Point Resort on the Gold Coast. The 4 1/2 star resort has one and two-bedroom apartments with waterfront views. One-bedroom apartments start from $155 a night for two people. See www.quickbeds.com or phone 1800 002 333.

Insight Vacations has a six-night Highlights of Eastern Turkey tour starting in Istanbul (right). Priced from $1983, it includes all meals, internal flights and hotel accommodation. Book and pay before December 31 and receive two nights' accommodation in Istanbul, with breakfast and sightseeing tour included. Departs May 16, June 13, September 12, 2007. Flights are extra. Phone your local AFTA travel agent or 9264 3299 for more information.

Wotif.com has rooms at the five-star Amora Hotel Jamison in Sydney from $250 a night. The price includes accommodation in a king- or twin-bedded room, cable TV, use of the gym, sauna, spa and heated pool. See www.wotif.com.

Australian Pacific Touring has an eight-day tour around New Zealand's South Island. Highlights include Franz Josef Glacier, Wanaka, Queenstown, a Milford Sound cruise, Mt Cook and Tekapo. Priced from $2985 a person, it includes touring, accommodation and several meals. Phone 1800 335 003 or see www.aptouring.com.au.

Details correct at time of publication. Conditions may apply - check with operators.