Going Going Gone

Going Going Gone

Newcastle Herald

Saturday July 15, 2006

The new Peppers Salt Resort at Kingscliff has joined Christmas-in-July celebrations with a show on July 22 and a $199 pp package covering a room, two tickets to the show, a two-course Christmas dinner and drinks. Call (02) 6674 7777.

Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel has a $2100 package for two nights for two including a seven-course degustation dinner, tickets to an Opera House show, limousine transport, spa treatments, Moet, breakfast, health club use and parking. Call 9250 6000.

AAT Kings has a two-day Tiwi Islands Aboriginal Cultural Tour priced from $455 (land only) where travellers explore Nguiu on Bathurst Island with a local guide, departing Darwin twice a week until October. Call 1300 556 100.

Music lovers can join the Sydney Symphony in Japan (September 25-October 6) visiting Kyoto, Hakone and Tokyo, on a tour with conductor Stephen Hillinger. Cost of $7950 pp includes flights, hotels, some meals and tickets. Call 1300 727 095.

A 10-night voyage on the Peregrine Mariner from March 5, 2007, will celebrate 100 years of Australian involvement in Antarctica. Prices start at $8790 pp twin share, plus airfares. The voyage departs from Ushuaia, Argentina. Call 1300 854 500.

Escape Travel has a seven-night deal to Norfolk Island from $515 pp, for sale until August 13, for two passengers who book and travel together, with airfares, Hillcrest accommodation, a Norfolk Convict Club card and extras. Call 1300 799 783.

The Oakridge Pool and Spa Resort, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, has joined Accor's Grand Mercure hotels and has a package of $A144 for one night with champagne, dinner and breakfast for two, valid to March 31 next year. Call 1300 656 565.

The Singapore Food Festival is on to July 31 and I-xplore has packages from $999 pp (plus taxes) for airfare and four nights at the New Park Hotel (Call 1300 900 800) and Qantas Holidays four-nights at the Plaza Parkroyal from $311 pp. Call 131 415.

Heading for Ireland? The three-day Shamrockers Western Rocker tour costs $199 pp, departing Dublin on Fridays, and travellers will kiss the Blarney Stone, visit Killarney and Doolin and sample Irish whisky. Visit www.shamrockertours.com.

Whitsundays-based Queensland Yacht Charters has just added a brand new 4 cabin/2 bathroom Seawind 1160 sailing catamaran to its fleet. See www.yachtcharters.com.au or phone 1800 075 013.

The Medina Executive Barrack Plaza is a new hotel overlooking Perth city and has an opening special, a one-bedroom apartment for $150 a night or a two-bedroom apartment for $184 (minimum two-night stay). Call (08) 9267 0000.