Find your holiday to Gambia

They say: "This 2010/2011 brochure offers holidays to the Gambia, Senegal and Cape Verde for a short break, seven nights, 10 nights or long stays from three weeks to three months. All hotels are handpicked and regularly visited by our staff and we can offer the ultimate in comfort with our Luxury Experience holidays, including exclusive hotels, upgraded flights and private transfers. You’ll love holidaying on ‘the smiling coast’ of Africa with fantastic winter sun, no jet lag, uncrowded sandy beaches and friendly people too."

They say: "With this brochure we’re bringing you stylish holidays at sensible prices, all year round. We’ve individually selected each four and five star hotel featured based on feedback from you, our customers. Each hotel has been chosen for a reason – great facilities, personal service, fab swimming pools and top entertainment to name but a few. Spacious, well-maintained modern designs are a hallmark of the collection and hotels range from small boutique style to large international chains."

They say: "We know what makes a winter holiday memorable (apart from the sunshine!). So as well as a great choice of hotels and apartments with everything for adults and kids alike to enjoy, we’re committed to ensuring that you receive some great offers when you book, giving you something to smile about before you even arrive on your winter sun holiday.’

They say: This worldwide brochure is our most comprehensive collection of small group escorted adventure tours covering every corner of the globe. We believe it’s the people you meet who make your voyage special – from the crew and expert local guides to your fellow travellers – combining to offer adventures from Camel riding in Egypt to climbing the Great Wall in China."

They say: "With diverse adventures spanning the four corners of the African continent, we’ll help you discover the heart and soul of Africa. For 2010, our West Africa program is bigger and better than ever, with three new two week adventures, as well as an extensions to visit two of Mali’s most fascinating and unique music festivals. The one off West Africa Expedition proved so popular, we’ve now made it a permanent feature and we are delving into more emerging destinations such as visiting the remote Omo Valley tribes of south Ethiopia."

They say: "This brochure offers just what the title says – holidays for adults in child-free hotels to summer sunshine destinations worldwide. For each destination there’s a wide range of activities and excursions, from walking tours in Madeira and scuba diving courses in Mexico, to dolphin spotting trips in Mexico and nights at the opera in Verona."

• Choose from Beach Escape, Well Being, Unique and Boutique or Local Flavours holidays
  
• If a hotel is marked ‘Adult Exclusive’, children under the age of 18 are not allowed or sometimes the minimum age is 14
  
• Key destinations include : Portugal, the Spanish islands, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Las Vegas and Goa

They say: "This year we’re delighted to offer you our widest ever choice of worldwide holidays. With exciting new destinations like Colombia, Israel and Burkino Faso as well as old favourites such as Egypt, Thailand and India, we’re convinced we have some wonderful new and classic choices for you. With 19 years of experience organising adventure travel, whether you’ve travelled with us before or it’s your first adventure trip, you can be assured we’ll take care of you."

• Local payments are included in the cost of most tours
  
• New for this year are more included highlights
  
• Key destinations include : Iceland, Mexico, Mali, Morocco, Czech Republic, Mongolia, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Libya and Turkey

They say: "Tucan offers over 450 group tours, independent packages and cruises to 71 countries, with the aim of offering you the adventure of a lifetime. There are six diverse travel styles, with Discovery Tours, Adventure Tours, Overland Expeditions, Budget Expeditions, Independent Travel and Expedition Cruises on offer. Discovery tours travel in private vehicles, whilst Budget Expeditions are aimed at 18 to 35 year olds ready to travel together."

• Discounts for early booking, two or more tour bookings, repeat customers, over 55s, under 26 and same tour bookings for three or more – up to 15% off when combined
  
• No single supplement when sharing a room with a same sex fellow traveller
  
• Key destinations include : Europe, Middle East, North, East and Southern Africa, Asia, Latin America and Antarctica

They say: "This brochure combines all of our main small group adventure and independent travel tours to worldwide destinations for 2010. All sorts of adventures are on offer to suit all types of traveller and budgets. We’ve got family tours, limited edition trips such as ‘Running of the bulls’ in Barcelona, a trip to the Mexico Day of Dead festival and special photography trips to Japan. We also have Discovery Adventures where you can follow in the footsteps of your favourite Discovery Channel programmes."

• Look out for YOLO (You Only Live Once) trips especially aimed at 18-30 year olds who don’t want to be touring on a bus
  
• By booking with Gap Adventures you help give back to the community through the Planeterra scheme
  
• Key destinations include : Arctic, Chile, Bolivia, Italy, Indonesia, Malawi, Slovenia, Portugal, Ireland, Tanzania, Zambia

They say: "At Gecko’s we believe Africa is a continent worth getting excited about. Our extremely knowledgeable crew of local leaders, drivers and cooks help to set us apart from other travel companies in Africa. They will enable you to experience Africa at its most authentic, as they were born and raised in the region and are passionate about showing you all that’s local."

• Overland trips use custom-built safari vehicles with superior camping equipment
  
• New tours for 2010 include Safari and Spice, African Overlander and Soccer and Wildlife departures
  
• Key destinations include : Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland

They say: "The world may not be growing, but our range of cycling destinations certainly is. Cycling tours let you travel at your own pace, guarantees plenty of interaction with the locals, minimal environmental impact and you’ll finish your trip fitter than when you started, whether it’s a 20km a day leisurely tour or a tough 120km per day challenge."

• All tours are categorised into Off Road, Road or Self-Guided tours
  
• New tours for 2010 include Bordeaux and the Atlantic Coast, Cuban Highlights Ride, Cycle the Backroads of Sri Lanka and Mountain Biking in Costa Rica
  
• Key destinations include : Turkey, Italy, France, Nepal, India, Vietnam, Cuba, Spain, Germany and Austria

They say: "This brochure features a wide range of small group and independent tours to countries throughout the African continent. We offer family, small vehicle and luxury lodge safaris, a huge range of overland tours in purpose-built vehicles, luxury rail tours and mountain trekking trips including Mount Kilimanjaro."

• You can book a private group tour if there are eight or more of you, giving you your own private Gap Adventures guide and free airport transfers
  
• Look out for the very special 2010 Football World Cup departures to South Africa
  
• Key destinations include : Nairobi, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Uganda

They say: "Page & Moy has put together this brand new collection of tours focussing specifically on culture and wildlife. If you love seeing animals in their natural environment, or walking around the streets of a provincial town soaking up the atmosphere and meeting the people, then this brochure will have a holiday to tempt you."

• All holidays are led by experts – there’s even a meerkat expert!
  
• Group sizes on these holidays are capped at 25 people
  
• Key destinations include : Spain, Norway, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Namibia, New Zealand, Borneo