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Worldwide Stopovers contd… Dubai, Abu Dhabi & Cape Town Go to site » |
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Essential Dubai
3 nights from £210 per person
Day 1: Arrive Dubai On arrival in Dubai you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel for your three-night stay. Superior: Rydges Plaza Dubai Deluxe: Hilton Dubai Jumeirah (Sea View Room) Day 2: Afternoon Dubai City Tour Enjoy a peaceful morning relaxing before a fascinating historical and orientation tour of the city in the afternoon. The route takes you to the magnificent Jumeirah Mosque and past modern palaces sprawled along the coast. In Bastakia you'll stop for a while to admire the old wind-tower houses built by wealthy merchants. Close by stands the 150year old Al Fahidi Fort, where the Dubai Museum records the city's past as an important pearl diving and trading centre. Continue your journey by Abra local water taxi. As you cross the Creek you will see the modern metropolis with its splendid architecture dwarfing the bustling alleys of your next destination, the gold and spice souks. Enjoy some time shopping here before being transferred back to your hotel. Day 3: 4WD Sundowner Dune Dinner Leaving Dubai in the afternoon, an exciting drive will take you into the vast red dunes of Margham. Stop to photograph camels resting at their camp and at dusk pause to watch the sunset over the immense solitude of the desert before continuing to a Bedu encampment. Enjoy a delicious barbecue as traditional entertainment is provided by a belly dancer. Day 4: Depart Dubai Time for some last-minute shopping before being transferred back to the airport for your onward flight.
Tour Prices
Price per person, in £'s from Rydges Plaza Deluxe Twin Single
01Jan08-31May08 01Jun08-31Aug08 01Sep08-31Oct08 01Nov08-31Dec08 Hilton Dubai Jumeirah 248 210 248 257 366 294 366 375 11Apr08-30Apr08 01May08-19Jun08 20Jun08-16Aug08 17Aug08-30Sep08 01Oct08-27Oct08 28Oct08-10Nov08 11Nov08-15Dec08 16Dec08-23Dec08 24Dec08-31Dec08 Twin 416 327 270 327 416 491 425 336 499 Single 738 560 448 560 738 888 747 569 897
Prices Include
· Three nights accommodation, including breakfast, at your chosen hotel · Return airport transfers with a meet & greet service · An afternoon Dubai City Tour · A 4WD Sundowner Dune Dinner
Deluxe Towers View
01Jan08-10Jan08 11Jan08-16Mar08 17Mar08-10Apr08 420 416 491 688 738 888
Supplements & minimum stays apply over Christmas, New Year & special events. Please call for details.
Essential Abu Dhabi
2 nights from £261 per person
Day 1: Arrive Abu Dhabi On arrival in Abu Dhabi you will be met and transferred to your chosen hotel for your two-night stay. Your hotel is situated a short drive from the airport and 15 minutes from the city. Overnight: Al Raha Hotel Day 2: City Tour & Sundowner Dune Dinner After breakfast enjoy a morning tour of this city on an island. You will pass the majestic Emirates Palace Hotel and the presidential palaces area, before continuing to the ancient Al Husn Fort and the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation. Visit the date and fish market in Port Zayed, and continue along the spectacular Corniche, to the Heritage Village, which houses a small museum and depicts the traditional daily activities of the Arab community prior to the discovery of oil. Your tour ends after a trip to the tip of the breakwater for a superb view of the city's magnificent skyline. In the early evening enjoy a thrilling sand dune drive in the desert followed by a delicious BBQ in a bedu encampment; here try a camel ride and smoke a traditional Shisha pipe. Overnight: Al Raha Hotel Day 3: Depart Abu Dhabi Depending on your onward flight, relax on the beach or round the pool, or wander round the small shopping mall next to the hotel, before your transfer back to the airport.
Tour Prices Prices Include
· Two nights accommodation including breakfast · Return airport-hotel transfers · Morning city tour · Sundowner dune drive and dinner
Price per person, in £'s from
Al Raha 01Jan08-14May08 15May08-15Sep08 16Sep08-31Oct08 01Nov08-31Dec08 Twin 298 261 298 331 Single 427 354 427 480
Supplements & minimum stays apply over Christmas, New Year & special events. Please call for details.
Essential Cape Town
3 Nights from £228
Day 1: Arrive Cape Town On arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to the Southern Sun Waterfront for the next three nights. Overnight: Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town Day 2: Table Mountain & City Tour This morning's tour includes a visit up Table Mountain on the cableway where the varying flora and fauna will be explained (cable car fee payable locally, approx. R120) and then a fascinating tour of the Malay Quarter, the Castle of Good Hope and on to Milnerton for a spectacular view of Table Mountain and the city. Finish off with an interesting tour of the Cape Town Diamond Works. You will then be transferred back to your hotel. Day 3: The Winelands Today, visit the picturesque Wineland areas of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek with their vineyards and authentic Cape Dutch-style homesteads, on a full-day tour. Learn about the cultural history of the area and get a chance to taste a few wines from the region! Day 4: Depart Cape Town Time for some last-minute shopping or perhaps a visit to Robben Island. A private transfer will return you to the airport for your onward journey.
Tour Prices
Price per person, in £'s from
Southern Sun Waterfront Twin Single
Prices Include
· Return private airport/hotel transfers · Three nights accommodation, including breakfast · Half-day scheduled Table Mountain & City Tour and fullday scheduled Winelands Tour (excluding lunch)
Standard
01Jan08-03Jan08 04Jan08-31Jan08 01Feb08-31Mar08 01Apr08-31Aug08 299 260 354 228 468 425 614 359
01Sep08-30Nov08 01Dec08-21Dec08 22Dec08-04Jan09 05Jan09-31Jan09 01Feb09-31Mar09
Twin 354 299 363 299 390
Single 614 499 626 499 676
Supplements and special conditions may apply over peak periods. Please enquire for details
Brochure prices may change. See booking conditions.
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