Special interest holiday brochure selection

They say: "With prisine beaches and dense jungles, southern Thailand offers a unique natural bounty. We stay on the lush island of Koh Lanta: twice-daily yoga compliments optional scuba diving, rainforest walking and island-hopping – or you might just want to relax and have a Thai massage or spa treatment."

We say: "We liked the sound of this as it’s so much more than a yoga holiday, mixing adventure and sporting activities with the yoga classes. Finishing off each day with a yoga class as the sun sets over the Andaman Sea has to be something special."

• Optional excursions include elephant trek, island hopping boat tour, horse riding and Thai cookery school
  
• Accommodation is in palm-thatched beach cottages with wet room and even wireless access
  
• The holiday included 14 yoga classes

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."

• North Africa features in the brochure for the first time with Morocco and Tunisia
  
• 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: "An exceptional opportunity to practice yoga in the stunning surrounds of Berber Morocco. Morocco is that rare jewel: a modern nation swathed in vibrant history. This spectacular yoga holiday takes us from the pink city of Marrakech to bohemian Essaouira with the possibility to shop, ride a camel, windsurf, explore Marrakech’s famous bazaar – or just revel in Morocco’s undiscovered beaches."

We say: "A good combination of sightseeing and yoga on this holiday, as you spend time in Marrakech, Essaouira and even following in Jimi Hendrix’s footsteps staying in Sidi Kaouki with miles and miles of golden sandy beaches."

• The Moroccan yoga holiday includes 10 yoga classes
  
• In Marrakech and Essaouira you stay in traditional Riads. The Sidi Kaouki hotel has a swimming pool and a restaurant with local and Italian-influenced food
  
• Optional activities include camel and horse riding, Turkish hammam and windsurfing

They say: "Last year we took over 6000 kids to see the real Santa. We organise fun-packed day trips and short breaks with sleigh rides or reindeer safaris and we can even help you organise a truly white wedding in this winter wonderland within the Arctic Circle."

• Special seven night New Year break with activities included, from snowmobiling and husky sledging to gala dinners and visits to the Ice Hotel
  
• Some hotels feature the Santa-academy Kids’ Clubs for three to eight year olds
  
• Key destination : Lapland with a wide choice of day trips and activities

They say: "This eight-day yoga holiday is set in the remote idyll of Dahab, an oasis on the Red Sea coast. One of Egypt’s forgotten treasures, Dahab overlooks a necklace of coral reefs – the second most extensive reef system in the world. Year-round warm water has developed a fantastic ecosystem."

We say: "The focus of this trip is yoga, but when in Egypt one can’t ignore all those renowned sights, so you’ll see Mount Sinai and you can go scuba diving, camel trekking or horse-riding to give you a varied and exhilarating Egyptian holiday."

• You can opt for a three night extension exploring the Bedouin culture in the desert
  
• A choice of accommodation means you can opt for a comfortable hotel or a classic Dahab camp
  
• A trip highlight is a yoga class at the top of Mount Sinai

Warner Leisure Hotel breaks are unique in that they offer luxury and entertainment in a child-free environment with many hotels boasting a fine history, beautiful gardens and great leisure facilties all so you can really relax.

• All breaks include the room, full breakfast, dinner and entertainment
  
• Choose from countryside hotels or coastal resorts
  
• Loads of daytime activities from swimming to tennis or archery
  
• Warner has experience breaks so you can learn something new – from painting to creative writing

They say: "Our Christmas market escorted tours start at just £119 for four days. You can travel by air, coach or rail to magical markets in a variety of great destinations – from picturesque resorts such Trier, Rudesheim and Hamelin, to classical cities such as Cologne, Prague, Krakow and Berlin. Think Gluhwein, festive local produce and sightseeing too."

• New destinations for 2009 include Chatsworth, York, Lille by Eurostar, Ostend, Bavaria, Liege, Tivoli Gardens and a Lapland experience
  
• Travelsphere representatives are on every trip and there are free local coach pick ups and flights from regional airports
  
• Key destinations include : Paris, Bruges, Hamburg, Normandy, Prague and the Italian Dolomites

They say: "Peter Sommer Travels was born out of my passion to bring history to life, on the very spot where it was made, by organising expert led cultural tours. So it was extremely gratifying this year when National Geographic Traveller magazine elected our Alexander Tour one of the world’s top 10 best educational holidays."

We say: "Celebrating 15 years of organising specialist archaeological tours to Turkey, Peter Sommer is now offering a brand new cruise around the Greek Islands. All cruises use hand-built Turkish gulet boats, with friendly, experience crews onboard."

• The 2009 programme includes several family-specific gulet tour adventures
  
• Peter Sommer works closely with gulet operator Almira Travel, the local experts based in Turkey
  
• Look out for special interest departures such as writing and walking focused trips

They say: "Explore the world in small, informal groups discovering different lands and cultures in an authentic way, meeting and sharing experiences with local people along the way. From the ‘Wonders of the Silk Road’ in China, exploring ‘Ancient Sicily’ or going on a ‘Very Cuban Revolution’ there is an in-depth history tour for you."

• Each tour is accompanied by a guest lecturer with many being professors sharing their expert knowledge in their chosen research field
  
• Single room options available on nearly all tours
  
• Key destinations include : Sicily, Egypt, Syria, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Cuba and Mesoamerica

They say: "If you make the effort to buy Fair Trade products you’ll be interested to know that we have been offering small group tours to see Fair Trade producers and projects in action for over 20 years now. Traidcraft offers these tours so that friends and supporters can see first hand the benefits of Fair Trade and its work. All tours include visits and time spent with Fair Trade producers and at exchange and development projects."

• All tours are arranged and managed by Saddle Skedaddle, a tour operator run by a former Traidcraft director
  
• Meet the People works with local partners and tour guides, to benefit from their local knowledge, understanding and passion for their country
  
• Key destinations include : Bangladesh, Western India, Southern India, Northern Thailand, Vietnam, South Africa, Kenya, Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Chile and Peru

They say: "Let us take the stress out of organising stag, hen and group celebration weekends and holidays to favourite destinations in the UK and worldwide. Just tell us where you want to go and the sort of things you want to do and we will organise it all. You could be enjoying a pamper and party day in Magaluf with your hen group or blasting around the track on a quad bike in Newcastle with the boys."

• Weekends and holidays start with just a £50 deposit for the whole group
  
• Benefit from deals such as VIP club entries and free drinks
  
• Key destinations include : Bournemouth, London, Newcastle, Dublin, Magaluf, Amsterdam, Budapest, Stockholm, New York

Explore has put together 15 different tours all focussing on the total solar eclipse in Asia on 22 July 2009. It’s going to be a remarkable event and a worthy way of celebrating their 10th anniversary year of organising astronomy and eclipse tours.

• Many tours are accompanied by expert astronomers
  
• The 2009 eclipse will offer up to 6mins of total solar eclipse darkness
  
• Explore has researched the most prominent locations in Asia to see the eclipse
  
• All tours are in small groups of up to 20, that attract the novice to the expert sky watcher
  
• All tours combine other sihgtseeing too, so it makes for a great combined holiday