Experience Dubai with Thomson Tailormade

Tour operator Thomson Tailormade has launched the new Dubai and Indian Ocean brochure, offering an extensive selection of quality hotels and unique experiences tailored to suit every need.

From enjoying the spectacular skyline of Dubai to climbing a rock fortress in Sri Lanka and learning to dive in the crystal clear blue waters of the Maldives, the new brochure showcases the very best of the Indian Ocean.

Thomson Tailormade specialises in flexible durations and bespoke holidays whilst also offering great value – with the Worldwide Value savings customers can get the most for their money and benefit from a range of special offers including free nights and room upgrades. The Dubai and Indian Ocean brochure features a number of suggested itineraries of fantastic multi-centre holidays – but the team of dedicated travel consultants can tailor-make virtually any holiday request.

DUBAI:
Embodying the style, glamour and wealth of the Middle East, this desert metropolis combines city life and beachside relaxation. Offering the ultimate shopping experience, opulent Dubai has fantastic restaurants and nightlife, a spectacular skyline and luxury hotels. Where else can you ski on the world’s largest indoor ski slope in the morning and waterski or sandboard under the sun in the afternoon!
Dubai’s location makes it particularly easy to combine with many other destinations within the Indian Ocean, the Far East and beyond.

Multicentre suggestions combining favourites such as Dubai and the Maldives (9 nights from £1,649 pp), Dubai and Mauritius (10 nights from £1,475pp) and Dubai and the Seychelles (10 nights from £2,039 pp) are the perfect way to combine city culture with beach relaxation.

MALDIVES:
Peaceful, beautiful and exotic, the Maldives’ unspoilt, sugar-white beaches leave even the most discerning travellers awe-struck. Over 1000 ‘Robinson Crusoe’ islands make up the Maldives each with stunning lagoons, dazzling underwater coral gardens, beautiful white sand beaches; a perfect natural combination for the ideal tropical holiday destination. Famous as one of the world’s top dive destinations the Maldives is home to three quarters of the worlds reef fish. Add seamless service, excellent watersports, world-class spas and a truly romantic feel and you’ve got the perfect place in which to relax.

Perfect for an afternoon trip, the resort islands that are close to the main island Male offer excursions to the capital taking in the Grand Friday Mosque, waterfront markets, late afternoon football matches. Most islands offer an island hopping trip by dhoni, to see local fishing villages and what the other atolls have to offer.

Multicentre suggestions such as Sri Lanka and the Maldives offer a trip of a lifetime at excellent value from £1,679pp for 14 night stay.

MAURITIUS:
Mauritius is a diverse island, bringing together Indian, French, Creole and Chinese cultural influences. Its tropical landscape is a beautiful mix of jungle-covered mountains, waterfalls, sugar cane fields and white sand beaches. The island’s colonial history and cosmopolitan lifestyle make this a great place to explore, with the rhythm of the Sega dance keeping it alive.

With fantastic beaches, big game fishing and diving in abundance there is also fabulous trekking and mountain biking both of which offer great coastline views and golf is one of the main sports attracting many holidaymakers.

An all inclusive holiday to Mauritius costs £1,589 pp for a 5 night break at the 5 star Shandrani Resort & Spa. The hotel boasts impeccable service, high standard of accommodation and a stunning beach with offshore Marine Park.

Pamper yourself with a host of beauty and body treatments at the new state of the art Sugar Beach spa. The Spa comprises both single and couples treatment rooms and also has a dedicated Shiatsu treatment area. For the ultimate therapy try the deluxe Hammam treatments including an exotic black soap massage. Visitors to the Spa may relax around a plunge pool and enjoy a refreshment from the Organic Spa Bar. A fully equipped hairdressing salon for men and women is also located in the Spa. 5 nights at the 5 star Sugar Beach hotel costs from £1,329 pp.

SEYCHELLES:
Shaped by soft sugary sands and turquoise waters, it’s hard to resist this tropical paradise. Laden with coconut palms, the appeal of these islands is more than the alluring blend of food and spices or intricate coral reefs coloured by shoals of fish.

Thomson Tailormade offer 1 night at the elite 5 star Constance Lemuria hotel from £181 pp and 1 night at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort and spa from £258 pp. Both are romantic and secluded hidaways set in breathtaking secluded white sand beaches offering first class facilities and service.

SRI LANKA:
Imagine long golden sandy beaches, wild elephants and abundant tropical forests – Sri Lanka is exactly how you pictured it. Its ancient name, Serendib, comes from the word serendipity, meaning ‘happy and unexpected discovery’ and there is no better way to describe this beautiful island country. A combination of touring the interior with a stay in one of the many impressive beach resorts is certainly the best way to get the most out of your holiday.

The fascinating elephant orphanage of Pinnawela gives you an opportunity to get up close to these majestic creatures and you can also take an elephant trek through the forest near Habarana.

Lastly visit, Polonnaruwa’s ancient stone ruins under the watchful eye of the Buddha of Gla Vihara. Further south, Kandy is steeped in cultural diversity where you can visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic and see a cultural dance performance. The southwest coast has Sri Lanka’s finest beaches, with Beruwela being a real favourite. Benota is the best on the west coast offering turquoise waters and golden sands lined with coconut palms. Carved masks, coconut shell art works, batik, leather, jewellery, gems, traditional tea and spices and Ayuervedic potions are all great buys.

Thomson Tailormade offer an exciting combination of tours, the Cultural Kandy and Tea tour costs from £219 pp for four days and takes in the history of Kandy winding into Nuwara Eliya for the beautiful and fascinating tea plantations and onto your chosen beach hotel.

The World Heritage Sri Lanka tour costs from £299 pp for four days and includes a brief introduction into the culture and history of Sri Lanka climbing the ancient fortress of Sigiriya rock and visiting the Dambulla Rock Temple, impressively lined with ancient paintings and abound with Buddhas of all shapes and sizes.

The Classic Ceylon tour costs from £1,069 pp for a 9 day trip includes a comprehensive tour of Sri Lanka’s fascinating culture and beautiful scenery. From vast numbers of Buddha in a cave temple to elephant back riding in the forest and tea plantations in the hills, you’ll see Sri Lanka at its finest.

For bookings and more information, visit thomsontailormade.com.