Scenic Holidays

Explore North America in added comfort for less this summer
Grand American Adventures is offering 20% off ten of its new tours, plus a 10% discount on all other North American tours this summer when booked between 10 and 23 May.

Unleash your inner Picasso on a tall ship cruise
Tall ship specialist Star Clippers is offering novice and more experienced artists the chance to express themselves and refine their technique in the most inspiring of settings, the Mediterranean, on board the 170-passenger Star Flyer, one of the world’s most beautiful and graceful tall ships.

A guided walk through glorious Colombia
Britain’s leading guided walks operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, is offering 16 and 18 day tours to Colombia a relatively undiscovered Latin American destination.

Gardening and cruising for summer 2011
This summer gardening enthusiasts can indulge in their hobby while enjoying a 5* luxury European river cruise that take in one of the world’s most spectacular flower shows, the `Bundesgartenschau’ Germany’s famous Federal Horticultural Show.

Hot air balloons over the Irish Lakelands
For a memorable May weekend getaway, visit the Irish Lakelands where you’ll find plenty of events and attractions to entertain, with easy access for UK visitors by plane or ferry to Dublin, just a short drive away.

Undiscovered Portugal – 8 day walking holiday
The Sao Marmede Natural Park, on Portugal's frontier with central Spain, is one of Europe's best kept secrets. Life has changed little in the picturesque villages where bread, cheeses and regional wines are still produced in traditional ways.

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays to Thailand
Britain’s leading guided walks operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, is offering an 18 day holiday to Thailand embracing, the capital, Bangkok, the mountainous north, the north-east plateau and the fertile rice-growing Central Plains.
Go wild on the Yorkshire moors
Views over the wild and wonderful North York Moors await guests at Grinkle Park, a newly-refurbished Victorian hotel near Saltburn-by-the-Sea in Cleveland which has an almost half-price deal until the end of May.
Money-off deal on Croatian photography holiday
Tatra Photography is offering £50 off of its three night “Lakes and Waterfalls” photography holidays in Croatia in May.
Celebrate Everest Day with Gap Adventures
Everest Day is coming up on 29 May, marking the achievements of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay who were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the Nepal-China border.

Ba Be Lake - Vietnam's best kept secret
Set in mountainous terrain northeast of Hanoi, Ba Be is one of Vietnam’s most picturesque and least visited National Parks.

Follow in the footsteps of Scott & Shackleton with Oceans Worldwide
If last weekend’s BBC2 documentary about Scott’s Hut and his adventures in Antarctica has stirred the explorer in you, then why not follow in his and Ernest Shackleton’s footsteps and visit this stunning wilderness with discovery voyages experts Oceans Worldwide’s on its 11-day Classic Antarctica trip?

Top 10 rustic farmhouses on HomeAway.co.uk
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city, unwind and experience country life at its best on your next holiday. Renting a farmhouse property is the perfect way to discover the countryside, while providing the ideal backdrop for a laidback family retreat or an activity break.
Vineyard vista from a Tuscan hill village
Admire breathtakingly beautiful views across vineyards and olive groves from a farm just outside one of Tuscany’s loveliest medieval hill villages.

10 reasons to visit Puglia in 2011
Puglia, the heel of Italy, is renowned for its rustic charm, beaches, cuisine and wine and now there are even more reasons to visit this charming region of Southern Italy this year…