Wildlife Holidays
New coastal cycle tours in Cornwall for 2010
Cornwall’s spectacular coastline is the focus for three new self-guided cycling tours from a specialist holiday operator.
Kuoni launches luxury holiday sale
Laze on a white sand beach, take a dip in turquoise waters, dive amongst psychedelic fish, cruise down the Nile in Egypt, spot tigers and temples in India or stand on the Great Wall of China. Due to popular demand The Kuoni Sale is back with savings of up to 30% on a choice of 120 amazing offers to exotic destinations around the world.
Hot air ballooning on safari in Kenya
Somak Holidays will reward early bookers with a ‘2 for the price of 1’ deal on a hot air ballooning experience in Kenya.
Acacia Africa goes wild online
Are you pondering over pony trekking through Lesotho, volunteering in South Africa or swimming with elephants in Zimbabwe? Now you can journey through Africa on the internet, with Acacia Africa’s "Go Wild Online" campaign featuring a selection of amazing African encounters across Twitter, Facebook and the tour operator’s blog.
View Africa’s ‘big five’ on horseback
You can now get a whole new perspective on the African savannah as Ranch Rider's 2010 portfolio covers South Africa and Botswana.
Blanket Bay wins Enviro Award
Multi-award-winning Blanket Bay lodge in Glenorchy has added yet another award to its impressive line-up for 2009 - the Qualmark Enviro-Gold.
Walkers show no signs of hanging up their boots
A survey of HF Holidays’ customers – many of whom are aged 50 plus – reveals that far from hanging up their boots and sitting out retirement, some guests claim to head out into the countryside every day.
Lakeland holiday-park plans big switch-off for starry nights
Guests at a Lakeland holiday park will be invited to take part in a series of dark deeds next year.
Family adventure holidays to Oman
Reef & Rainforest Tours has added Oman for the first time to its Family Wildlife Adventures programme, citing it as an ideal destination for families.
Sponsor a Whale Shark this Christmas
Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas? The Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (maldiveswhalesharkresearch.org) has come up with a new twist on the stocking filler with a whale shark sponsorship scheme. The UK charity has created this new scheme to fund their ongoing research and keep the project alive with help from The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island.
Hamilton Island reports best visitor numbers for six years
Hamilton Island (hamiltonisland.com.au) in Queensland, Australia enjoyed amazing visitor numbers in November 2009, recording the highest number of arrivals in six years.
Have a whale of a time in Hawaii this winter
View the humpback whale from the comfort of an ocean front room on the Hawaiian island of Maui this winter, courtesy of US specialist, Bon Voyage.
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort supports marine research
Le Méridien Al Aqah Beach Resort will be hosting and comprehensively supporting the 1st Arabian Seas Whale Shark Research Symposium & Workshop this coming weekend - December 11th and 12th .
A day in Aruba: Top ten things to do
Aruba is fast becoming one of the Caribbean’s up and coming cruise destinations, with year-to-year visitors going up 32.9% in August and 51.2% in September 2009.
Isles of Scilly named amongst top destinations for 2010
The Isles of Scilly has been named among the World’s top destinations for 2010. The only UK destination to make the list, the Island archipelago, which lies 28 miles off the tip of Lands End, the Isles of Scilly was named in the top 10 along with other destinations such as Hanoi, Copenhagen, Hawaii and Abu Dhabi, it is the first time that the Islands have made the prestigious list.