| |
IN TRANSIT GETTING YOU FROM HERE TO THERE
Japan made easy
March 9, 2008
Pacific Delight Tours is featuring a seven-day Tokyo & Kyoto Super Value tour and a 12-day Japan In-Depth package, highlighting the two cities as well as Hakone, Hiroshima, Okayama, and Kurashiki. The programs include trans-Pacific flights, stays in superior first-class and deluxe hotels, transportation between Tokyo and Kyoto on the bullet train and local guides. Fares range from $2,378-$2,698 per person for the Tokyo & Kyoto package and $4,238-$4,558 for Japan In-Depth. A two-night stay at Kyoto's Gion Yoshi-ima, a traditional ryokan (inn), can be added at rates from $378 with dinner and breakfast. Visit pacificdelighttours.com or call (800) 221-7179.
For mushroom lovers
You mushroom lovers heading to New Zealand through April 30, note that Otahuna Lodge on the South Island has a two-night Great Mushroom Hunt culinary package that includes a foraging expedition led by executive chef Jimmy McIntyre. Any edible mushrooms that guests find will work their way onto that evening's five-course degustation dinner, alongside other produce from the Otahuna estate. There will also be a cooking class and a second five-course dinner, complete with wine pairings. The price for the package at the seven-suite luxury lodge is about $2,400-$3,320. Call 011-64-3-329-6333. For details on the lodge, visit otahuna.co.nz.
Attention, boomers!
A new travel Web site has been launched for baby boomers at boomeropia.com. Boomeropia lists interesting trips and tours in 30 categories, from adventure to pet travel to beaches and bed-and-breakfasts. Other categories include cruises, culinary travel, golf, fishing, and “glamping” – which means “glamorous” camping or camping trips where the tour operator does all the hard work for you, with comfortable tents and catered meals. Click on “botanical tours” and you'll read about a trip to Kazakhstan in search of alpine plants; click on “volunteer” for details on an American Hiking Society trip to work in a park in the Chilean Patagonia.
Not your cowpoke's Rodeo
The Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills has a two-night Ready for the Paparazzi Package, with offers from Josi Eber Atelier and Saks Fifth Avenue, among others. The hotel, which lays claim to being the only one on the famed shopping street, recommends the package for friends, mothers, and daughters, as well as destination bridal shower vacations. Included are two nights' accommodations, a welcome amenity, a complimentary glass of wine or cup of cappuccino in Bar 360, dinner for two in Cafe Rodeo, four passes to Sports Club/LA-Beverly Hills, a personal hair consultation with celebrity hairstylist Josi Eber (valued at $275), an appointment with a personal shopper and a makeup application at Saks. Rates start at $379 a night, April-December. Visit luxehotelrodeodrive.com or call 866-LUXE-411.
»Next Story»
|
