Budget Vacation This Year ?
.........Budget and moderate vacations have the same rewards -- just fewer comforts. Many of our favorite trips were budget ones. No, the sheets weren't smooth and silky, but we got to see the world and met great people.
Faves: Backpacking through Europe (get a Eurail-pass or rent a car (www.rentabc.com); pick up a guidebook from Let's Go, Real Guides or Lonely Planet); wandering through Southeast Asia (grab a Lonely Planet guide); a 10-day trip to Egypt including a cruise on the Nile for $660 ( www.explore-worldwide.com); a two-week camping trip through South Africa, Botswana and to Victoria Falls for under $1,500 (run by Wagontrails and booked through www.siyabona.com) and a two-week tour of China, including airfare from the West Coast for about $2,000 (800-900-2446; www.ritztours.com).
A great source for money-wise tours for the under-35 crowd: STA Travel, www.statravel.com.
Even if you're beyond the penny-pinching stage, packaged holidays that include air and hotel can be a great value. The hotels included are clean and have private baths.
Interested in Latin American destinations? Try Miami-based Tara Tours, 305-871-1246, www.taratours.com, which currently offers a seven-night package to Belize, including air and taxes, for under $1,000 per person, double.
For destinations worldwide, check out members of the U.S. Tour Operators Association, 212-599-6599, www.ustoa.com. These companies offer packages at various price points. One member, CIE Tours, offers a six-night self-driving trip of Ireland including air from New York, car rental, insurance and six nights in B&Bs for $780 per person. plus airport taxes, through Feb. 28. 800-CIE-TOUR,www.cietours.com.
(Source: Miamia Herald)
Faves: Backpacking through Europe (get a Eurail-pass or rent a car (www.rentabc.com); pick up a guidebook from Let's Go, Real Guides or Lonely Planet); wandering through Southeast Asia (grab a Lonely Planet guide); a 10-day trip to Egypt including a cruise on the Nile for $660 ( www.explore-worldwide.com); a two-week camping trip through South Africa, Botswana and to Victoria Falls for under $1,500 (run by Wagontrails and booked through www.siyabona.com) and a two-week tour of China, including airfare from the West Coast for about $2,000 (800-900-2446; www.ritztours.com).
A great source for money-wise tours for the under-35 crowd: STA Travel, www.statravel.com.
Even if you're beyond the penny-pinching stage, packaged holidays that include air and hotel can be a great value. The hotels included are clean and have private baths.
Interested in Latin American destinations? Try Miami-based Tara Tours, 305-871-1246, www.taratours.com, which currently offers a seven-night package to Belize, including air and taxes, for under $1,000 per person, double.
For destinations worldwide, check out members of the U.S. Tour Operators Association, 212-599-6599, www.ustoa.com. These companies offer packages at various price points. One member, CIE Tours, offers a six-night self-driving trip of Ireland including air from New York, car rental, insurance and six nights in B&Bs for $780 per person. plus airport taxes, through Feb. 28. 800-CIE-TOUR,www.cietours.com.
(Source: Miamia Herald)
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