Value your Time and your Wallet!

28 April 2008

You don't have to break the bank to go on Holiday in 2008, Explore offer many tours offering excellent value for money.

Here is a selection from across the world, though you can find many more throughout the site or alternatively call us on 0845 013 1537 and our staff will be happy to help you choose the best value holiday for you.

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Buddha's Island


Somewhere Warm


Nile Cruise + Red Sea

A great value 15 day trip - discover the treasures of Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, experience the life-giving Nile from the comfort our privately chartered riverboat, and unwind on the beaches and coral reefs of the Red Sea. All meals are included on the riverboat, and other expenses in Egypt are generally excellent value. Prices from £922.

Buddha's Island

This comprehensive 16 day tour encompasses all the major highlights of Sri Lanka from the ancient cities of the north and tea plantations of the Central Highlands to the idyllic beach at Unawatune. Now fully operational after the 2004 Tsunami, local suppliers are offering excellent rates to attract tourism back to the Island such that Sri Lanka perhaps currently represents the best value destination in the whole of the Subcontinent. See it for yourself before this changes! Prices including flights start at £1284 per person including all breakfasts and 5 dinners.

East Africa Explorer

Our classic two-week safari to Kenya and Tanzania encompassing some of the world's most famous gamelands from the Rift Valley lakes to the great plains of the Serengeti. We include all meals, park fees and game drives on this unforgettable camping adventure. Prices from £1702.

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Above the Arctic Circle

Somewhere Cool

Above the Arctic Circle

- A 2 week camping/cabin based tour around the highlights of arctic Norway, Sweden and Finland. Scandinavia is notoriously expensive, but this trip includes most meals and when lunch can easily cost £30 per person, offers excellent value for money. Prices start from £1200.

Doglsed Quebec

- A 9 day tour that includes 4 days of wilderness dogsledding in winter Canada plus a visit to the famous Icehotel and time in Quebec City and Montreal. Most meals are included on this trip and prices start from just £1400.

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Marrakech & the High Atlas

Somewhere High

Rodopi Rambles

Our 8 day walking holiday in Bulgaria's unspoilt Rodopi Mountains is based in a traditional, family run guesthouse. The price includes all walks, sightseeing and activities - plus breakfasts, 3 lunches and 6 dinners. Enjoy superb walking, unhurried village life and warm local hospitality - with very little extra expenditure on tour. Prices from £639.

High Tatras Trek

This 8-day walking holiday in Slovakia stays at the comfortable Atrium Hotel in the attractive High Tatras resort of Nowy Smokovec. The price includes all walks and river rafting on a day trip to the Polish Pieniny Mountains. Breakfast is included with the option to sample the local cuisine either at our hotel or in a variety of nearby restaurants in the evening, Both food and drink are inexpensive in Slovakia which has yet to have converted to the Euro and still represents exceptional value for money in Europe. Our tour is priced from just £599 per person including flights.

Marrakech & the High Atlas

An 8-day centre-based trip concentrating on Morocco's most famous imperial city and the majesty of the High Atlas. We include four nights at Morocco's premier mountain retreat, the Kasbah du Toubkal. The price includes full board and day walks in the Atlas as well as a comprehensive guided tour of Marrakech with time left free for your own exploration. Prices from £719.
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Polar Star - The Great Antartic Expedition

And there are some deals to be had too:

The Lost World

- This incredible trip to scale Conan Doyle's Mt Roraima in Venezuela has been reduced by £100 per person.

Polar Star - The Great Antarctic Expedition

(departs UK 31st October 2008) - book between 23rd April 2008 and 30th July 2008 and receive a 25% discount off the original list price on selected cabins (subject to availability).

Greek Caique tours
- £50 off - imagine sailing the warm waters of the Med this summer on board a traditional Greek wooden caique - bliss!