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Short Breaks & City Breaks

Looking for a long weekend away, an easy stopover package, or some extra time in a destination you love? With our independent city breaks and short breaks your accommodation, transport and local guides are organised, so you can simply enjoy those places and experiences that are harder to arrange on your own. With less time, let someone else look after the logistics so you can get on with travelling.

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Sand Dune Safari in the UAE

Sand Dune Safari in the UAE

Travelling through Dubai or Abu Dhabi? Enjoy a stopover with transfers arranged, a convenient handpicked hotel, time to explore the city and a thrilling desert safari.

Halong Bay Junk Cruise

Halong Bay Junk Cruise

Weave through the limestone karsts on a traditional junk boat. Kayak the bay and watch the sunset from the deck - a perfect addition to your tour of Vietnam.

Cape Leveque – an absolute pearler!

Cape Leveque – an absolute pearler!

Travel Western Australia’s Dampier Peninsula where flame coloured cliffs meet turquoise waters, the pearling industry has deep roots, and a rich Indigenous heritage holds strong.

Stay a week…

Stay a week…

Enjoy more time to go beyond the iconic. Sightsee the highlights of Rome and relax in the cafes, check out Big Ben and find the best high tea in London, or climb the Eiffel tower and sample plenty of baguettes and croissants in Paris.

Explore Kakadu National Park

Explore Kakadu National Park

Explore the incredible landscapes, discover the Aboriginal rock art, look out for the native wildlife and cruise the Yellow Water Billabong of Kakadu. Continue to Katherine Gorge, Litchfield National Park or Arnhem Land on your short break.

Recent Reviews What our clients are saying about their Short Break and City Break experiences

Outback Contrasts - Fantastic Tour     , NSW, Australia, Sep 2023
Had so many highlights on this tour, it's hard to single one out. Uluru and Kings Canyon would have to be up there. Seeing Uluru both at sunset and sunrise was fantastic, as was the 'Under a Desert Moon' degustion dinner and completing the rim walk at Kings Canyon. Our Outback BBQ dinner on the last night was a fabulous way to wrap up this amazing ...read more tour. Our tour director, Tony, was fantastic- a wealth of knowledge and so much fun! Couldn't have asked for a better tour leader. Phil, our driver was also great, friendly and helpful. All included meals and accommodation were great. Mid September was a wonderful time to visit the Red Centre.
South West WA tour   , NSW, Australia, Aug 2023
A pleasant 5 day tour south west of Perth with a small group of 4, enjoying what the south west has to offer, loads of wildlife, great company and a good tour guide.
Stroll through the Fern Trees and Mrytles   , ACT, Australia, Aug 2023
Keagan was an adept and very knowledgeable guide through Northern Tasmania and Cradle Mountain. He entertained us and welcomed us into his hotel room for dinner when we had no other meeting spot. 10/10
Best of Devon and Cornwall   , TAS, Australia, Jun 2023
This tour is the best of Cornwall and Devon. We needed to adjust our expectations as we were disappointed that the we did not spend 2 days/1 night in Cornwall. There is a lot of time on the coach where you double back which adds about an hour per day on the coach and less time available for the stops. As an example, we visited Bath (which was fantastic) ...read more but then drove through Bath to the hotel (30 min drive each way to Bristol) then back through Bath the following morning to set off on the journey with a return back through Bath to the hotel in Bristol and then back through Bath the following morning.

I would suggest that the trip perhaps reduces the number of stops (farms and villages) to enable time at key tourist attractions - many people on the tour wanted to tour the Windsor Castle but we didn't have enough time. My expectation was perhaps unrealistic - Stop at Windsor, Bath and head down to Cornwall. St Ives was great, it would have been good to have had an overnighter in Cornwall and perhaps even include St Isacc which is well known and would give us a good feel of two coastal villages in Cornwall. St Michael's Mount was amazing but 2 1/2 hours on the coach for a 20 minute stop - not really enough time to do anything.

I have done many tours in the UK over the course of the last 6+ weeks and was surprised to be told about the expectations of gratuities each day. They were not mentioned in my other tours by other operators. The hotels were good, but as mentioned above I would have preferred to have stayed in Cornwall and would have been happy to stay in an airBnB to enable an overnighter in Cornwall. Overall, the trip was ok, most likely I will hire a car and head off down to Cornwall on my next visit.

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