August availability from Explore:

July 12, 2011 - PRLog -- Blue Cruise (sailing in a gulet in Turkey)  (Save £60 pp)
Fancy a leisurely, languid cruise along the Lycian coastline? Sail in a gulet – a traditional Turkish sea craft built from pine and hardwoods, with a maximum of 16 passengers – and stop regularly for optional inland excursions to sleepy villages or meals at quaint harbours. There’s al fresco dining on local delicacies prepared by the gulet’s chef, and no end of swimming and snorkelling opportunities in quiet coves.  Everything on the boat's included, just like an all-inclusive resort - only without the screaming kids and discotech.
Departing 29 August and reduced by £60 pp, the tour now costs £812 pp with Explore (0844 499 0901, http://www.explore.co.uk), including flights (London), all transport, six nights’ full board on the gulet, a night’s B&B beforehand, all activities and the services of an Explore tour leader.

High Plains Highlights (Western USA scenery and culture)  (Save £150 pp)
Explore is offering great savings on its seven-night tour of the American West’s canyons and gorges. The trip showcases the natural highlights of the Colorado Plateau – a sparely-populated wilderness that’s home to the USA's largest concentration of National Parks. Although the main focus is scenery, the tour also zeroes in on the local culture: taking in the once-forgotten Route 66, recalling the epic struggle of the Mormons here, and visiting Navajo Nation’s tribal lands.
Departing 27 August and reduced by £150 pp, the tour now costs £1,589 pp with Explore (0844 499 0901, http://www.explore.co.uk) including flights (London), all transport, seven nights’ room-only accommodation and the services of an Explore tour leader.  

Aegean Islands Hike
A one-week walking break offering a complete change of scene.  Hike picturesque paths in the beautiful Cyclades, caressed by a cool breeze perfumed with wild herbs.  Walks take in gnarled plane trees, olive groves and small villages.  There’s three days on the island of Tinos, eternally an inspiration to artists and sculptors, with its mule tracks and Venetian castles; and little-visited Andros, a home to orange groves, mulberry forests, freshwater springs and ruined watermills. In between there’s an optional daytrip by boat to the ruins of Delos.
Departing 27 August, the tour costs £976 pp with Explore (0844 499 0901, http://www.explore.co.uk) including flights (London), all transport, seven nights’ B&B and the services of an Explore tour leader.

Alpine Lakes of Slovenia
Discover the lush, verdant beauty of Slovenia’s lakes and mountains on this seven-night walking tour to this ‘greenest corner of Europe’. It covers all the must-see sites: the Julian Alps’ lakes and valleys, capital Ljubljana’s Baroque architecture, the Venetian harbour town of Piran, Skocjan ‘thousand caves’ and dramatic Predjama Castle. There’s also a cable car ride up Mount Vogel and a scenic train journey to the Adriatic Coast.
Departing 6 & 27 August, the tour costs £949 pp with Explore (0844 499 0901, http://www.explore.co.uk) including flights (London), all transport, seven nights’ B&B and the services of an Explore tour leader.

Maldives Dhoni Cruise (Indonesian cruise)
Maldives option 1: Stay in a plush resort, sip pina coladas on a predictably perfect atoll, speak to no-one but a few barstaff, sunbathe, sunbathe some more.  Maldives option 2: Take Explore’s dhoni cruise, and sail to many of the archipelago’s more remote isles aboard this traditional local vessel.  Quiet harbours, caves, uninhabited reefs and a final destination of Meemu Atoll, with small and quaint fishing villages, are all promised, along with the beachy stuff – which means you’ll have plenty of culture to go with your paradise.  
Departing 20 & 27 August, the tour costs £1,478 pp with Explore (0844 499 0901, http://www.explore.co.uk) including flights (Heathrow), transfers, seven nights’ full-board in two-person cabins and the services of an Explore tour leader.  


Pictures available for all tours.  Please contact us for other August suggestions – full list of current availability here.

Ends
12 July 2011

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