TRAVEL BARGAINS : HAVE RENTAL CAR, WILL TRAVEL TO BRITISH COUNTRY INNS, SIGHTS.Byline: Daily News Two, seven-day packages to Britain offer a rental car and stays in country inns and cottages starting at $499 per person, double occupancy. Offered by Country Cottages, the ``Go As You Please'' package includes six nights' accommodations in a choice of country inns and London hotels, with daily breakfast and use of a rental car for all days except those spent in London. The ``Best of the Real Britain'' package includes three nights in London or Edinburgh and three nights in a country cottage in England, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. or Scotland, as well as a rental car for three days. The packages are good through Dec. 19, but supplements of $60 per person are charged from May 24-31, and $100 supplement is charged from June 28 to Aug. 29. Air fare to England is not included. Information: (800) 674-8883. Big Apple savings: The Quality Hotel East Side, a 1905 hotel in New York's Murray Hill Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
Canoeing at Yellowstone: Nine-day canoeing adventures on Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone Lake Lake, Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, U.S. It lies at 7,731 ft (2,356 m) above sea level, the largest body of water in North America at so high an altitude. It is fed and drained by the Yellowstone River. in Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau in the Rocky Mts., on the Continental Divide, c. will set off in July and August. Cost is $725 for the trips, which are offered by Wilderness Inquiry Wilderness Inquiry (WI) is a non-profit organization whose activities are based on the concepts of inclusion and social integration. WI conducts outdoor trips and programs for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities, including those with physical and cognitive disabilities. and begin and end in Billings, Mont. Trips will feature canoeing along the west and south shores to the Promontory promontory /prom·on·to·ry/ (prom´on-tor?e) a projecting process or eminence. prom·on·to·ry n. A projecting part. promontory a projecting process or eminence. region of the lake, fishing and sightseeing in the park (including Old Faithful Old Faithful, geyser: see Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful well-known geyser in Yellowstone Park; erupts every 64.5 minutes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 3023] See : Punctuality and the falls of Yellowstone River Yellowstone River River, northwestern Wyoming and southern and eastern Montana, U.S. The river rises in Wyoming. It enters Yellowstone National Park and feeds into Yellowstone Lake, below which it plunges 422 feet (129 m) in two spectacular waterfalls and enters the Grand ). Cost includes canoes, instruction, food, camping gear and other equipment. Transportation to Billings is not included. Information: (800) 728-0719. Las Vegas deal: If you can get to Las Vegas, Nev., before May 31, you might be able to take advantage of the Quality Inn & Casino room rate that starts at $14.95 per person, double occupancy. The rate includes continental breakfast, one complimentary drink and free shuttle to the Las Vegas strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. . Information: (800) 228-5151. Russian odyssey: Through August, 10-day trips to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, are being offered by Norvista at prices beginning at $1,599 per person, including air fare from San Francisco. The package includes sightseeing in both cities - the Kremlin in Moscow and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, among other sites - as well as two meals daily and first-class overnight rail accommodations between the two cities. Deluxe-class accommodations are available in a package that costs $2,599 per person, double occupancy. Information: (800) 526-4927. Freebies: Like to travel solo? Adventure Destinations, which caters to singles and solo travelers, has a free catalog of adventure trips. Call (800) 376-9851. A new guide to the gold-rush past of Anchorage, Alaska, is available by calling (907) 257-2385. The Island of Jersey Tourist office is offering a free brochure on the island located off the coast of France. Call (888) 454-5543. CAPTION(S): Photo: Travelers can take in picturesque country sights, such as the area around Tintern Abbey, and stay in country cottages on two packages offered in Britain. British Tourist Authority |
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