If you’re like me, always on the lookout for last minute travel savings, this 30% off deal in Chilean Patagonia might be just the ticket for an October adventure.
Why go:
With high season officially beginning in November, the month of October is an ideal time to travel to Patagonia in order to avoid the crowds, but take advantage of the improving weather.
Trip highlights include hiking along the world famous W Route in Torres del Paine National Park, witnessing the birth of icebergs as they calve away from the Grey Glacier, encountering guanacos, pink flamingos, and condors in their natural habitat, and sleeping in tented domes at a luxury eco-camp.
photo courtesy BikeHike Adventures.
The Offer:
All October 2013 departures for BikeHike Adventures’ On the Trail of Chile’s Patagonia are discounted to $1,799 USD, a savings of up to 30%. The 7-day itinerary offers travelers the chance to hike the famous W Route in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Highlights include the Grey Glacier, the French Valley, the Italian Valley, and the Torres del Paine themselves. Accommodations are in an Eco-Camp with comfortable dome tents that have solar showers and flush toilets as well as in cozy mountain refuges.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
New Autumn Promotion Offers Up to 35 Percent Off Nightly Rates, Plus Up to 25 Percent Off Dining, Beverages and Spa Services at Select Aqua, Fiesta Americana Grand and Fiesta Americana Resorts.
Fall is the best time to visit Mexico, thanks to milder temperatures, less crowded beaches and never-before-seen deals. To help travelers make the most of the fall travel season, AQUA Cancun, Fiesta Americana and Fiesta Americana Grand properties announced their latest promotion, Fall in Love with Mexico for less, offering up to 35 percent off the nightly rate, plus 25 percent off dining, beverages and spa services at select hotels. Participating resorts include AQUA Cancun as well as the following Fiesta Americana Grand and Fiesta Americana properties:
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Sensational Ways to Savor and Save on Colorado’s Brilliant Fall Foliage
Experience Colorado during one of the state’s best kept secrets - autumn - when the mountains shimmer with golden aspen tree leaves. There’s a variety of fun festivals, harvest celebrations and great vacation packages to be had. Below are a few ideas to inspire ‘leaf peepers’ looking for a picture perfect, affordable Colorado vacation. For a complete list of hot deals, visit www.hotdealscolorado.com
- Wine Away the Weekend. Celebrate Colorado wine and food at the annual Colorado Mountain Winefest. Enjoy wine maker’s dinners, wine pairingcourses, a variety of seminars and tastings and much more. One of the highlights of the weekend is sure to be the 16th Annual Tour deVineyards, a scenic bike ride through Colorado’s wine countrybeginning in Grand Junction, September 19th, 2009.www.coloradowinefest.com
- Your Way or the Byway. Hit the road on one of Colorado’s 25 Scenic and Historic Byways. Try the West Elk Loop, where you can soak in the brilliant foliage over Kebler Pass, enjoy farm fresh cherries and apples in Hotchkiss and explore the quaint Victorian-era mountain town of Crested Butte. Or, cruise along the Collegiate Peaks Byway and check out Colorado’s highest concentration of towering “fourteeners” (14,000-foot peaks). www.coloradobyways.org
- Zip the Day Away! Head to Durango in Southwest Colorado and delight in the fall colors while soaring through the forest canopy on a zip line with Soaring Treetop Adventures. Your guided adventure includes first-class train transportation in new private luxury cars aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a full day of Soaring , a four-course lunch served on an elevated platform overlooking the surrounding scenery. Price just $399. www.soaringtreetopadventures.com
- Flaunt Aspen’s Gold. The hip Sky Hotel in Aspen is offering the Aspen Gold foliage package, which includes a 15 percent discount on accommodations, complimentary valet parking, and a $25 gas card. This package is available from September 12 - October 31, 2009. www.theskyhotel.com
- Once Upon a Llama. Enjoy majestic Rocky Mountain National Park with llama pack trips with Kirk’s Fly Shop in Estes Park. Check out the foliage and cool Colorado wildlife while taking a guided llama ride. Day trips, including lunch, start at $175 for a party of two. http://www.kirksflyshop.com/llama-pack-trips-I-3.html
- Enjoy the Gold, Save Some Green in Breckenridge. Groups of four can stay in Breckenridge for four nights, enjoy a two-hour ATV tour to view the colors of the Ten Mile Range, ride through the fall foliage during a 1.5 hour horseback ride, or on a bike ride down Vail Pass. The price is only $79 per person per night. www.gobreck.com
- Haute Air Balloon Ride Over the Rockies. Treat yourself and someone special to a spectacular flight in a hot air balloon, a great way to enjoy the changing of the leaves. The Millennium Harvest House in Boulder’s Hot Air Balloon over the Rockies package includes overnight accommodations for two adults, breakfast for two adults at Thyme on the Creek Restaurant, transportation to and from the launch site and a 1-hour Sunrise Flight with champagne toast. Packages start at $539. www.millenniumhotels.com/boulder
Source: Colorado Tourism Office
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Stay between September 1 and December 12, 2009 and take advantage of 50% Off Fall Special!
Maui’s newest luxury resort, Honua Kai Resort & Spa, offers Fall Special at 50 percent off rates. The Fall Special 2009 rates start at $200 per night for the Ohana Resort View category and 50 percent off published rack rates in Ohana, one- and two-bedroom suite categories, based on availability. Rates are valid September 1 through December 12, 2009, based upon double occupancy in Ohana and one-bedroom, and up to four in two-bedroom category.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
The newly renovated Buenaventura Grand Hotel & Spa, located just steps from downtown Puerto Vallarta, debuts its new fall packages with 25% savings off regular rates.
The Fall All-inclusive Package is priced at $100.00 USD per person, per night (based on double occupancy) and includes:
- 4-day/3-night accommodations in a Deluxe Room
- One Gold Star Wrap spa treatment per person
- Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner served at Frutas and Flores buffet restaurant or Rodisso Restaurant an a la carte Brazillian steakhouse.
- Unlimited international and domestic cocktails, beer and wine by the glass
- Mini bar with soft drinks, bottled water and beer (replenished daily)
The Fall European Plan Package is priced at $140.00 USD per room, per night (based on double occupancy) and includes:
- 4-day/3-night accommodations in a Deluxe Room
- One Gold Star Wrap spa treatment per person
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Avoid high-season chaos and relax in the Riviera Maya’s hotels and resorts that offer fall rates and packages in an exquisite tropical setting
As the summer season fades and before December brings new flocks of tropical paradise-seeking tourists from the north, the Riviera Maya is no less exciting, but calmer, more relaxing and more affordable. The choices are plenty, and they are tailored for every taste and budget from luxurious all-inclusive beachfront resorts nestled at the edge of the lush tropical jungle to affordable downtown Playa del Carmen hotels close to the always-buzzing Fifth Avenue and steps away from the beach.
Here are some of the best choices in the Riviera Maya this fall:
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".