JOAN SCALESwith the best deals at home and overseas this week
DEAL OF THE WEEK
They say that India changes you, and if you take the Enduro Himalayas Motorcycle Adventure you will certainly see things differently. Ride roads that have been closed for decades, sleep by fire, listen for bears and go near closed Tibet. Riding on Enfield 350cc bikes is an adventure. Price from £3,450 (about €4,100) includes flights, bikes, tours and support. Tel: 00-44-1225-333300 or see their site at endurohimalaya.com.
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HIKE THE Swiss Alps in October on a five-day guided tour with Hilltop Treks based in Schwyz in the Ibach Valley, an hour from Zurich. The price from €550 includes transfers, accommodation, most meals and guided outings. Aerlingus.com and Swiss.com fly to Zurich from Dublin. Tel: 087-7849599 or hilltoptreks.ie.
EXPLORE THE coastline of Croatia by yacht. Charters from Zadar for bareboat begin from €960 in low season for a Bavaria 41. Or let Yachtbase do the sailing and join a Gulet cruise, 20 per cent discounts on early bookings for next season. See yacht-base.com.
GET THE lads together for a ski trip and get special offers for groups from Topflight. Andorra is fun for a gang with great deals in the St Gothard, Princesa Park and Diana Parc hotels. See topflight.ie or tel 01-2401700.
GOLF THE Estoril coast with Killester Travel. Seven nights in the Amazonia Hotel with three rounds of golf, with flights from Cork or Dublin on October 4th for €399pps. Tel: 01-8336935 or killestertravel.com.
REPLAY The Hangoverin Las Vegas with deals from American Holidays. Four nights in the Excalibur Hotel and Casino on the Strip, with flights from Dublin with Delta Airlines from €639pps. Tel: 01-6733840 or americanholidays.ie.
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NEXT SATURDAY one of the world’s great ice hockey teams, the Boston Bruins, will be playing outside the US for the first time in an exhibition match against the Belfast Giants in the Odyssey Arena. Make a weekend of it and stay in the Malmaison Hotel for £97pps (about €114). See discovernorthernireland.com or tel 1850 230 230.
GO TO the dogs at Curraheen Greyhound Stadium when you have a two-night break in the Castle Hotel in Macroom, Co Cork. The package is €100pps. Tel: 01-2958900 or irishcountryhotels.com.
ENJOY A whiskey tour and tasting and combine it with some great scenery at Bushmills, Co Antrim. Stay in the Bushmills Inn, two nights BB, one dinner from £128 (about €150) midweek and £158 (about €185) at weekends. Walk off the whiskey tour on the Giant’s Causeway. Tel: 048-20733000 or bushmillsinn.com.
DISCOVER THE collections of the Hunt Museum and visit the Flying Boat Museum in Foynes when you stay in the Mustard Seed in Ballingarry, Co Limerick. The three-night break includes two dinners, entry to the Hunt Museum and half price entry to the Flying Boat Museum for €250pps. Tel: 069-68508.