Under $2000
Half-price accommodation costs are the bonus for those heading for Queenstown. Down to $199 a night for a room (for two people), Nugget Point Resort just outside central Queenstown is offering Suite Garden View rooms along with breakfast, a glass of wine when dining and use of the sports facilities on site.
This package is available through to April, with some nights available at $190 for the Suite Garden View rooms. Transport to Queenstown is not included.
Contact: Wotif.com, freephone 0800 441 092
Under $1000
Five nights in Tahiti with return airfares on Air Tahiti Nui, are priced from $999 a person, twin share.
Departures are between April 1 and October 31, and leave from Auckland three times a week.
Add another $100 a person for departures from Wellington or Christchurch, but taxes of around $105 a person are already built into the price, so there are no hidden costs. Package must be booked by April 15.
Contact: Itchyfeet Travel, (09) 353 2626.
Under $3200
Explore the culture of Vietnam with a 17-day itinerary priced at $3199 a person, twin share, from New Zealand. There is one departure only this year - on June 2, which returns on June 18.
Contact: World Expeditions, freephone 0800 350 354.
Under $ 3245
Culinary tours of Northern India, with special meals and cooking demonstrations taking in the flavours of each region, are priced from $3244 a person, twin share. The tour includes nine nights' accommodation, sightseeing, entrance fees and air-conditioned road and rail transport. International flights are not included.
This tour package is available until September 21 this year.
Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448.
Under $2245
The least intrusive game viewing in Africa - gentle and quiet canoe tours along the Zambesi River - are part of a three-night accommodation package that includes all meals and is priced from $2242 a person, share twin.
International flights are not included and the tours are available between June 1 and October 31 this year.
Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448.
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