Under $255 Escape to Hotel So in Christchurch for two nights with return airfares from Auckland, priced from $252 each, twin-share. Book and travel by March 15.
Under $460 Three nights for two peoplein Are Mareko - your own private house in Rarotonga - is $450. Each extra night costs $150. Airport pick-up is included, and exclusive use of the house comes with "all the luxuries and necessities of home". A rental vehicle is available at $40 a day.
Contact: Are Mareko, 00682 20 538 or email bookings@aremareko.com
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $1400 Head for the Yasawa Islands of Fiji and spend either six nights on Plantation Island or five nights on Mana Island. Priced from $1300, each twin-share, the Plantation package includes return airfares from Auckland with Air Pacific. Up to two children can travel from $549 each with a maximum of two adults. An adults' meal deal is available which makes children's meals free. Alternatively, the Mana Island package is priced from $1399 each, twin-share, and children can travel from $569 - with the same number restrictions and meal offer. Book by October 15 and travel between November 1 and March 31, except during public and school holidays.
Under $2700 Get to work among the Maasai people on a 14-day volunteer adventure that includes three nights on safari in the Serengeti National Park, Kenya. Spend six nights camping or on a homestay in Eluai Village with the Maasai, experiencing their culture and helping to preserve their indigenous knowledge. The tour cost is $1599 plus a donation of $1070 and local payment of US$400 ($595). All accommodation, transport, activities, most meals and a guide are included.
