Hot deals: Noosa, South Africa, Egypt, China

FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL, NOOSA

The Noosa International Food & Wine Festival is Australia's premier food, wine and lifestyle event. House of Travel has a three-night land only Noosa Food & Wine Festival package from $349 an adult share twin. Package includes three nights at three-and-a-half-star accommodation and one day admission ticket to the festival for May 18 or 19. Five- and seven-night packages are also available. Valid for travel May 12-26, for sales to April 12. Airfares additional. Conditions and close-outs apply. Phone 0800 838 747, visit a House of Travel store or see www.houseoftravel.co.nz

SOUTH AFRICA

Student Flights has a nine-day tour of South Africa including six nights' camping with facilities, one night home-stay accommodation, one night hotel accommodation, eight breakfasts, six dinners, transport and tour leader from $832 a person, twin share. Price subject to availability. Valid for sales until April 7, unless sold out prior. Airfares additional. Travel on March 16, June 1, July 27 or August 10. Ph Student Flights on 0800 36 44 48 or see www.studentflights.co.nz

EGYPT

Intrepid My Adventure Store has a 10-day tour of Egypt taking in Cairo, Memphis, Saqqara, Sphinx, Luxor, Karnak Temple, a Nile cruise and Aswan, including four nights' hotel accommodation, one night on a sleeper train, four nights on a riverboat, nine breakfasts, four lunches, six dinners, transport, sightseeing, entrance fees, local guides and tour leader from $1995 a person, twin share. Price subject to availability. Valid for sales until April 19, unless sold out prior. Airfares additional. Travel on various dates until December 31. Tour departs and ends in Cairo. Contact Intrepid My Adventure Store on 0800 600 610.

CHINA

House of Travel has a 10-night China package from $5129 a person share twin, including return airfares from Auckland to Beijing and departing from Shanghai, 10 nights in four- to five-star accommodation, breakfasts, nine lunches, three dinners, shows, sightseeing, entrance fees, return airport transfers, economy class domestic airfares within China and tour guides. Valid for travel on departure dates June 2 and 16, July 7 and 21, and August 4 and 18. For sales until July 31 or until sold out. Conditions and close-outs apply. Phone 0800 838 747, visit a House of Travel store or see www.houseoftravel.co.nz