Some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that have come across our desk recently:
*Great Value Vacations offers a six-night Ireland B&B Vacation that’s priced from $1,309 per person, double occupancy, including round-trip air from Chicago, for departures in June. In addition to air and lodging, the package supplies a manual-shift rental car. Other dates and departure cities are available at varying prices. 800-896-4600, http://tinyurl.com/zapdh9y
*Friendly Planet Travel has discounts on its 10-day/seven-night Exotic Borneo & Bangkok package that bring the price down to as low as $1,699 per person, double occupancy. Round-trip air is included from Los Angeles or San Francisco and on some dates from New York. Connecting flights must be booked from other cities. Book by May 26 for the full discount or by June 28 for a partial discount. 800-555-5765, http://tinyurl.com/hjk4fku
*El Al Israel Airlines has a spring special with round-trip flights to Israel from New York or Boston from $899 a person. It’s valid for departures May 11 to June 15. http://tinyurl.com/j5zgm58
*The river-cruise company Uniworld will be offering a package in India in 2017. India’s Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges starts with a land tour that includes Delhi, Agra and Jaipur before flying to Kolkata for a seven-night cruise. Pricing is from $7,999 per person, double occupancy. 800-257-2407, http://tinyurl.com/j264jet
*International Bicycle Tours has departures in June and September for a bike tour that spends three days each on the islands of Cape Cod and Nantucket, Mass. Land cost is $1,485 per person, double occupancy, which covers lodging, daily breakfast and dinner, bike and guide services. Difficulty rating for the trip is easy. 860-767-7005, http://tinyurl.com/jfjd4rs
*Eating Italy, which specializes in food tours, has added The Other Side of Florence to its offerings. It costs about $95 for adults, $81 for ages 13-18 and $56 for 12 and under. http://tinyurl.com/gvrhwoa
*Check out lodging options and deals in Pagosa Springs, Colo., at http://tinyurl.com/zk4a6ap.
*Spoleto Festival USA will be May 27 to June 12 in Charleston, S.C. www.spoletousa.org
*Cajun and zydeco music will rule May 26-29 at the 33rd annual Mudbug Madness Festival in Shreveport, La. www.mudbugmadness.com
*Outerbike Whistler takes place June 2-5 and offers the chance to test ride mountain bikes on the British Columbia adventure town’s miles of trails. http://tinyurl.com/gr8fjl3
*Visitors to Utah might want to check out the listing of nine Bizarre & Weird Utah Places at http://tinyurl.com/jqm88td.
Phil Marty is a freelance writer.
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