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Call of the wild Not interested in a lie by the pool style honeymoon? Raise the tempo with one of these more unusual trips of a lifetime…
Camping under the stars: Longitude 131, Ayers Rock, Australia
The Aborigines have always known that Uluru (Ayers Rock) is one of the most extraordinary and emotionally moving places on earth. Share the experience at Longitude 131º , a luxury tented sanctuary which is both eco-sensitive and romantic. Longitude 131° offers immersion in the wilderness of Uluru-Kata Tju ta National Park, complete with five star luxury and private views of the sun rising and setting over Uluru (Ayers Rock).
 Accommodation is in a palatial tent, the walls of which are a visual narrative, telling of the
discoveries made by an early outback pioneer.
This award-winning luxury wilderness camp in Australia's Red Centre has achieved new heights
in ecotourism the world over and is guaranteed
to deliver the honeymoon of a lifetime.
Contact: www.kiwicollection.com
Tropical Paradise: A Borneo Adventure
The adventure begins with two nights staying at 5* Ritz Carlton hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Your Deluxe Room is one of the best in the city with a personal butler service. The hotel's tropical "Spa Village" features multiple treatment rooms, sensory room and an outdoor pool with waterfalls. From here it's beach bliss at the 5* Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu. You'll spend five nights in this self contained luxury resort situated on 3km of beautiful and unspoilt beach.
 Things get wild next as you journey by boat up
the Kinabatangan River to the unique Sukau Rainforest Lodge in Sandakan, a solar powered hideaway situated at the edge of the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, which contains the highest concentration of orang-utans and proboscis monkeys in Malaysia. Spend two days in this tropical paradise before moving on to Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort in Kota Kinabalu.
This luxurious resort sits amidst 25 acres of tropical gardens, on a white sandy beach, only 10 minutes from Kota Kinabalu. Overlooking five tropical coral islands, there is an excellent choice and standard of cuisine from five different restaurants.
Tel: 00 353 (0) 1 2410889 www.joewalshtours.ie for details
Wet & Wild: Tanzanian safari & beach bliss, Zanzibar
The safari kicks off in Arusha, located in the northern highlands of Tanzania beneath the twin peaks of Mt Kilimanjairo and Mt Neru, then on to Tarangire National Park which has some of the highest population density of elephants anywhere in Tanzania. Next stop is Lake Manyara National Park with its diverse variety of mammal and bird life. The highlight is the Serengeti - far-reaching plains home to lions, elephants, giraffe, monkeys and of course wildebeest. Next stop is Ngorongoro Crater, stopping en route at Olduvai Gorge, the ‘Cradle of Mankind', where the remains of our earliest ancestors, the hominids, were found.
 | The crater itself hosts up to 25,000 large mammals and predators. After all that you'll be ready for some serious relaxation. The beaches in Zanzibar are a paradise, interspersed with picturesque fishing villages. The 4 star Bluebay Beach Resort and Spa offers scuba diving (at a charge), in addition to the usual water sports, for the adventure junkies. .
Contact: Twohigs Worldwide Holidays, www.twohigs.ie or Tel: 00 353 (0) 16480800 |
Live like a God: Nafplia Palace, Greece
20 minutes by helicopter or 90 minutes by car
from Athens is the magnificent Nafplia Palace.
Sat high upon the Bronze Age acropolis of Akronafplia with breathtaking views across the
Bay of Argolis and Nafplion below, this unique
hotel is located within the walls of the 3rd
century BC Akronafplia fortress. Everything about this place is simply breathtaking - from the large pool with panoramic ocean views, to the luxury villas with private pools, Jacuzzi bathtubs and
touch screen operation curtains and lighting.
There is a hotel managed beach with a beach
bar and restaurant and a lift to take guests down through the ancient rock of the acropolis to the
town of Nafplion.
Contact: Genie Travel LTD at tel: 00 353 (0) 1 885 6007
Ruggedly Romantic: Be a Wild West Rancher in the US
Surrounded by almost 500,000 acres of national forest and wilderness, the Price Canyon Ranch presents the perfect backdrop for honeymooners who want a more memorable hideaway.
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Accommodations and plenty of bonding
activities for couples to participate in, this
secluded get-away might as well be Cupid's
haven set in the Old West. Share in the
authentic Western lifestyle, joining real
cowboys as they complete ranch chores -
from branding to weaning cattle or even moving
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Contact: www.ranchrider.com
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