MEDIA RELEASE: TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2008
March and April deals and offers from responsibletravel.com
 Now just £640! 30% off 5 day pilates and Italian cooking holiday - exclusive to responsibletravel.com - 20 - 24 March
Take both Pilates and Italian cooking courses in a unique double activity holiday at this old farmhouse set within its own certified organic vineyard and kitchen gardens overlooking hilltop villages in Piedmont.
Price includes luxurious accommodation, all meals, free flowing wine, cooking and pilates sessions, plus visit to the local market and traditional Italian Easter Sunday lunch at local restaurant.
 Whale shark scuba diving holiday in Thailand - £527 per person, all inclusive - departs 24 March
This research and conservation project is unlike other scuba diving holidays. You'll have the chance to swim with and record whale shark activity in Thailand’s Andaman Sea. Participants will stay at the beach resort on Koh Phra Thong, the closest land mass to the Surin Island’s National Park and Richelieu Rock.
Using technology adapted from NASA’s star mapping software, underwater photographs taken by the participants are entered into the database for tracking and identification. Participants should have a PADI qualification or equivalent. Price includes accommodation, all meals, boat transfers and six dives. Six percent of the package price is donated to Ecocean to assist in their research.
 £267 for two nights Easter hill-walking package in Leitrim self catering apartment, Ireland - departs 23 March
Celebrate St Patrick's Day a week later and spend 2 days on guided walks in the stunning North Leitrim Glens. This trip is part of the North Leitrim Glens Hillwalking festival which is run on a voluntary basis by the local community. Price includes 2 nights accommodation and one evening meal in a local pub. Cost based on two sharing. Just £38 extra for additional people (up to four people).
 Puerto Escondido beach resort in Mexico - just £375 for one week all-inclusive between 24 March - 31 May
Stay at this new family owned hotel on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca. Relax by the pool, read in the hammocks, stroll along the beach or enjoy the on-site thatched restaurant with bar, which serves local, healthy food. Price includes accommodation, all meals and drinks and is based on two people sharing.
This resort is still being built to the eco standards it has set for itself. It uses water from the mountains and will soon have a wind generator installed for energy.
 25% off stays in Loch Ness luxury apartments until 31 March, from £240 - £490 per apartment, per week
These stunning, listed apartments, in the former school of St Benedict’s Abbey at Fort Augustus, sleep four people and are perfect for an Easter getaway. The building is situated on the southern end of Loch Ness, surrounded on three sides by water.
During the restoration of the abbey buildings the developers have gone to great lengths to protect the wildlife with heated bat boxes constructed in several of the loft spaces and within trees around the grounds.
 Fourteen days Brazilian beach getaway - £1,640 per person, including flights from UK
This is the ultimate Brazilian beach and surf get away. Spend 7 nights on Brazil’s stunning Bahian coast at Itacare - a premier surf destination, before heading to Rio de Janeiro for 5 nights in the world’s chicest beach city, staying in Ipanema. Price is based on two sharing and includes all accommodation, breakfasts, private Rio city tour, internal flights and transfers. Book now! Offer valid between 3 May and 28 June and subject to availability.
All prices and deals are subject to availability. For further information or to make a booking, visit www.responsibletravel.com
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