MEDIA RELEASE: TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2007
I'm dreaming of a 'green' Christmas...
With Christmas just around the corner, visit responsibletravel.com, the world’s leading directory of specialist holidays, for some festive ideas this season.
Luxury self catering accommodation in the Scottish Highlands
This 5 star luxury self catering holiday accommodation on the Ardnamurchan peninsular, is half a mile from the sea and a dream location for wildlife enthusiasts. Choose from Rose Cottage for 2 - 4 people, from £450 per week, Honeysuckle House for up to 8 people, from £1,100 per week or the whole house which sleeps 12 -16 people, from £2,200 per week. N.B. From November until March you can stay at Honeysuckle House for the same price as Rose Cottage if it is full.
Enjoy delicious home-cooked food from the friendly owners and the 'Rural Chef of the Year'. Cooking smoking courses are on offer. There is also the option of ordering a generous welcome hamper of home-made products. Complimentary home-made scones and jam are available on arrival together with Fairtrade tea, coffee, sugar and wine.
Samba holiday in Rio for Christmas and New Year, from £1,350 for fifteen days
Spend Christmas dancing and unwinding in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for the biggest New Year’s Eve Party in the world on Copacabana beach. Learn the essential steps of Samba and Forró and give the much appreciated Christmas gift of a day’s participation in a local community project.
Price includes 18 hours of dance lessons, Christmas day beach party and New Year's Eve group dinner. Departs 22 December 2007.
Six day Christmas holiday in Lapland for vegetarians, from £605 per adult or £413 per child
Searching for the true Christmas spirit? This special holiday offers cosy village accommodation, warm hospitality, festive, vegetarian catering plus Santa visits, Saami reindeer herders, dog-sledging, snow play and Northern Lights tours. Special Christmas activities are included in the programme as well as a festive vegetarian celebration meal and, of course, a visit to meet Santa in his own cosy cabin.
The guesthouse is heated with wood pellets, a renewable energy source and guests are provided with healthy food, locally and organically grown whenever possible. Departs 15 and 22 December 2007.
Four day, Father Christmas family holiday in Finland, from £925 per adult and £655 per child
The Father Christmas Trail led by one of Santa’s elves, is a truly magical and refreshingly uncommercialised Christmas experience. Walk to Santa’s house where the children can whisper their wishes directly into Santa's ear then watch as the Master Elf and his assistants make Christmas gingerbread. Embark on a husky dog safari where you can take the reins for a “mush” through the snowy winter landscape.
Price includes return airport transfers, three nights accommodation at the Hotel Kalevala, a half day husky safari and a Father Christmas Trail. Far away from the hustle and bustle of Lapland, this is a region fairly unknown to foreign tourists, but popular with Finns. Departs 19 December 2007. Eight day family tour to Morocco , from £729 including flights
From Ouarzazate you head for an oasis where you join your camel caravan and begin your journey into the Sahara Desert. You'll experience the pace, life and hospitality of the nomads who for centuries have taken trading caravans across the desert.
Admire the stars of the desert sky as you camp out amongst the dunes. This trip also supports local schools by encouraging guests to bring and donate educational books from home. Departs 16 Dec, 20 Dec, 23 Dec, 27 Dec and 30 Dec 2007.
Ethiopian Timkat Festival Tour (15 days), from £1,850, excluding flights
Ethiopia is a land of so many wonders – cultural, geographical and historical – it will undoubtedly surprise and amaze you. This Timkat tour focuses on the historical circuit of the north, where you will witness the staggering 12th Century rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the 17th century castles of Gondar, the 3,000 year-old stellaes of Axum as well as the fascinating mass epiphany of Timkat. You will also see the stunning Simien Mountains, visit the Blue Nile Falls and drift across Lake Tana.
This is a community tourism-based project that puts local communities in charge of their tourism resources. This trip also helps fund A-Cet (African Children's Education Trust) a small independent charity helping young Africans to achieve their maximum potential through education. Departs 11 January 2008.
Christmas with Penguins in Antarctica, 14 days from £5,395, including flights
Spend a 'White Christmas' surrounded by penguins amidst some of the world's most spectacular scenery - towering glaciers, rugged snow-covered mountains and huge icebergs. Every spring, as the pack-ice slowly retreats, millions of penguins, seabirds and other creatures leave the Southern Ocean to converge on the continent to breed and raise their young.
This trip contributes financially to local projects and minimises environmental damage by exploring in small groups and, as much as possible, on foot. Departs 17 December 2007.
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