The Sunday Business Post | September 2019 | 11

Luxury Camino experienceAlways dreamed of walking the Camino de Santiago, but not keen on the hardship? How about marrying all that exercise with boutique and luxury accommodation? Spend your evenings relaxing and resting up in a collection of four and five-star hotels along the route as well as Paradores, casas rurales (country homes) and other boutique properties along Iberia’s famous pilgrim route. Packages include luggage transfers, so you only have to carry your day pack with essentials.

We recommend the beautiful Portuguese coastal route, starting off in the dreamlike city of Porto, where the history and the architec-ture will wow you.

Book it: Camino Portugués along the Coast, 14 nights/262km, from €1,818.50 per person sharing (including Superior Collection accommodation with breakfast, nine dinners, luggage transfers and holiday pack)

For more, see caminoways.com/ways/portuguese-coastal-way-caminho-da-costa/portuguese-coastal-way-full-walk.

The expedition cruise to AntarcticaFew travellers ever make it to the final frontier of Antarctica. And if you do, it makes sense to get there in style. Luxury cruise company Silversea offers a 20-night, 11-port itinerary that you’re unlikely to forget in a hurry. With 16 luxurious nights aboard Silversea’s Silver Cloud Expedition with a balcony suite, you’ll enjoy a night in Buenos Aires and one in Santiago before the ship takes you to some of the most remote and beautiful parts of the world, including three extraordinary Falkland Islands. Icy Elephant Island, Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands all offer up incredible wildlife sightings, including penguins, whales, seals and seabirds. Last port is Ushuaia on the tip of Argentina, before flying to Chile’s exciting capital for a final night.

Book it: €11,250pp including international flights, balcony cabin, on-board fine dining, beverages, gratuities, guided Zodiac cruises, land and sea tours.

Go to John Galligan Travel at jgt.ie.

Journey on the Orient ExpressTime poor, cash rich and dreaming of an unforget-table travel experience? Book yourself aboard the ultimate in trains – the magnificent Venice Simplon Orient Express. We fancy the sound of the non-stop Champagne experience in a VIP suite as you travel from Paris to Venice. Your endless champagne flow will be served alongside decadent breakfast, lunch and dinner amid glamorous 1920s decor. The spa-cious suites offer a fabulous en suite bathroom and large double bed. The one-night train journey trav-els more than 1,100 kilometres and while it doesn’t stop along the route, you’ll enjoy scenic thrills of Al-pine foothills, the magical Dolomites, lakes, ancient castles and the romantic city of Verona.

Book it: An overnight journey staying in a Venice Simplon Orient Express Grand Suite with unlimit-ed champagne, plus breakfast, lunch and dinner followed by a three-night stay at the Kempinski San Clemente Palace hotel in Venice with two-day excursions and return flight home from €13,204 per person sharing. 

See trueluxury.travel.

Safari in BotswanaSlightly larger than France yet inhabited by only two million people, peaceful Botswana may be light on locals, but it is home to the world’s largest elephant population. Flying into luxury camps by private prop plane, the first stop is hidden deep within the famous Okavango Delta, a lush green oasis. Lions, giraffes, zebras, elephant, cheetah, leopards and amazing birdlife all call this place home and you’ll spend hours out on game drives enjoying them. Next stop is beautiful King’s Pool in Lin-yanti Wildlife Reserve, overlooking a lagoon that’s favoured by exuberant hippos. Both Wilderness Safaris’ camps have just been refurbished, offering serious style, five-star comforts, superb food and conservation at their heart.

Book it: Mahlatini Luxury Travel offers a six-night luxury holiday at Wilderness Safaris’ Kings Pool and Jao Camps (three nights at each) on an all-inclusive basis from €8,250 per person sharing. Includes international flights from Dublin, light aircraft transfers and sched-uled safari activities. mahlatini.com.

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