Hot Deals: Tour Queensland holiday spots by train

By VICTORIA BARTLE

Under $1400

See a different side of Queensland on a train trip to holiday spots along the coast, at $1399 a person, twin-share. Travel on the Tilt Train in first class comfort, visit Fraser Island, the Whitsundays and the Tropical North Rainforest and take a cruise. The seven-day package is available until August 31. Airfares from New Zealand can be arranged.

Contact: Great Holiday Escape, freephone 0800 446 543.

Under $900

Over-the-water bungalows, Tahitian cultured pearls, shark feeding and cruising are on offer in Tahiti from $899 a person, twin-share - but you must book and pay by the end of this month. Return airfares are included with airport transfers and four nights' accommodation.Holiday packages to Moorea and Bora Bora are also available.

Airport taxes and fuel surcharges are not included.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448. Under $730 Experience a cruise on the River Kwai from Bangkok with a four-day, three-night trip on the RV River Kwai - priced from $725 a person, share twin. This is the tour and accommodation-only price, giving you a deluxe stateroom. The tour must be booked by the end of this month and is valid for departures before October 31 this year.

Contact: Thailand Holidays, (09) 415 4985. Email: info@thailandholidays.co.nz

Under $520

Three-night packages to Sydney are going for $519 a person, twin-share, until the end of August. The return airfares are from Auckland, and do not include airport taxes and fuel surcharges.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448. Victoria Bartle