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distance from their own 18 hole Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf
course and Arts Village, Pacific Harbor’s shopping and cultural
center. With 72 ocean or garden view rooms, six individually
themed penthouse suites, four restaurants, six bars, a full spa
and gym, The Pearl offers all the bells and whistles of a big resort
while preserving its own remarkable intimacy and character.
Visit www.thepearlsouthpacific.com
Beqa Adventure Divers offer packages through both Uprising
and The Pearl for the chance to dive with up to eight
species of sharks, including massive bull and tiger sharks. Visit
www.fiji-sharks.com
Rivers Fiji is considered the #1 adventure tour in Fiji, with
whitewater rafting and kayaking tours venturing high in the
lush interior of Viti Levu. Clients can raft the Upper Navua
river’s volcanic, waterfall-filled gorges protected by their Upper
Navua Conservation Area or journey to the Namosi Highlands
and see villages, hike to waterfalls and kayak the ‘Luva River.
Visit www.riversfiji.com
Zip Fiji offers a unique perspective of the Wainadoi jungle as
the only zip line canopy tour in Fiji and home to the second
longest zip line in the Southern Hemisphere at 210 m. Visit
www.zip-fiji.com
For more information. contact Tourism Fiji at 800-YEA-
FIJI; email infodesk@bulafiji-americas.com; or visit
www.fijime.com
Book Goway’s Odyssey by Feb. 26
Goway Travel’s China Odyssey escorted tour program has
confirmed 2010 departure dates for their popular escorted program
to China. The China Odyssey is priced from $1,989 for
the 11-day tour and from $2,449 for the 14-day tour - and offers
first class and deluxe centrally located hotels. A unique
feature of the tour is that a National Guide remains with the
group through their entire China journey, rather than employing
local guides in each location. The 14-day journey includes
the more popular downstream cruise on the Yangtze River and
uses one of the best four-star ships available in the region. To
kick off the China Odyssey 2010 program, Goway is offering
a $100 per person Early Booking Bonus on bookings made by
February 26. Call 888-469-2988; E-mail res@goway.com;
www.Goway.com/asia
$ CHINA
2799 Pacific Delight Tours is offering a 12-day vacation
package for their Imperial China/Yangtze River Gold Experience
program featuring Executive Suite accommodations with
VIP concierge services, use of the exclusive Executive Lounge
and private, a la carte dining on the Yangtze River cruise segment.
The program also includes FiveStarPlus luxury hotels, all intra-
China air/land transportation, most meals and bilingual tour directors
to escort guests on a comprehensive sightseeing program
featuring cultural highlights throughout the Yangtze River, Beijing,
Xian, Chongqing and Shanghai. This China tour starts from $2,799
per person double. As with all programs in the Pacific Delight Gold
Experience Distinctive Collection, cultural lectures and sightseeing
activities are limited to groups of 16 participants or less. Call 800-
221-7179; www.PacificDelightTours.com
$ CHINA
2649 In celebration of the world’s largest luxury river
cruise ship recently launched on China’s Yangtze River by Victoria
Cruises the five-star cruise line’s longtime industry partner,
Uniworld River Cruises is offering a 12-day Highlights of China
& the Yangtze program. Starting from $2,649 per person double
Uniworld’s Highlights of China & the Yangtze program features
seven nights in deluxe hotels in Beijing, Xi’an, and Shanghai, a
three-night cruise on the lavish Victoria Jenna, all domestic flights
within China, all transfers, most meals, a multitude of fully-escorted
sightseeing with English-speaking guides. Call 800-733-
7820 or visit www.uniworld.com
$ TAHITI
2988 “There’s something about the water which is
magical to me,” says Dean James Max, the Executive Chef of
3030 Ocean, located on Fort Lauderdale beach at the Marriott
Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. Onboard the m/s Paul Gauguin
May 1, 2010 seven-day sailing to Tahiti and the Society
Islands, While onboard, Chef Max will host cooking classes,
culinary seminars and fishing excursions. Rates for ocean view
staterooms and suites aboard the m/s Paul Gauguin start at
$2,988 per person, based on double. Call 800-848-6172; or,
visit www.pgcruises.com
SITA Awarded Green Globe Certification
Recognizing the tour operator's commitment to operating at
the world's highest environmental standards, SITA World
Tours, based in Los Angeles, has received the prestigious
Green Globe Certification award. Having cleared a stringent
process and third party verification, the company's Chairman
& CEO states, "We are very proud to have this certification issued
to us, as it is an important testament to what is good for
our guests, staff and the many countries we operate in.”
Adding to that, Laudie Hanou, the company's Vice President
noted that "It was well worth the
effort and changes required by our
staff. We are excited about continuing
to seek out new and innovative
ways to continue as an
environmentally responsible company."Visit
www.sitatours.com
From left to right are SITA’s President, Mr. Mok Singh; CEO of Green Globe Certification,
Mr. Guido Bauer; and SITA’s CEO/Chairman, Mr. Roger Mahal.
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