REAL DEALS
Southern France River Cruise, From $1,399
A seven-night river cruise along the picturesque Rhone packs in guided tours of Lyon, Vienne, Arles, Avignon, and wine-producing towns like Beaune.
Tobago, $113 per person per night
The 200-room Hilton Tobago Golf & Spa Resort, whose sprawling grounds encompass a mangrove forest and a 5,000-foot private beach, is offering a Golf Getaway package with three nights' accommodations, breakfast daily, two rounds of golf per person (valued at $170), and transfers to and from the resort's 18-hole, par-72 Plantations golf course. (Be assured that the hotel weathered Hurricane Felix without any damage.) Rates start at $113 per person per night with a three-night minimum stay. When Through Feb. 29, 2008. Details Based on double occupancy; single supplement is $157. Taxes are an additional 12 percent. The package rate represents savings of 27 percent. Contact 868/660-8500, hilton.com.
Horseshoe Bay, Tex., $117 per person per night
The Waters at Horseshoe Bay Resort in central Texas (about 45 miles from Austin) has put together an Unlimited Golf Getaway featuring accommodations in a one-, two-, or three-bedroom villa, buffet breakfast daily, and unlimited tee times on any of the resort's three golf courses, as well as shared carts, driving range access, club cleaning and storage, and shuttle service to and from the greens. Rates start at $117 per person per night, based on double occupancy and one golfer, and at $154 per person per night, based on double occupancy and two golfers. When Ongoing based on availability. Details Taxes are an additional 6 percent. Based on double occupancy. The package rate represents savings of 50 percent, and the amount of savings increases with each round of golf played. (Consider that a typical green's fee with cart for 18 holes is priced at $110.) Contact 830/598-0372 or 800/452-5330, horseshoebaymarriott.com.
Slickrock Falls at Horseshoe Bay Resort
(courtesy of Horseshoe Bay Resort)
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Wickenburg, Ariz., $309 per person per night
The Rancho de los Caballeros, a historic ranch in the Sonoran Desert with 79 rooms, a pool, a full-service spa, tennis courts, and surrounding hiking and hiding trails, is also home to an award-winning golf course. The ranch's Unlimited Golf package includes accommodations, unlimited golf time (as promised) at Los Caballeros Golf Club, and three meals daily. Rates start at $309 per person per night, with a three-night minimum. When Oct. 8, 2007-May 12, 2008. Details Taxes are an additional 7 percent. The package price represents savings of up to $141 per person for the three-night stay. Based on double occupancy. Contact 800/684-5030, sunc.com.
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