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Site last updated: 17 June 2008

WELCOME to our active holiday newspage full of interesting and exciting travel ideas both in Australia and overseas. With over 20-years of experience we specialise in hotel, inn or lodge-based active holidays - walking, cycling, trekking, hiking, boating or barging, sailing, sea-kayaking, painting, horseriding and much much more. We provide a wide range of specialist travel brochures representing the very best tours and operators around the world.  And our specialist staff have information on a wide range of general holiday destinations to help you complete your holiday planning. Contact our experienced OUTDOOR TRAVEL staff now for all your travel needs: Call toll free 1800 331 582 from anywhere within Australia or alternatively either (03) 57501 441 or (03) 57551 743   EUROPE - Walking or Cycling or Riding holidays  Join a small group or self-guided walk Inn-to-Inn in Provence or the Dordogne, plan a gourmet wine and cycling holiday in Burgundy or Alsace in France. Search for Italian antiquities on a walk through Tuscany or Umbria or stroll along the majestic coastline of the Cinque Terre or Amalfi.  Hike the Swiss Alps or in Austria or Germany explore the Mediterranean islands such as Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia or Cyprus. Join the ancient Pilgrim's trail - The Way of St James - walking or cycling the Camino de Santiago in France or Spain. Ride a horse in Chianti, sea-kayak on the Dalmatian Coast, sail and bike in Croatia, Greece or Turkey. Cycle the west coast of Ireland, in Provence or along the Danube? Why not walk England Coast to Coast, across Exmoor, the Lake District or Cotswolds Way? - plus lots more? [ read more ] Boating, barging or sailing holidays  See our link under boating for details of UK Canal Boat Holidays including traditional narrowboats.  We also offer a wide selection of self-skippered boats and bases in France, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland, Scotland and Holland.  Upmarket fully-inclusive Hotel Barge or Bike & Barge cruises available in the most popular regions of France and Europe. Why not try sailing with sightseeing from Tuscany to Corsica or in Sicily, take a tall ship voyage across the Pacific or charter a bareboat for a sailing holiday in the Australian Whitsunday Islands. LATEST OFFERS - call us for early booking discounts or last minute availability for 2008 [ read more ] NEW ZEALAND - Walking or Cycling holidays  Walk the famous Milford Track guided or freedon walk, the Abel Tasman Walk, Hollyford Valley or Routeburn Track.  Take our unique independent or small group cycling holidays including Marlborough - the 'sauvignon blanc' capital of the world - with regular departures all year round. [ read more ] Travel Agents Only  For the Travel Industry only - brochure request forms, current price lists,  booking forms,  newsletters, special discount offers, flyers & travel information.               [ read more ]

Many of our new 2008 brochures are now available... For copies of brochures or further information on anything in this newsletter contact us by email: info@outdoortravel.com.au or call us toll free (within Australia only) on 1800 331 582 or (+61) 03 57 501441 (from outside Australia) or write to us or visit our office in the beautiful township of Bright in North-East Victoria. Click here to request a brochure    Outdoor Travel Airfares  Our Airfares Department at Outdoor Travel also has access to the most competitive airfares to Europe, New Zealand or around the world.  You can contact our consultants directly by email at:  fares@outdoortravel.com.au or during office hours by telephone on (03) 57551 743. For a free quote on the costs of your proposed flight and travel plans 24-hours a day, 7-days a week - click-on our SmartFares search-engine below:         Click-here  to buy SURESAVE TRAVEL INSURANCE Click-here to find details of exciting or NEW active holidays - tours not found in our brochures   Why not join a group of wonderful people on our Bike & Barge Cruises in France, Holland, Belgium, Croatia or Turkey - see What's New