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E:08/04 Win A Trip To Either Peru, Antarctica or Namibia And A Sony Camcorder
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Conde Nast Traveller, Sony and Bailey Robinson have teamed up to offer you the opportunity to win a trip of a lifetime, to one of three destinations – Peru, Antarctica or Namibia – plus a Sony HDR-HC7E, the perfect travelling companion.
Antartica Itinery
Day 1
Arrival at the city of Punta Arenas, where you will be met by Antarctica XXI staff and transferred to the selected hotel. In the afternoon, instruction will be given in relation to the norms that should be followed in Antarctica and to the procedures of embarkation and disembarkation. Later, there will be a welcome dinner at the José Nogueira Hotel, a splendidly restored, centenary French-style mansion – one of the oldest buildings in Patagonia – where you will have the chance to meet your expedition companions.
Day 2
The Antarctic adventure will begin, with a flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island (South Shetland Islands), taking a little over three hours. Upon arrival, you will be able to tour around the area where the Presidente Eduardo Frei M. Chilean Base and Bellinghausen Russian Base are located, before gathering at the beach on Fildes Bay for embarkation, by Zodiac boats, to M/V Grigoriy Mikheev.
Days 3-6
As you cruise between the South Shetland Islands and the Peninsula, sailing along ice-filled fjords and between spectacular icebergs, you are likely to spot sea birds, penguins, seals and whales. Your journey toward the south may include visits to some of the most magnificent spots in the white continent such as: Hannah Point, Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, Cuverville and the Deception Islands, among others. Your adventure will be full, with daily landings and cruises in zodiacs boats, selected lectures and enjoyable time on board.
Day 7
Upon return to King George Island, you will disembark by Zodiac at Fildes Bay, by the Presidente Eduardo Frei M. Chilean Base, then head to the Teniente Marsh aerodrome for the flight back to Punta Arenas. Then fly north to Santiago to connect with your onward flight home
Namibia Itinery
Day 1
Evening departure from London Gatwick (choice of Wednesday, Friday or Sunday)
Day 2
Upon arrival at Windhoek airport, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Overnight at the Olive Grove Guest House (Bed & Breakfast) – a characterful, intimate retreat (just nine en suite guestrooms with private dining veranda) set in a quiet area, close to the city centre. Please see www.olivegrove-namibia.com
Day 3
After breakfast you will be driven to Eros airport for your Private Dunehopper charter flight (www.dunehopper.com) to Okonjima, where you will spend two days enjoying this luxury safari experience. Optional activities here include cheetah tracking on foot to monitor animals, visiting the orphaned cats at The AfriCat Foundation, leopard trails, guided and self-guided nature trails, and wildlife-watching from nocturnal hides and bird hides. Two nights at Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp – a traditional lapa-style camp complete with lounge area, campfire dining area, swimming pool and watering hole – in the new Bush Suite (Full Board and activities), a private, African-style chalet with 180-degree bushveld vistas. Please see www.okonjima.com
Day 5
A Private Dunehopper charter flight will transfer you from Okonjima to Mushara, just east of the Etosha National Park. Time here can be spent enjoying the nearby Etosha National Park, with its diverse habitats and extraordinary wildlife, including 114 mammal species, 320 bird species, and 110 reptile species. Predators are well represented in the park, while the specially protected animals include black rhino, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, black-faced impala and zebra. Two nights at Villa Mushara (Full Board and most activities), where just two luxurious villas come with a private terrace, plunge pool, outside shower and a separate relaxation area, perfect for sundowners overlooking the African bush. Please see www.mushara-lodge.com
Day 7
A Private Dunehopper charter flight will transfer you to the Namib Rand Nature Reserve – a desert region famed for its spectacular red dunes, its vast stretches of awe-inspiring nature and its desert creatures. Two nights at Wolwedans Mountain view suite (Full Board and activities), perched high on a dune plateau with panoramic vistas in all directions, where each of the nine spacious en-suite chalets – leading out to a private veranda and vast stretches of untouched sand – make the most of the stunning setting. Please see www.wolwedans.com/visiting/duneslodge.html
Peru Itinery
Day 1
Flight from London to Lima. Upon arrival in Lima, you will be met and transferred to the delightful Lima Country Club Hotel, a beautiful five-star ‘National Monument’ built in the 1920s and set in the exclusive San Isidro district.
Day 2
A free morning to relax will be followed by an afternoon city tour, including visits to Lima’s historical centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its finely preserved colonial architecture and interesting museums.
The prize will include either lunch at the Rosa Nautica Restaurant on a pier overlooking the Pacific Ocean, or dinner at the Huaca Pucllana, a popular local restaurant set amid the illuminated ancient Pre-Colombian ruins. Overnight at the Lima Country Club.
Day 3
A short flight from Lima will carry you to Cuzco (3,310 metres above sea level), where you will be met and transferred to the Orient Express Monasterio Hotel – originally the hallowed colonial San Antonio Abad seminary, built 300 years ago, and today an extraordinary museum hotel exhibiting Inca and Spanish traditions.
Days 4-5
A local tour of Cuzco, with a visit to the local ruins of Sacsayhuaman, will be followed by a free afternoon in this unique city – the longest permanently inhabited city in the Americas. A second full free day could be filled with a number of activities, including the option of moving on into the Sacred Valley for a night, staying at the Hotel Sol y Luna – a charming spa retreat whose beautiful mountain setting offers the perfect playground for a huge array of activities, including horse riding (it has its own ranch).
Day 6
The first-class Orient Express Vistadome Train will carry you up to Machu Picchu, for a full-day, guided tour of the ruins with lunch. Overnight for one night at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge – the only hotel adjacent to the world-famous sight, where guests can experience the extraordinary magic of dawn and sundown over the citadel – and enjoy the Lodge’s beautiful orchid walk.
Days 7-8
A free morning at the ruins (unguided) will give time for another visit to the Inca Citadel. In the afternoon, you will travel back from Machu Picchu to Cuzco by train. Overnight at the Orient Express Hotel Monasterio.
Day 9
After a free morning, you will take a PM flight to Lima to connect on to your overnight flight back to London.
Just enter your details
Good Luck
Conde Nast Traveller, Sony and Bailey Robinson have teamed up to offer you the opportunity to win a trip of a lifetime, to one of three destinations – Peru, Antarctica or Namibia – plus a Sony HDR-HC7E, the perfect travelling companion.
Antartica Itinery
Day 1
Arrival at the city of Punta Arenas, where you will be met by Antarctica XXI staff and transferred to the selected hotel. In the afternoon, instruction will be given in relation to the norms that should be followed in Antarctica and to the procedures of embarkation and disembarkation. Later, there will be a welcome dinner at the José Nogueira Hotel, a splendidly restored, centenary French-style mansion – one of the oldest buildings in Patagonia – where you will have the chance to meet your expedition companions.
Day 2
The Antarctic adventure will begin, with a flight from Punta Arenas to King George Island (South Shetland Islands), taking a little over three hours. Upon arrival, you will be able to tour around the area where the Presidente Eduardo Frei M. Chilean Base and Bellinghausen Russian Base are located, before gathering at the beach on Fildes Bay for embarkation, by Zodiac boats, to M/V Grigoriy Mikheev.
Days 3-6
As you cruise between the South Shetland Islands and the Peninsula, sailing along ice-filled fjords and between spectacular icebergs, you are likely to spot sea birds, penguins, seals and whales. Your journey toward the south may include visits to some of the most magnificent spots in the white continent such as: Hannah Point, Port Lockroy, Petermann Island, Paradise Bay, Cuverville and the Deception Islands, among others. Your adventure will be full, with daily landings and cruises in zodiacs boats, selected lectures and enjoyable time on board.
Day 7
Upon return to King George Island, you will disembark by Zodiac at Fildes Bay, by the Presidente Eduardo Frei M. Chilean Base, then head to the Teniente Marsh aerodrome for the flight back to Punta Arenas. Then fly north to Santiago to connect with your onward flight home
Namibia Itinery
Day 1
Evening departure from London Gatwick (choice of Wednesday, Friday or Sunday)
Day 2
Upon arrival at Windhoek airport, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. Overnight at the Olive Grove Guest House (Bed & Breakfast) – a characterful, intimate retreat (just nine en suite guestrooms with private dining veranda) set in a quiet area, close to the city centre. Please see www.olivegrove-namibia.com
Day 3
After breakfast you will be driven to Eros airport for your Private Dunehopper charter flight (www.dunehopper.com) to Okonjima, where you will spend two days enjoying this luxury safari experience. Optional activities here include cheetah tracking on foot to monitor animals, visiting the orphaned cats at The AfriCat Foundation, leopard trails, guided and self-guided nature trails, and wildlife-watching from nocturnal hides and bird hides. Two nights at Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp – a traditional lapa-style camp complete with lounge area, campfire dining area, swimming pool and watering hole – in the new Bush Suite (Full Board and activities), a private, African-style chalet with 180-degree bushveld vistas. Please see www.okonjima.com
Day 5
A Private Dunehopper charter flight will transfer you from Okonjima to Mushara, just east of the Etosha National Park. Time here can be spent enjoying the nearby Etosha National Park, with its diverse habitats and extraordinary wildlife, including 114 mammal species, 320 bird species, and 110 reptile species. Predators are well represented in the park, while the specially protected animals include black rhino, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, black-faced impala and zebra. Two nights at Villa Mushara (Full Board and most activities), where just two luxurious villas come with a private terrace, plunge pool, outside shower and a separate relaxation area, perfect for sundowners overlooking the African bush. Please see www.mushara-lodge.com
Day 7
A Private Dunehopper charter flight will transfer you to the Namib Rand Nature Reserve – a desert region famed for its spectacular red dunes, its vast stretches of awe-inspiring nature and its desert creatures. Two nights at Wolwedans Mountain view suite (Full Board and activities), perched high on a dune plateau with panoramic vistas in all directions, where each of the nine spacious en-suite chalets – leading out to a private veranda and vast stretches of untouched sand – make the most of the stunning setting. Please see www.wolwedans.com/visiting/duneslodge.html
Peru Itinery
Day 1
Flight from London to Lima. Upon arrival in Lima, you will be met and transferred to the delightful Lima Country Club Hotel, a beautiful five-star ‘National Monument’ built in the 1920s and set in the exclusive San Isidro district.
Day 2
A free morning to relax will be followed by an afternoon city tour, including visits to Lima’s historical centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its finely preserved colonial architecture and interesting museums.
The prize will include either lunch at the Rosa Nautica Restaurant on a pier overlooking the Pacific Ocean, or dinner at the Huaca Pucllana, a popular local restaurant set amid the illuminated ancient Pre-Colombian ruins. Overnight at the Lima Country Club.
Day 3
A short flight from Lima will carry you to Cuzco (3,310 metres above sea level), where you will be met and transferred to the Orient Express Monasterio Hotel – originally the hallowed colonial San Antonio Abad seminary, built 300 years ago, and today an extraordinary museum hotel exhibiting Inca and Spanish traditions.
Days 4-5
A local tour of Cuzco, with a visit to the local ruins of Sacsayhuaman, will be followed by a free afternoon in this unique city – the longest permanently inhabited city in the Americas. A second full free day could be filled with a number of activities, including the option of moving on into the Sacred Valley for a night, staying at the Hotel Sol y Luna – a charming spa retreat whose beautiful mountain setting offers the perfect playground for a huge array of activities, including horse riding (it has its own ranch).
Day 6
The first-class Orient Express Vistadome Train will carry you up to Machu Picchu, for a full-day, guided tour of the ruins with lunch. Overnight for one night at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge – the only hotel adjacent to the world-famous sight, where guests can experience the extraordinary magic of dawn and sundown over the citadel – and enjoy the Lodge’s beautiful orchid walk.
Days 7-8
A free morning at the ruins (unguided) will give time for another visit to the Inca Citadel. In the afternoon, you will travel back from Machu Picchu to Cuzco by train. Overnight at the Orient Express Hotel Monasterio.
Day 9
After a free morning, you will take a PM flight to Lima to connect on to your overnight flight back to London.
Just enter your details
Good Luck
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not sure I am entered as there was no confirmation at all!! but thanks Kipper0
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Same here too, clicked submit and it refreshed and cleared the form.
Ah well, fingers crossed!
Tank fly boss walk jam nitty gritty...0 -
I sent a message to this effect to Conde Nast, will let you know if they respond0
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Yes the same thing happened to me, and this prize sounds great.Amazon Sellers Club Member Number 52
£2008 for 2008 Club Member Number 318 :cool:
total YTD £75
Good Luck Everyone
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I had an email confirming that I had signed up to 2 newsletters so assume that means they must have received my entry0
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