The 8 best travel deals you'll find this week

Amazing offers, from safaris to sun-and-sand escapes

For an active escape: a week in the Alps for under £600

Inghams is offering £359pp off a week in Kitzbühel in the Austrian Alps this summer, with prices from £599pp.

Set in an Alpine valley, Kitzbühel has more than 1,000km of marked hiking trails, as well as fantastic places for cycling – with the chance to hire e-bikes to lighten the load.

The price includes half-board at the  Q Resort Health and Spa, flights from Manchester to Salzburg on 19 July and transfers.

For an epic adventure: 25% off polar trips

Chill out on a cruise to the Arctic or Antarctic this year. Explore is offering a 25% discount on its week-long Realm of the Polar Bear In Depth trips, which depart on various dates this summer. 

The itinerary takes you around Spitsbergen, in Norway's far north, with the chance to spot polar bears as well as Arctic foxes, seals and sea birds. The cheapest price is available for the 25 July departure, which costs from £2,399pp including meals and an outward-facing cabin (two sharing), but not flights.

The same discount is also available on the 10-day Arctic expedition cruise, King Penguins of the Falklands and South Georgia, with prices from £7,499pp excluding flights.

For long-haul luxury: £404 discount on Thailand

Spend 13 nights on a 5-star tour of Thailand, including flights, from £1,195pp. Available through Affordable Luxury Travel, the trip will take you to Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, where you can spend time on the beach as well as wandering bustling city streets.

The price includes room-only at the Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Anantara Chiang Mai andDusit Thani Laguna, Phuket, plus Emirates flights from London via Dubai. Departure on various dates between 5 September and 30 November, or 1 March and 30 June 2018.

For wildlife walks: £774 off a Zambian safari

See elephants, buffalos, impalas and lions on a safari in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park, spending time in a remote, walking-only part of the park. 

Expert Africa's eight-day Scrub Hare Safari now costs from £3,043pp for a July departure, saving £810pp on the original price. It's currently the dry season, so there's plenty of sunshine with next to no chance of rain.

It includes internal flights, all meals, game drives, walking safaris and park fees, plus accommodation at three camps in the national park. International flights not included.

For a coastal road trip: Australia fly-drive for £1,599pp

Austravel is offering a 12-night trip to Sydney and Melbourne from £1,599pp, based on two sharing.

The price includes three nights at the Vibe Hotel in Sydney and three nights at the Ibis Styles Kingsgate Melbourne, with six nights free in between to drive along the coast. Car hire is also covered, but not accommodation between the two cities – offering added flexibility.

Flights are from Heathrow via Dubai with Emirates, departing in November.

For bank holiday in London: Lastminute.com's secret hotel

Spend the August bank holiday in the capital's coolest quarter for less than £200 between two. The catch: you won't know the name of your hotel until you book.
Lastminute.com offers discounts on “Top secret hotels”, which remain anonymous until you've reserved: all you can find out is a brief description and general idea of the location.

The “contemporary hotel in trendy Shoreditch” costs £176 for a double, room only, arriving 26 August and checking out two days later. It's close to the bars, clubs and restaurants of hipster hubs Shoreditch and Hackney.

For fun in the sun: 35% off a trip to Greece

Spend a week at the Dimitra Apartments, near the village of Milina, on Greece's Pelion Peninsula. The self-catering accommodation comes with sea views and a pool, and is a short walk to a shingle beach and a traditional taverna. 

Costing £474pp for a 21 July departure (down from £732pp), the price with Sunvil includes flights from Gatwick and transfers, and is based on two sharing.

For winter sun: Canary Islands for less than £400

Book ahead for a bargain winter holiday with Super Escapes Travel. A week's all-inclusive at the  Broncemar Beach Hotel in Fuerteventura costs from £349 including flights from London – departures from Manchester start at £369, with other regional airports £20 or £40 more.

The hotel is set within a collection of colourful buildings around three pools, and it's a short walk to the beach. The price is available on various dates between 7 November and 15 March, based on two sharing.