The best travel deals we found this week

Amazing offers, including rural Cyprus and Cape Verde winter sunshine.

September can either get you in the mood for autumn or make you want to cling to summer for a little longer. We’ve come up with some travel deals that offer a bit of both.

1. For Indian luxury: save £470 on Goa

Plan now for next March and save £470. Goa Experience is offering money off its 14-night break at the Balinese-style Alila Diwa Goa, where you’ll be surrounded by rice paddies and coconut groves. The price of £1,469 includes Gatwick flights, transfers and breakfast, and is for 21 March departure.

2. For late-summer sun: a Greek villa for £549

GIC the Villa Collection is slashing 39% off its Villa Sakaroula, which is in a dreamy spot in Skiathos overlooking the Aegean Sea. Two people leaving on 29 September would pay £549pp for a week’s self-catering in this two-bedroom villa with its own pool, including Gatwick flights and car hire. It’s even cheaper for four – only £434pp.

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3. For a dog-friendly holiday: 20% off a Dartmoor cottage

Bring a dog or two for a romp through the Dartmoor countryside by the village of Holne. Helpful Holidays is offering a week’s self-catering at the dog-friendly three-bedroom Stone Barn Cottage for £388, which is a bargain when six people travel together. The offer is valid from 23 and 30 September and 7 and 14 October.

4. For a mountain hideaway: £100 off rural Cyprus

Hole up in the cosy Linos Inn deep in the tranquil Troodoos Mountains and feast on Cypriot home cooking in a medieval setting. Sunvil is offering a week at this family-run B&B from £591pp, a saving of £100pp. The price includes Gatwick flights, breakfast and car hire, and it’s for a 10 October departure.

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5. For some Italian sun: Sardinia for £439

Just a few miles from Alghero in the peaceful countryside is Casa Cherchi, a two-bedroom villa with its own pool. Sardinian Places has a week’s self-catering for £439pp, based on four people sharing – a saving of £221pp. The price includes Luton flights, car hire and a welcome hamper, and is for a 14 October departure.

6. For a pre-Christmas break: Cape Verde for £789

Cape Verde Experience has knocked £275pp off its seven-night holiday at the Hotel Morabeza overlooking Sal’s Santa Maria beach. Costing £789, the holiday includes Gatwick flights, transfers, breakfast, visas and UK airport lounge access for a 4 December departure.

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7. For a taste of autumn: a night in Winchester

Treat yourself to a night in the lovely cathedral city of Winchester at the Winchester Hotel & Spa. For £64.50pp you get breakfast, £25pp towards dinner, full use of the hotel’s spa facilities as well as a free visit and guided tour of Winchester Cathedral. The offer is valid until 30 December, and the price goes up to £99pp on Saturday nights.

8. For a taste of France: Corsica for £399

Grab five of your friends or family and head to the west coast of Corsica to Bergerie Olivella. This 19th-century stone farmhouse offered by Corsican Places sleeps six and has its own pool as well as glorious views of the countryside from its terraces. It’s now £399pp, a saving of £383pp, and is based on six people sharing. The price includes Heathrow flights on 24 September, as well as car hire and a welcome hamper.

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9. For a countryside get-together: save £230 on a Suffolk cottage

Old Drift House near the Suffolk village of Kersey is an exquisite 15th-century thatched cottage that sleeps eight and has a pub only 200 yards away – perfect if you’re looking for a place to celebrate a birthday or a special occasion. Premier Cottages is offering three nights’ self-catering from 20 or 27 October for £750, a saving of £230.

10. For an Italian lakeside idyll: 41% off Lake Garda

Save £349 off a week’s half-board holiday overlooking Lake Garda. Inghams is offering seven nights at the 3-star lakeside Catullo Hotel in Sirmione from £499pp, a saving of 41%. The price includes Gatwick flights and half board.

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