In the words of Game of Thrones: winter is coming. Get away to somewhere sunny this year.
It’s not too soon to start dreaming of escaping the colder months. Have a look at these deals for winter sun.
1. For Caribbean calm: save 15% on Barbados
Book by 7 October and save 15% on a seven-night break in Barbados. My Caribbean Holiday is offering a week’s room only at the Butterfly Beach Hotel on the southern side of the island, where two white-sand beaches are seconds away. The starting price of £599pp includes Manchester flights and transfers, and is for a 5 November departure.
2. For fun in the Far East: new flights for £459
Book by 15 October and pay only £459pp on the new B777-300ER aircraft launched by Philippine Airlines. Daily flights start on 6 December from Heathrow to Manila from £505pp, or you can take advantage of the special offer on flights to Kuala Lumpur from £459.
3. For mellow Mediterranean: Cyprus for £530
You’ll have the beach within staggering distance – as well as two swimming pools – at Aphrodite Hills Holiday Residence near Paphos in Cyprus. Teletext Holidays is offering a week’s half board from 18 November from £530pp, which includes Stansted flights.
4. For an adults-only idyll: save £208 on La Palma
The laid-back Canary Island of La Palma is also one of the greenest. Prestige Holidays has a week at the adults-only 17th-century Hotel Hacienda de Abajo set in a former sugar estate on the island’s west coast. The price of £877pp includes flights from Gatwick on 12 December, transfers and breakfast – a saving of £208 per couple.
5. For Indian indulgence: save £120 on Goa
Banish the January blues by jetting off to Goa and staying at the Country Inn & Suites at Candolim. You’ll be in the heart of the town, but the beach is only a 10-minute walk away. The Goa Experience is offering seven nights’ B&B from £895pp, which includes Manchester flights and transfers, for departures throughout January.
6. For desert heat: Dubai for £599
Do your Christmas shopping in Dubai during this break offered by Thomas Cook. Its five-night holiday at the Golden Sands Hotel and Apartments costs from £599.65pp, including Manchester flights and transfers, and is for a 4 November departure. Read our Dubai city guide here.
7. For island luxury: save £360 on Cape Verde
Be among the first guests at the shiny new 5-star Hilton Cabo Verde Sal Resort this winter with Cape Verde Experience. It’s offering seven nights’ B&B at this new luxury resort for £939pp, a saving of £360pp. The price includes Birmingham flights, transfers, visas, UK lounge access and departs 12 December.
8. For a trip of a lifetime: save £500 on South Africa
Join this leisurely tour of South Africa with Saga, which is offering 17 days for £2,899pp – a saving of £500pp. Departing 25 November, the tour takes in the Cape Coast, the Garden Route, Kruger National Park and Drakensberg. The price includes flights, transfers, door-to-door travel service, twice-daily meals and a Saga tour manager.
9. For an Asian hideaway: Sri Lanka from £686
Bask in lush valley vistas and views of Hanthana Mountain when you stay at the 4-star Amaya Hills Kandy. Travelbag is offering six nights’ B&B from £686 for a 4 December departure, which includes Heathrow flights and transfers.
10. For an African adventure: twin-centre West Africa
Combine a few days relaxing on the beach with a game drive on this twin-centre holiday. The Gambia Experience has a seven-day holiday at Ngala Lodge in the Gambia and the Fathala Wildlife Reserve in Senegal from £1,299pp for departures on 1, 5 and 8 December. The price includes Gatwick flights, all transfers, breakfast, two evening meals, a game drive and a mangrove sunset cruise.
11. For Moroccan magic: save £210 on Marrakech
Loveholidays has slashed £210pp off its seven-night holiday to the 5-star Sentido Kenzi Menara Palace Hotel near the Jardins de l’Agdal in Marrakech. Now £338pp, the break includes seven nights’ B&B and Stansted flights for a 9 December departure.