Departure Lounge: Head for Botswana for a safari escape
Mombo, Botswana
Bringing together the thrill of a safari, the luxury of a Wilderness camp and the beauty of Botswana, The Sanctuary at Wilderness Mombo is the first of Wilderness’s new wellness destinations.
Opened last month in the awe-inspring Okavango Delta, the elegant camp offers access to one of Africa’s most extraordinary ecosystems while combining an immersive wellbeing sanctuary.
Alongside epic wildlife experiences, you’ll find beautiful treatment rooms, including a couple’s suite, meditation cocoons, a lap pool, sauna, ice bath, treatment rooms, a gym with a view, and an open-air yoga deck.
If you like the sound of this, there’s a sister sanctuary opening at Wilderness Bisate in Rwanda in December.
Nightly rates from $2,805 per person (approx €2,405).
Riviera Travel’s brand new long-haul tours from Ireland build on the company’ success as operators of intimate award-winning escorted tours, cruises, and solo holidays across Europe.
Now, Irish holidaymakers can book these small-group tours to fabulous and far-flung locations beyond Europe.
Signature tours have been available in Britain for several years, and are now offered for the first time from Ireland. All long-haul tours comprise intimate group sizes, with just 36 guests on Classic tours and 22 on Signature tours.
Departures for 2026 and 2027 include India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Japan, Morocco, and Riviera’s first long-haul river cruise along the Mekong, giving Irish holidaymakers a new way to experience South-East Asia from the water.
In upstate New York lies the spectacular Letchworth State Park.
Autumn is a glorious time to visit and view the foliage, and even more so now that their Autism Nature Trail is open.
This first-of-its-kind trail has been designed to make nature accessible for all, with eight different stations offering a range of inclusive experiences to engage visitors’ processing senses while helping deepen their connection with nature.
A 13-night fly-drive itinerary, Fall Colours and Flavours of Upstate New York, costs from £1,995 per person (approx €2,270), including flights, accommodation, and car hire.
We loved Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa when staying recently and were curious to see what was afoot in the spa refresh.
Turns out they’ve teamed up with one of our favourite luxury skincare brands, Omorovicza, in an exclusive partnership with the new Powerscourt Spa & Wellness.
With roots in Budapest’s thermal baths and its mineral-rich thermal waters, the partnership is exciting, with Powerscourt x Omorovicza Rituals specially created for the spa’s new direction.
Fans will find plenty of favourites too, from facials to body treatments, and those signature thermal and hammam suites and healing Himalayan salt chamber.
If food is one of your motivators for booking a holiday, then a food tour opens up a whole new world.
Food offers a window into a place’s history, culture, and people, and a guided tour reveals a personal and local connection to a city.
Eating Europe offers highly rated guided food tours across 20 European cities, from Paris to Porto, Prague to Palermo, with its destination list expanding annually.
Immersive and interactive, it’ll help you find local delicacies and the best places to eat while having a very enjoyable half day.
Three-hour tours from €90, with new tours offering a 30% discount when launched.
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