Clichéd or not, the Seychelles are as close to paradise as you are likely to come. -World Traveller Guide

The Seychelles

The best epithets to describe the Seychelles islands? Unique, majestic, dream-like, luxurious. Trading in exclusivity, luxury, and undeveloped natural environments, the Seychelles is an ideal beach escape for those who can afford all that gorgeous privacy. With its countless perfect beaches and secluded coves fringed by sea-sculpted granite boulders, the Seychelles is a favoured backdrop for fashion shoots and once-in-a-lifetime dream vacations. But for those looking for more than a suntan or romance, this archipelago offers a number of high-energy distractions. There are jungle and coastal walks, boat excursions, and diving and snorkelling to keep you buzzing.

One hundred and fifteen coral and granite islands rising from the Indian Ocean, this pristine hideaway of white-sand beaches, majestic granite cliffs, palm-fringed jungles, and astonishing azure waters is a mostly uninhabited paradise.

Dubai

One of the twenty-first century’s most fascinating and vibrant urban experiments in progress. Visit now to see history, literally, in the making.

Dubai is like nowhere else on the planet. Often claimed to be the world’s fastest-growing city, over the past four decades it has metamorphosed from a small Gulf trading centre to become one of the world’s most glamorous, spectacular and futuristic urban destinations. Dubai’s ability to dream (and then achieve) the impossible has ripped up expectations and rewritten the record books, as evidenced by stunning developments such as the soaring Burj Khalifa, the beautiful Burj al Arab and the vast Palm Jumeirah island are testament to the ruling sheikhs’ determination to make the city one of the world’s essential destinations for the twenty-first century.

For the visitor, there’s far more to Dubai than designer boutiques and five-star hotels. If you want to step beyond the tourist clichés, however, you’ll find that Dubai has much more to offer than you might think, ranging from the fascinating old city centre, with its higgledy-piggledy labyrinth of bustling souks interspersed with fine old traditional Arabian houses, to the memorably quirky postmodern architectural skylines of the southern parts of the city.

Package Includes

• Flights from Cyprus
• 7 nights in the Seychelles
• 4 nights in Dubai
• 5 star hotels
• All taxes and fees

Dubai skyline photograph by the_dead_pixel