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True North sails to the
world's less-trodden areas.
One of the lodge's most popular packages for honeymooners
showcases local highlights. It's the 3-night Best of Canterbury,
which includes a welcome gift; two 1-hour massages; cooking
lesson for two people with executive chef Jimmy McIntyre; private
guided tour of Otahuna's 30 acres; one picnic or plated lunch
for two people; and the choice of two private, guided tours: The
Banks Peninsula with its volcanic harbors and the colonial fishing
village of Akaroa, including a scenic harbor cruise to see the rare
Hector's dolphins; or Arthur's Pass National Park with its dramatic
mountains, beech forests and waterfalls including a 1-way journey
on the TranzAlpine scenic railway. The package starts at $4,101.
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mongolia & siberia with nomadic expeditions
of both worlds, as the lodge expertly intermingles the past with
the very best in modern luxuries, and laid out for newlyweds is
one of the country's most beautiful landscapes. Couples can get
lost on the grounds as they stroll down hidden paths that wind in
and out of camellia beds and open out to a great expanse gently
sloping down to an ornamental lake, which is crossed by three
wooden bridges that link a daffodil field on one side to a forest
on the other. Another highlight is the lodge's exceptional culinary
scene, which emphasizes the fresh Otahuna estate-grown
offerings; come dinner time, newlyweds can find a private table
for two in the sunken wine cellar, the intimate library, or the
drawing room turret.
Yes, spending the first night as newlyweds in a Ritz-Carlton hotel
is quite delightful, but why not recommend a honeymoon night in a
ger camp in Mongolia at the Three Camel Lodge. It's included in
Nomadic Expeditions' new itineraries that marry the TransSiberian Railway with Mongolia's Gobi Desert and explore deep
into the world's less-explored areas. The stay at the lodge is
magnificent in its own right-it's located in the heart of the Gobi
Desert, and provides honeymooners a once-in-a-lifetime
experience of staying in handmade felt gers that face southward
(a nomadic Mongolian tradition) and boast stunning views of
the desert and Gobi-Altai Mountains-but the itinerary is simply
sublime. Couples will start off their newfound life together with a
renewed sense of the world as they take
a 15-day railway journey that starts off in
We were so impressed
Moscow with a tour of this dynamic city
with the level of service we
and wraps up in Ulaanbaatar, where they'll
received...everything exceeded
experience a traditional Mongolian folk dance
and throat singing performance. Highlights
our expectations!
along this honeymoon trail include visiting
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ancient Kazan, once a Tartar capital on the
banks of the Volga; visiting Lake Baikal, the
oldest and deepest lake in the world; view
ing the Flaming Cliffs, which are set aglow
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in the late-afternoon sunlight; exploring the
Gobi Desert; touring Tugrugiin Shiree, site of
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the "Fighting Dinosaurs" fossil; and interactAsia Training course for
ing with local nomadic families. Aboard the
Travel Agents and
Golden Eagle, couples can snuggle amidst
become more
the finest in luxury amenities with opulent
comfortable
quarters and top-notch cuisine, while the
speaking
dramatic landscapes of Siberia and Monabout Asia
golia dance across the window. Rates for
with your
the Golden Eagle Eastbound to Mongolia:
clients.
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Aug. 27, start at $15,995 pp dbl for the Silver
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