With the whales and dolphins

Jan 12 2008 by Andrew Flynn, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

SUNVIL Discovery, a leading operator to nine beautiful islands about 1,000 miles off Portugal, offers full-day whale and dolphin-watching excursions for the first time in 2008.

The Azores, a collection of volcanic peaks, have an otherworldly beauty, with glistening blue and green lakes, sheer black cliffs and hot mineral springs.

Available for travel from April, three-night breaks start at £406, seven nights from £729.

Sunvil Discovery: 020 8758 4747.

l Adventure specialist Intrepid has teamed up with Virgin Holidays for an adventure packages taking in culture, trekking, inspirational journeys and small group travel.

Packages include 22-days “on the trail of the gecko” through South-East Asia from £1,430 in May/June, plus 15-day “original’’ tours of southern Thailand from £1,059, including accommodation in lake rafthouses.

Virgin/Intrepid brochure inquiries: 0844 557 9275.