Holiday details: This trip will take you to the old colonial centre of Quito, the equatorial line monument and to the Galapagos Islands where you will observe giant tortoises and a number of indigenous bird species, swim with sea lions, penguins and perhaps sea turtles. The eight-day, six-night trip is now priced from £2,795 pp, including flights with Iberia, transfers, and two nights with breakfast in Quito with a private city tour and four nights full board on the Santa Cruz cruise ship with daily excursions accompanied by a naturalist guide. The trip can also be extended to include Ecuador or Peru.

Departs: A range of dates before 5 October 2013

Price: £2,795 pp (saving £800) if you book before 30 June 2013

Book with: Cox & Kings on 0845 564 8267

Holiday details: Enjoy seven nights in the Seychelles for £1498 pp on bed and breakfast, or £1749 pp half board, at the 5-star Kempinski Seychelles resort (saving up to £300 pp). Kempinski Seychelles is located on Baie Lazare in the quieter south-west of the main island of Mahé. The white sand tidal beach is protected by a reef and the hotel offers a range of non-motorised water sports and land activities including tennis, a rock climbing wall, a kids club and a spa. This offer is available for stays until 20 July 2013  and includes return flights from London Gatwick with Emirates as well as private car transfers.

Departs: Now until 20 July 2013

Price: £1498 pp bed and breakfast or £1749 pp half board (saving £300 pp)

Book with Elite Vacations.

Holidays Details: Hayes & Jarvis is holding a holiday sale until 14 June on a number of destinations. Head to the Maldives on 18 June for a week at the 4* Meeru Island Resort & Spa for £1,099 pp, saving £421 pp. The package includes 7 nights’ all inclusive accommodation, return Emirates flights from London Heathrow and speedboat transfers.

Departs: 18 June 2013

Price: £1099 pp (saving £421 pp)

Book with: Hayes & Jarvis call 0844 415 1918

Holiday Details: Hayes and Jarvis is offering a 22% saving on a three night trip to Las Vegas staying at the four star Golden Nugget Hotel. The hotel and casino is located across the street from the Fremont Experience and has its own shark tank, waterslide and seven restaurants to choose from. The deal is for the room only and costs £599 pp (saving £174 pp) including return flights with United Airlines from London Heathrow and transfers.

Departs: 3 June 2013

Price: £599 pp (saving £174 pp, 22%)

Book with: Hayes and Jarvis on 0844 415 1918

Holiday details: Inghams is offering 7 nights half board accommodation at the 3* Hotel Miro from £399 pp, saving £220 pp, departing 18 May 2013. Enjoy the Tuscan springtime with a stay in the pretty spa town of Montecatini, Italy. Visit the medieval town of Siena, cycle around the pretty cobbled streets of Lucca and spend an afternoon exploring the beautiful city of Florence – and sample local Chianti wine in one of the local vineyards. Price includes return flights from Gatwick to Pisa, return transfers, free daily packed lunches and free bike hire.

Departs: 18 May 2013

Price: £399 pp, saving £220 pp

Book with: Inghams on 01483 791 114.

Holiday details: Prestige Holidays is offering a seventh night free and free half board upgrade (worth £355 pp) at the Bahia Del Duque Resort in Tenerife. Stay for seven nights and pay for only six on arrivals between 1 June and 18 July and receive free half board between 1 June and 30 June. For example, a week arriving 11 June will cost £1090 pp and includes flights and private transfers between Gatwick and Tenerife.

Departs: 11 June – 18 June 2013

Price: £1090 (saving £355 pp)

Book with: Prestige Holidays

Holiday details: Exclusive Escapes is giving you the chance to become a “tester” of one its newly-built luxury modern villas on Turkey’s Lycian Coast – saving up to £700 per person. The villas have been completed ahead of schedule but have not yet been photographed. In return you are simply asked to provide the tour operator with feedback on your return.

The special offers include a week’s stay at the five-bedroom Island Villa – Kovan for just £1,200 pp based on two sharing and including flights to Dalaman, 7 days jeep hire, a Turkish bath and evening meal at nearby Deniz Feneri Lighthouse, welcome hamper and daily maid cleaning. That’s a saving of £1,400. Additional guests can stay for £700 pp, however the total saving remains £1,400.

Dates: depart Gatwick, Manchester or the private terminal at London Stansted on 25 May, 1 June, 8 June or 15 June.

Find out more from Exclusive Escapes (020 8605 2500)

Holiday details: Cruise the magical waterways between Venice and Mantua on La Bella Vita, a stylish and newly-refitted 20-passenger vessel. Spend 6 nights in an air-conditioned, en-suite cabin and visit lagoon islands, wild beach dunes and pine woods, from the charming Venetian port of Chioggia via the River Po and Bianco Canal to the lakeside Renaissance city of Mantua.

Departs: 2 June 2013

Price: £1,890 pp (saving £500 pp) based on double occupancy. All meals are included, plus fine wines, spirits, soft drinks, daily excursions, return transfers from local meeting point.

Book with: European Waterways.

Holiday details: Villa Select is offering 50% off a number of its private villas in Pollensa, Cala D’or, Menorca, Algarve and Kefalonia. For example, a week’s rental from 27 April in Villa C’an Peric, Mallorca (sleeps 6) will cost £399, saving £446. This stone-clad luxury villa is set in glorious countryside in Puerto Pollensa and offers peace and privacy. Or for a romantic week for two at Villa Ignacio which has a garden overlooking the surrounding countryside and a private pool, either from 27 April or 4 May, will cost £450, saving £245.

Departs: the deal applies until 18 May 2013, and dates vary from villa to villa.

Price: Prices vary depending on the villa.

Book with: Villa Select or call 01789 764 909

Holiday details: Make the most of May Day Bank Holiday with a long weekend at Poggio Ai Santi in southern Tuscany. Located just 3km inland from the seaside town of San Vincenzo (90km from Pisa airport), Poggio Ai Santi is a hidden hilltop hotel with views across to Elba and Corsica. A  three night stay is available from £132 per person based on two adults sharing a Suite Fattoria, including breakfast, plus a free bottle of Vermentino or San Giovese wine. Flights are not included.

Departs: 3 May – 6 May 2013

Price: £132 pp based on two sharing

Book with: i-escape

Holiday details: The traditional village of Valloire in the ‘Golden Valley’, which the Tour de France passes through, offers a cultural trip to the Alps full of history, superb mountain cuisine and an array of activities from cycling to guided walks. Peak Retreats has a deal for £151 per person for 14 nights at the self-catering Vallee d’Or with stunning views over the village and surrounding mountains. It has a private indoor-outdoor pool, sauna and jacuzzi. The deal is based on four sharing a two-bedroom apartment and includes midweek ferry crossing from Dover to Calais.

Departs: 17 August 2013

Price: £151 pp based on four sharing.

Book with: Peak Retreats

Holiday details: Sandance festival is Dubai’s number one beach party which will take place this year on Friday 10 May on Atlantis Beach with a headline performance by Florence + the Machine. Tropical Sky is offering a saving of £300 pp on a three night stay at Atlantis The Palm for £989 pp. The resort is the leading entertainment resort in the Middle East with its Aquaventure waterpark and a choice of 17 restaurants. The deal is based on two adults sharing a deluxe room and includes half board and return flights from London Heathrow with Emirates.

Departs: 9 May 2013

Price: £989 pp (saving £300 pp) based on two sharing.

Book with: Tropical Sky on 0843 2495361

Holiday details: Hayes and Jarvis is offering a 15% saving on a seven night all inclusive stay at the four star Jaz Mirabel Club hotel in Sharm el Sheikh. The all inclusive deal is for dining in the buffet restaurant but there are also three a la carte restaurants in the complex. Other facilities include two swimming pools and a kids pool with waterslides, a kids club, a spa and fitness centre, tennis courts and scuba diving. The deal costs £499 pp for the week and includes return flights from London Gatwick with Thomson Airways and transfers.

Departs: 28 April 2013

Price: £499 pp (saving £87 pp, 15%)

Book with: Hayes and Jarvis

Holiday details: Classic Cottages is offering a 30% discount on a weeks stay at Bramble Cottage at The Maenporth Estate, Falmouth Cornwall. The self catering cottage sleeps four and is set in 29 acres of landscaped communal grounds with other cottages around, free use of the heated indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, pool table, table-tennis, all-weather tennis courts and children’s play-area. The cottage will cost £315 in total for seven nights (was £450 making a saving of 30%).

Departs: 20 April 2013

Price: £78.75 pp based on four sharing (£315 in total, 30% discount)

Book with: Classic Cottages

Holiday details: Retrace the steps of the ancient Inca civilisation on this trip with Intrepid Travel. From the historic centre of Cusco through the Sacred Valley and Ollantaytambo, to Machu Picchu where you can watch the sunrise over the magnificent ruins. Book by 15 May and travel by 31 August and the seven day trip will cost £642 pp (saving £113 pp). The deal includes hotel accommodation, some meals, community visit, local transport and services of a local tour leader. International flights are extra.

Departs: From now until 31 August 2013

Price: £642 pp (was £755 pp)

Book with: Intrepid Travel by 15 May 2013. Call 0844 4998487 and quote 9732 at time of booking.