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HOLIDAYS
FOR KIDS
Yes, you can afford a tropical escape with your kids!
We road-test the planet's best family holiday spots of the most enduring childhood memories you Can give your kids is a special family holiday. Amplify the `ooh-alite factor with a trip to a fantastic tropical de..stiriathin.
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Why go? For a taste of paradise. Superb beaches, food and shopping. And the strong Aussie dollar nunins it's a bargain right now. Is it safe? The main drag is always crowded and there is a good police presence. Stay: Offering postcard-worthy views Waikiki Beach. the Marriott Resort & Spa has a large wail and lounging area perfect for a sunset cocktail and is directly across the road from a child-friendly rock-pm-A area and
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surfboard hire. ?his there's a Hertz on the ground floor, making car hire easy and colwenient. Visit www_mar-rionwaikilti.com.
Kids will love: For 815 a person you can be picked up from your hotel and taken to the beautiful Hanaunta Bay to snorkel in crystal-clear water with tropical fish and turtles. Snorkels. masks and flippers are included in the price. This idyllic hay is part of a marine sanctuary and entry is $7.50 per trersult. children under 12 are tree.
Mum and Dad will lave: Shopping is serious business here. Catch a shuttle bus to the Ala Mtiana Center, the largest open-air shopping centre in the world, where prices for clothing, shoes and ekcironics can be up to 40 per cent less than in Australia. Anti irsjust 45 [nil lutes' tl ive from Waikiki to
Waikele Premium Outlets, which has great bargains and includes stores such as Nine West. Calvin Mein, Vans and more.
Family-friendly places to etit Try Genki Sushi, in the Ala Moana Center. for teriyaki chicken, salmon tempura, sashimi. sushi and delicious noodle soups id tiny prices. Cheeseburger in Paradise on Kalakaua Avenue serves great burgers arid fries,
Insider tip: Forgotten any necessities? Don't worry most sunscreens, make-up and toiletries are cheaper in Hawaii than at home, so buy what you need when you arrive. To gm For a true Hawaiian experience as :Mil as you step on hoard, fly Hawaiian Airlines. For more n:formation, visit WWWISRAVEllialake0111.aU.
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Why go? For a true-blue Aussie beach holiday experience, plus all the comforts of home. Is it safe? As safe as houses. though do take care in the surf and swim between the flags, Stay: Hyatt Regency Coolum, a sprawling beachside resort over 1.5ti hectares of bushland. with nine swimming pools and a tennis centre. Kids will lave: Kids from six weeks to 10 years are catered for at Camp Hyatt, with supervised games, crafts, sports and excursions.
Mum and Dad will low: A round on the resort's golf course, then there's the spa, and..., Family-friendly places to eat The Surf nub in nearby NI:Kna for cheap and cheerful burgers with a Ill iltion-dollar bench view.
Insider tip: Visit in May fora host of great mints, such as Ihe tioosa Food and Wine Festival More info: www.queenslandholidays.corn.au.
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