Kuoni Holidays is offering a honeymoon package to Gold Coast, Australia, valid till March 30, 2009. It includes accommodation at Q1 Resort and Spa in Surfers Paradise. Priced at AUD$ 1,139 (Rs 36,476) per person, the 4-night package includes breakfasts and dinners while airfare, airport and road transfers are excluded. It also includes a Bollywood musical show for which a chauffeur-driven stretch limousine will take you to Conrad Jupiters, a plush hotel there. It also throws in a two-hour day/evening cruise with champagne and a visit to the Seaworld theme park. But you cannot book from December 25 to Jan 2 next year.

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This is a luxurious way of enjoying the Kerala backwaters. Just hop aboard the eight-cabin cruiser, The Oberoi Motor Vessel Vrinda, and enjoy a 3-night and 4-day stay on the backwaters. Each of the eight cabins is luxuriously appointed with an attached bathroom. The onboard restaurant is located on the Upper Deck where you can enjoy authentic Kerala cuisine as well as international dishes. An all-inclusive Rs 95,000 for two persons takes care of accommodation in a cabin, all meals, excursions (as per the itinerary), as well as round transfers from Cochin airport to the Vembanad Lake jetty (and yes, even the taxes). For more call: 011-2389 0606 or toll-free 1 800 11 2030 or visit www.oberoihotels.com.