Commonwealth Travel Service
From $838, see whales and dolphins swimming in the ocean during the six-day Taiwan Family Fun and Whale Watching Cruise.

Other highlights include a night's stay in a farm where you can learn how to make lanterns and pluck fruits, and a night's stay in a hot spring resort.

You can also take up the buy-one- get-one-free three-day Ho Chi Minh Escapade package and pay $399 for two persons (only for selected departure dates).

Those who choose to stay at a five-star hotel will pay $588 for the first person and enjoy a 50 per cent discount for the second.

Tourism Authority of Thailand
Go on a shopping spree in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Phuket and Hat Yai during the AmazingThailand Grand Sale that ends on Aug 31. Expect discounts of up to 70 per cent.

Zuji
Take up 3-day, 2-night packages to Bangkok from $183 and Hong Kong from $448.

Asa Holidays
For under $500, go for a 4-day Saigon, 4-day Taipei, 4-day Hong Kong, 5-day Macau or 5-day Cambodia holiday.

Marvel at the beauty of Angkor Wat.

SA Tours
See the distinctive blue tiles at Blue Mosque with the 10-day Turkey Delight package from $1,788, or visit Disneyland and Universal Studios on the 11-day USA and Pacific Coast Splendour/ Family Delights package from $2,538.

Be awed by the splendour of the Blue Mosque in Turkey.

Hong Thai Travel Services
Enjoy 12 days in romantic Europe from $3,399 (U.P. $3,599) and visit the Vatican, Venice, Milan, Geneva and Paris. Shop at a premium brands factory outlet and see the famous Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco for the 10-day West Coast of America tour from $3,299 (U.P. $3,599).

Pay a visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

This article was first published in Value Vacations, The Straits Times on July 8, 2008.