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Original Travel's portfolio of Big Short Breaks, launched in 2003, contains luxury breaks to suit all requirements from city breaks to skiing, adventures and escapes, all chosen with accessibility in mind... minimum time and maximum experience.
While these trips are as much tailored to your specific requirements as our further flung holidays, they represent perfect nugget-sized long weekend trips. The team at Original Travel research hundreds of potential luxury break destinations, but only the very best make the grade in terms of accessibility, originality and value for money.
Those that do appear here might raise an eyebrow or two - can you really spend the weekend sampling sauvignon blancs in South Africa's winelands? Certainly you can, with the benefit of overnight flights and minimal time changes. Or seeing polar bears in the wild? Equally possible with a night in Oslo followed by two or three in Svalbard, the desolate Norwegian island chain deep in the Arctic Circle. These and more pocket adventures are a phone call away.
Itinerary Ideas
Best for: Honeymoons and Families
Arctic Adrenaline in Swedish Lapland
A four day adventure in the Arctic, this carefully chosen
itinerary has you staying in two very memorable lodgings, both deep
in the Swedish...
4 Days
From $4,440pp
Best for: Families
Family Break in Lapland
Swedish Lapland is a properly magical experience that will fuel
kids' imaginations and give them memories of adventure and fun to
last a lifetime.
Itinerary...
4 Days
From $1,295pp
Best for: Couples
A City Break in Florence
Florence is known for being the birthplace of the Renaissance
and is famous all over the world for housing masterpieces of art
and architecture....
3 Days
From $1,360pp
Best for: Couples
A Luxury City Break in Venice
Venice is one of Europe's (and indeed the world's) most
beautiful cities, and a luxury city break here makes for a perfect
romantic trip. Let...
3 Days
From $2,435pp
Best for: Couples
A Luxury City Break to Rome
Such is the breadth and depth of history, art and culture in
Rome that you could easily dedicate a Big Short Break to one of
many themes. However,...
3 Days
From $1,475pp
Best for: Couples
A City Break to New York
An action packed adventure in New York, where you will see and
experience famous attractions both on the land and from the air.
Shopping, museums,...
4 Days
From $815pp
Best for: Couples
A City Break to Miami
An adventure in the city of Miami, where you will experience
art, culture and trendy hotspots, as well as the iconic South
Beach.
5 Days
From $850pp
Best for: Couples and Families
Seville City Break
Spend three days getting under the skin of one of Spain's most
beautiful cities on this luxury city break.
Itinerary at a Glance:
Hunt out Seville's...
3 Days
From $1,135pp
Best for: Couples, Families, Groups and Solo Travellers
Marrakech City Break
Enjoy a Big Short Break in the most exotic place within easy
reach of the UK - Marrakech. Home to luxury riad accommodation,
fabulous and fabled...
4 Days
From $885pp
Best for: Couples
Porto Big Short Break
Three days of the good life in Portugal's superb second city,
enjoying its impeccable wines and fascinating heritage.
Itinerary at a glance:
Soak...
3 Days
From $2,340pp
Best for: Couples
Lisbon City Break
The one-time centre of a great maritime empire, Lisbon has grown
into relaxed and vibrant modern city, the perfect spot for a luxury
city break.
Itinerary...
3 Days
From $1,425pp
Best for: Couples
Bordeaux Big Short Break
With a recently rediscovered mojo, grand 18th century boulevards
and a foodie scene to complement the fabled vins, Bordeaux is the
perfect spot...
4 Days
From $1,645pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
A Long Weekend in Lyon
France's second city is its first for food, not to mention
somewhere in the heart of excellent wine country and with
fascinating culture, making...
4 Days
From $1,730pp
Best for: Couples and Honeymoons
A Parisian Big Short Break
Get under the skin of the City of Light on this four-day
itinerary, taking in some iconic spots and others which fly
slightly under the radar.
Itinerary...
4 Days
From $2,305pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
Highlights of St Petersburg
This Russian short break makes perfect sense if you are short on
time. Elegant St Petersburg feels more European than other Russian
cities, scattered...
4 Days
From $1,760pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
Moscow: Russia’s Cosmopolitan Capital
Cosmopolitan, lively Moscow has been Russia's capital for a
century. Iconic St Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin face off on
opposite sides of...
4 Days
From $1,590pp
Best for: Couples and Solo Travellers
Washington DC Big Short Break
Spend five days getting under the skin of the city that is the
beating heart of American politics. Walk along the National Mall
and marvel at...
5 Days
From $1,310pp
Where to Go
Swedish Lapland
The Northern Lights, dog-sledding and ice-driving are just snippets of what is on offer in Swedish Lapland.
Dalmatian Coast
Combine beautiful Mediterranean coastline with cosmopolitan and lively cities on your Dalmatian Coast holiday.
The Dolomites
A well known winter ski destination, the northern Italian mountains are also beautiful in the summer. The Dolomites became a UNESCO World Heritage...
Jordan
For a small country, Jordan packs an impressive punch in terms of history, culture and scenery, and the proximity of its key sights makes a holiday...
Muscat
The Omani capital is home to some of the most luxurious hotels in the Middle East.
The Winelands and Cape
Sample the many delights accessible via scenic drives from Cape Town, from wine tasting to whale watching, and countryside retreats.
New York
Does it need an introduction? Go shopping, go partying, stay in an uber cool urban hotel, and enjoy your bite out of the Big Apple.
Skeleton Coast and the Kunene River
A flying safari along the Skeleton Coast takes in some of the most remote wilderness areas of Namibia, and this remains one of Original Travel’s...
Nizwa, the Mountains & the Wahiba Sands
For the perfect adventure away from Muscat, explore the dramatic Hajar Mountains, the ancient city of Nizwa and the dunes of the Wahiba Sands.
Porto & the Douro Valley
The Brits have long had a penchant for port, but the vineyards where the fortified wine is created and the eponymous city of Porto are, in themselves,...
Bilbao, San Sebastian and Rioja
The Basque Country and Rioja offer world class wine, award-winning gastronomy, outstanding contemporary art and architecture, culture, surfing,...
Bordeaux & The Dordogne
Vineyard visits, spectacular chateaux, wine tasting and luxury accommodation; what more could a person want?
St Petersburg
Built in defiance of nature and logic, St. Petersburg is a monument to the will of Peter the Great. His city became a ‘window on the West’...
Mexico
Forget Cancun, Mexico is a truly diverse country, with a vast array of attractions for travellers of all tastes.
USA
A continent-sized country, the USA pretty much has it all, and Original Travel has cherry-picked the very best bits. We offer tailor-made trips...
Canada
The world’s second largest country, Canada’s star attraction is its sheer vastness – this place is the very definition of the ‘great...
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a picture perfect and pocket-sized country with two beautiful coastlines separated by a spine of extremely active volcanoes.
Colombia
Colombia is once more one of South America’s most vibrant countries, and soon to become one of its favourite luxury holiday destinations.
What to do
Dog Sledding in Swedish Lapland
Dog-sledding through the snowbound forests and mountains of Swedish Lapland will leave even the hardiest ‘been there, done that’ traveller...
Sea Kayaking the Dalmatian Coast
The Elaphiti Islands, forming part of the Dalmatian Coast, run in a chain parallel to the mainland and form the perfect aquatic playground for...
Via Ferrata, Dolomites: Walking Holidays in Italy
Not recommended for anyone with vertigo, the Via Ferrata in the Dolomites, consisting of iron wrung ladders, footpaths and rope bridges, are...
Superjeep and Snowmobile Tour
The Golden Circle tour allows visitors to get in touch with some of Iceland’s most famous and exciting natural phenomena.
Saharan Heli-Safari
As desert-lovers ourselves, we've been scouring our Big Short Break destinations to come up with the ultimate short break desert experience....
Riding Safaris at Hacienda San Rafael
'Riding in the hills of Andalucia’ has a rather nice ring to it, and with good reason.
Helicopter Safaris in the Northern Frontier District
Original Travel now offers Kenyan helicopter safaris way beyond the tourist trail and deep into the remote heartlands of the Northern Frontier...
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