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No matter a Christmas with sunshine and beach, or snow,
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 Christmas in the Tropics
Event Date : 11th Nov to 2nd Jan 2008
Venue : Various venues in Singapore
Category : Music, Dance, Theatre, Visual Art, Family Entertainment, Light-up, Sports, Lifestyle, Exhibition, Parade, Special Programme, Chinese Pop Concert.
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Visit Singapore this Christmas as the city comes alive with added energy, colours and sounds.
**Christmas Light-up**
A 23-year-old tradition that draws local crowds and visitors from around the world. The Christmas between Orchard Road and Marina Bay is a light-up extravaganza that everyone looks forward to. Adding to the festive atmosphere are the specially decorated shop windows and spectacular decorations in the malls.
**Celebrate Christmas**
Apart from the Light-Up, another key highlight is the Celebrate Christmas in Singapore event, with the theme ‘Christmas – It’s All About Love’. Visitors can look forward to Christmas-themed performances nightly at various locations along Orchard Road as well as a colourful parade of floats from 15 to 24 December. There is also an interactive Nativity Village at Plaza Singapura. The festivities culminate in a Grand Christmas concert on Christmas night. Other entertainment highlights during Christmas In The Tropics include performances such as ‘Scrooge – The Musical’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’etc.
**Free Christmas Light-Up Tour on the HiPPO Bus**
A full 30-minutes spin along Orchard Road or Marina Bay, it is the best seat to watch the panoramic visual treat. Simply get the complimentary ticket from the Singapore Visitors Centre.
**DHL Tourist Express**
Visitors can shop to their heart’s content and ship home their buys without hassle. DHL is offering special discounts of up to 75% off in the shipping rates for its specially designed 2kg and 5kg festive boxes. For added convenience, visitors can drop off their items at a convenient location at Tangs. Special rates also apply for larger 10kg and 25kg boxes from 15 October 2007 to 29 February 2008.
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Christmas with Sunshine and Beach
Activites: Diving, sun bathing, watersport
Destination : Malaysia - Sabah, Thailand - Pattaya, Phuket
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 Malaysia ． Sabah
The state capital of Sabah is Kota Kinabalu. Sabah has the South China Sea on the west and the Sulu and Celebes Seas on the east.
Sabah is very much a holiday destination to the avid traveler and anyone in search of total relaxation. With its abundance of parks, beaches and resorts, there is always something to see and experience.
Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort
Resort located just 10 minutes from the Aiport and the centre of Kota Kinabalu, viewing of sparking coral island, and facing the Souch China Sea. Resort provides wide range of health and lesiure activities for relaxation, such as golf, watersport and spa etc.
Nexus Karambunai Resort
Nexus Resort Karambunai nestles upon the sandy fringes of the spectacular Karambunai peninsula, 30kms Northeast of Kota Kinabalu city, the state's capital, and 40kms away from the International Airport. The 3,335 acres of natural and landscaped surroundings create a perfect background for all 485 well-appointed guestrooms, suites and luxury villas, eight restaurants and bars and an almost endless array of leisure and recreational activities.
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Thailand ．Pattaya
Pattaya is a popular resort on the North Gulf Coast of Eastern Thailand, 150 km south-east of Bangkok. Most famous for its go-go and beer bars, it's also one of Thailand's best locations for all manner of sports and activities.
It is popular not only as a beach resort and for its entertainment, nightlife and shopping, but also for the board selection of pastimes it caters for, from golf and horseback riding to bungee jumping, karting and shooting - not to mention a wide variety of watersports such as scuba diving, jet-skiing, sailing, water skiing, windsurfing and kitesurfing, and a whole lot more.
Thailand ．Phuket
Thailand's largest island, which is often dubbed as the pearl of the Andaman, or the pearl of the south. Its natural resources- rocky peninsular, limestone cliffs, white powdery beaches, tranquil broad bays and tropical in-land forests contribute to making it the South's wealthiest, busiest, most visited and most popular island and province.
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Christmas with Snow
Activities: Ski Travel
Destination : Japan, Korea
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Ski Resort in Korea , Japan
**Korea ．Yong Pyong Ski Resort**
The Yong Pyong Ski Resort is located at a very inhabitable range of 700 meters above sea level. Yong Pyong Resort is found at the eastern edge of Asia, about 200 km from Seoul. There are 45-hole golf course, 31 ski slopes, premium hotels, European-style condominiums and many other lesiure facilities that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
**Japan．Furano Ski **
Furano is situated in Hokkaido`s beautiful Daisetsu-zan National Park. The ski resort with over 950 vertical meters of skiing is one of Japan`s biggest and most famous resorts.
Skiing Furano is spectacular, with virtually every run giving you great views of the peak of Mt Furano and the summits of Hokkaido`s highest mountains.
Click here to check out other Ski resort in Korea and Japan |
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Relax, Release - Spa and Hot Spring
Hot Spring Destination ﹕Taiwan - Taipei
Spa Destination ﹕Thailand - Bangkok |
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Taiwan ．Hot Spring
**Peitou Hot Spring District**
The district of Peitou is located in the northern part of the Taipei basin, north of Keelung River.
The main stream in Peitou that supplies water for the hotsprings of the area is Peitou Stream, a tributary of Huangkang Stream, which originates at Mt. Tatuen and Mt. Mientien. Peitou Stream is also known for the "Peitou Rock", a stone that emits low levels of radium.
The mountains of Peitou are the product of volcanic activities thousand of years ago and today still many typical features of volcanic mountains can be found, such as hotsprings, geo-thermal heat, sulfur springs and conical-shaped mountains.
**Wulai Hot Spring District**
Wulai is a small town in Taipei County, which is famous for its hot springs and aboriginal culture.
Along with Peitou and Yangmingshan, Wulai is one of Northern Taiwan's three premier hot spring resorts. The spring water issues from the face of the rock at up to 85 degree, is colorless and odorless, and contains iron and other minerals. It is potable, and leaves the skin of those who bathe in it feeling particularly smooth. The Japanese gave the name "beauty baths"to hot springs of this kind. |
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Thailand ．Spa
**Spa**
Nowadays, Thailand excels in the quality and diversity of its spa offerings. Many of the healing techniques and well-being therapies featured on the contemporary spa menu have been adopted and adapted from such practices. These include natural healing a tradition based on the healing power of indigenous herbs and plants, holistic remedies specially formulated to restore balance and rejuvenate mind, body and spirit and a variety of other healing techniques, including meditative practices, which reflect deep-rooted Buddhist influences.
**Thai traditioanl Massage**
Traditional Thai Massage is an ancient system of healing with its roots in Yoga, Ayurvedic medicine and Buddhist spiritual practice. This unique and complete system of Yoga therapy combines rhythmic massage, acupressure, gentle twisting, deep stretching and meditation. Thai Massage releases tension, increases vitality and creates wholeness of mind, body and spirit.
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The above information is for reference only & subject to change without prior notice. |
