Europe
UK : Polish up your tennis at the Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel. Two nights' dinner, bed and breakfast, buffet lunches and five hours' instruction a day with video analysis costs £198pp until April 2001. Details from Crystal Premier Britain (0870 848 7002, www.crystalbritain.com).
Asia
India : Steppes East (01285 651010) has organised a new two-week trip, Temples of Southern India, headed by Dr John Marr, a leading expert in Indian architecture, religion and music. The trip leaves on December 2 and takes in Trivandrum, Madras, Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Chidambaram, Tiruvarur, Srirangam, Madurai and Cape Cormorin. The price of £1,915pp includes international and domestic flights, full-board, transfers and transport by air-conditioned vehicle and guides.
India : Stay at the newly-opened Oberoi Hotel at Agra, overlooking the Taj Mahal, as part of an eight-day Idyllic India tour from Bales Worldwide (0870 2413212, www.balesworldwide.com). Other stops are at the Oberoi in Delhi and the Rajvilas in Jaipur. The price of £2,095pp includes return flights, B&B, private sightseeing programme with private transport and English-speaking guides.
Cruise
Antarctica: Midnight sun at Christmas? Depart London December 18 on a 13-day Antarctic Expedition voyage on the Marine Discovery leaving Ushuaia for Drake's Passage and King George, Half Moon, Livingston and Deception Islands. There will be opportunities for close encounters with humpback, minke and orca whales, leopard seals and adelie penguins. The tour costs £3,995 from Wildlife Worldwide (020-8667 9158, www.wildlifeworldwide.com).
Africa
Morocco: Spend Christmas walking in the rarely-visited mountains of Jebel Sahro. A 15-day hike costs £760, including flights, accommodation, all trek meals, full porterage and expert guides. Walks Worldwide (01332 230883, www.walksworldwide.com).
Mali: Camel trek to Timbuktu as part of a 13-day trip organised by Art of Travel (01285 650011). The price of £1,820p, includes international and domestic flights, accommodation, most meals and drinks, transfers and guided tours.
East Africa: A five-week trek in a specially-adapted vehicle departs Harare on April 9 for Nairobi via Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania, where there will be an opportunity to visit a Fairtrade coffee plantation. The price of £1,055, plus $485 kitty, includes hotel and camping accommodation and all camp meals, but not flights. Dragoman (01728 861133, www.dragoman.co.uk ).
