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Don’t you dare lift a finger – we’ve got it covered. All you do is you make use of this new deal which gives you a week stay in Zanzibar (incl. three meals a day and airport transfers) for R3,999 per person (kids under 12 FREE). Check it out below:

Then, once you’ve done that, you book your flights at www.2ovflights.com, which gives you best prices comparisons for various airlines. The Groupon deal runs from June 2012 to November 2012 (ie. Winter) so I plugged in some random dates for June and 2ov Flights gave me this price, if you’re leaving from Johannesburg:

(Chosen times purely a guide)

Seriously guys, this isn’t rocket science.

So it’s R3,999 for the 7 night stay, incl. all meals and transfers.

Then R5,111 for the flights. 

That’s a total of R9,110. ALL IN.

It’s basically what you spend on car guards every month.

And for our Cape Town readers, all you have to do is find a low-cost airline connecting flight. I compared some prices now on 2ov Flights and there are tons for those same dates for around R1,500. So you’re looking at just over 10 grand – all in. Including taxes. It’s a bit of a no-brainer.

CLICK HERE to get the Groupon deal.

CLICK HERE to get the 2ov Flights. 

Living the holiday is very important to us, here at 2oceansvibe. And whether you’re searching for great prices for overseas flights, or wanting to compare local low-cost domestic flights in one place, 2ovflights.com is all you need – and it even works on mobile!

Our pricing matrix and usability couldn’t be simpler and the system even allows you to add car hire and more, once you’ve booked!

So stop mucking about jumping from one airline’s website to the next.

Do it all in one place.

CLICK HERE FOR 2OV FLIGHTS.COM

More than 4,000 people were evacuated when the Costa Concordia ran aground off the coast of Tuscany on Friday night, leaving two French passengers and a Peruvian crew member confirmed dead. Although iol reported there were no South Africans on board, news24 have confirmed there was a couple who jumped four-storeys to safety.

According to the BBC:

Three survivors have been found on the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast.

An Italian crew member with a serious leg injury has now been airlifted to the mainland, hours after a South Korean couple were rescued.

Three people are confirmed dead.

The captain has been arrested on suspicion of causing deaths. He denies claims by prosecutors that he left the ship before evacuation was complete.

First officer Ciro Ambrosio has also been detained.

[more here]

Things have progressed considerably oer the weekend, with the DailyMail now claiming:

The captain of the ill-fated Costa Concordia was delivering a ‘salute’ to a friend on shore when he sailed into disaster, it was claimed last night. Francesco Schettino, 52, has been arrested on suspicion of multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship when the cruise liner ran aground after sustaining a 160ft gash in the port-side hull – leaving at least five dead and 15 missing. Italian investigators are working on the theory that the £390million vessel sailed close to the island of Giglio to greet an officer from the Italian merchant navy who was friendly with those on the Concordia.

[more here]

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This is not a paid-for feature. I just saw an announcement on the Emirates website about this global sale they’ve having, and I thought you would like to know about it – given your propensity for travel and good deals!

Looks like a pretty impressive line-up of rates they’ve got here. I even did a test for you, entering a Cape Town to Amsterdam return trip into their system. It came with a price of around R4,000 INCLUDING airport taxes. Good heavens above!

You might want to make use of this sale, click here to check out their website.

Seriously – you don’t have to be a genius to work out how radical this deal is. There are a lot of Groupon deals out there and we choose the ones that we think will suit the 2oceansvibers out there. Like that one the other day which got you backstage at Kings Of Leon – remember that? Exactly…

So this deal is a ridiculous 50% discount, leaving you to pay just R29,590 for TWO adults and TWO kids for 7 nights in Mauritius. Flights, 5-star accommodation, transfers, breakfast and dinner all included. And, just for spice, they’re throwing in unlimited golf and kids club. For R29,950! Anyone who has stolen a week in Mauritius will tell you that is a mental price. In fact, it is 50% of the usual price!

CLICK HERE FOR DEAL

Check this out:

HIGHLIGHTS:

- Save 51% on a seven night family holiday in Mauritius
- Seven night’s accommodation in a deluxe room for two adults and two children
- Five-star accommodation and dining
- Groupon includes return economy-class airfares JNB-MRU-JNB with Air Mauritius, as well as return airport/hotel transfers
- Includes breakfast and dinner daily and RS1000 dinner credit per adult and a choice of seven five-star restaurants
- Unlimited golf at Golf du Chateau and kids club
- Ideal as a gift

CLICK HERE to get the holiday you’re looking for