Outstanding organisation for what was a logistically complicated trip. Thank you Lee.
One slight glitch but nothing to do with SuperTravel. Lee was absolutely outstanding with accommodating us
First golf trip and it was perfect, Guy’s advice at booking was invaluable. Many thanks, Pam White.
The guys had a great time. Organisation perfect and they said that the staff at La Cala were exceptional Many thanks
Swift responses to any questions no matter how trivial. 24 Hour Emergency Helpline invaluable and very efficient. Aftercare excellent.
Lee Birkett went above and beyond to book this trip at short notice and was excellent dealing with an issue we had trying to book seats for flight back home. The travel app is excellent. Thank you very much. Looking forward to using Supertravel in the future. C. Rees
All went very well, as usual, you even got the weather right! B. Hancock
Lee, Edward and the out of hours team did an amazing job after our flights were cancelled last minute. They still managed to get us to our destination on the same day.
Had a great time, golf was excellent, will certainly be booking with you again
Amazing personal service from Guy. Super attentive.
Everything on the holiday was as promised.
Great holiday and good venue.
Guy arranged everything perfectly, again!!
Mark is an excellent tour manager. I have total trust in his advice and reservations, particularly important as I am now a single traveller and although experienced find the support I receive from him very good.
Fantastic holiday - Guy was on it all the way through and everything worked like clockwork. Perfect and an excellent service.
Always an excellent service throughout - from advising, booking and during the holiday.
It was another brilliant holiday to Costa Navarino.
Absolutely fantastic holiday. The best that I have had for many years and am in the process of booking again for next year. 12 out of 10 guys. Very well done.
Everything worked smoothly and efficiently
Only negative was lack of info from the hotel. We only found out another of our tee times had changed when we visited the pro shop the day before. Ed was excellent by the way!
Great service as usual from Lee Birkett and his team. Thanks for a memorable holiday experience. Regards, The Powell Family.
Same great standard as usual!
First rate service... as always
Excellent from start to finish! All booking arrangements for travel, hotel and golf at Costa Navarino were made by Guy to perfection. The Staff at Los Romanov were, without exception, friendly smiling and efficient, as were staff at The Dunes; all made us feel very welcome. Supertravel are definitely ‘Super’ and we couldn’t recommend them more highly!
Golf course excellent with all transfers to and fro airport and golf course went like clockwork
Keep doing what you’re doing! Thank you.
Always finds me the best flights for my trip. Customer care is second to none.
Guy is always excellent!
Hotel was great value for money and golf courses were lovely and also golf hire very good. Lee was always there to answer any queries, however we did have issues with our golf clubs both ways and I suggested to Lee he perhaps book them in earlier - as BA systems dont talk to each other. It took us an hour each way to sort it out at the airport.
Guy said he could organise our cruise on the Danube and he did. Guy said that Uniworld was the right cruise company and it was and some. All round just brilliant as always.
You don't have to score a number one album to holiday like a superstar. As many well-heeled Aussies know, the uber-luxurious privately-owned Hamilton Island is a fabulously picturesque place to get away from it all – and is conveniently located just off the Queensland coast.
HAMILTON ISLAND
Hamilton, by the Great Barrier Reef, is also the largest of the inhabited Whitsunday Islands, known for their pristine whitesand beaches and crystal clear water. Taylor Swift is among its greatest fans. Along with her family and 125 members of her crew on tour in 2016, she spent several days at Hamilton's famed Qualia hotel and resort - and she took the opportunity to explore the nearby reef.
We arrived on Hamilton Island after an overnight Reefsleep on a pontoon in the middle of the sea, so we were eager to hit the island's many gorgeous beaches as quickly as possible.
LUXURY ACCOMMODATION
However, we first visited Qualia, the island's most exclusive resort, on the northernmost point. It boasts a selection of luxurious villas such as Beach House, Windward Pavilion and Leeward Pavilion. Beach House has an elegant open-air 10-person dining area and a private infinity-edge swimming pool. Designed in an airy open-plan style, the living room has a panoramic vista of the Coral Sea.
The word Qualia means 'a collection of deeper sensory experiences' - and the hotel lives up to its name. Crafted f rom timber, sandstone and glass, it has 60 private pavilions, all discreetly hidden away behind lush greenery and strategic gates.
Fine dining options are available at Long Pavilion or Pebble Beach, where we enjoyed a feast of fresh seafood that included chilled king prawns, local reef fish, seared scallops, oysters and grilled Whitsunday bugs. (For those who don't know, bugs are a type of lobster) Pebble Beach also has a large infinity pool and cocktail bar where concoctions such as banana coladas can be whipped up on request.
THINGS TO DO
Those sandy shores are Qualia's base for a range of watersports, so if you were ever going to opt for a sea-kayaking adventure on the Coral Sea, this is probably the place you'd want to do it Other accommodation options on Hamilton Island include the adult-only Beach Club, on Catseye Beach, which comprises 57 luxurious rooms and a childfree restaurant and lounge. We stayed at the Reef View Hotel, which offers fabulous Coral Sea views, with very comfortable rooms - and friendly cockatoos who visited the balcony daily.
On our second day on Hamilton, we took off in a golf buggy - the quickest way to get around the five square-kilometre island - to explore. The relatively unmarked roads, however, do offer a bit of a navigation challenge. Still, it was a lot easier getting up to the island's famed lookout point, One Tree Hill, this way than on foot. There's no better place to enjoy a glass of wine at sunset.
There's also a bustling marina, as well as a main street with shops, restaurants and evena nightclub. Here you can buy everything from sun cream to iced coffee - although at much higher prices than on the mainland, so stock up on aloe vera before you arrive.
SOMETHING SPECIAL
One afternoon was spent on a chartered yacht to a private beach, home to a national park and completely secluded. Snorkelling in the area is exceptional - or as an alternative diversion, at the island's Wild Life Sanctuary you can book in to have breakfast with a koala or kangaroo and be photographed with them.
But it was on the following morning that one of the most memorable moments of the trip occurred. We were invited to meet - and have a quick cuddle - with an adorable koala at the Beach Club resort. It was the perfect end to an idyllic taste of paradise – and also provided me with one of my most-liked Instagram posts of the year.
First published in the Mail Online - January 2018
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