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SEPTEMBER / ITALY spend Halloween attending a fancy dress party at Hunyad Castle, considered one of Europe’s Pizzafest In Naples most haunted buildings. It’s estimated that Vlad 5 DAYS, NAPLES slaughtered over 10,000 victims in all manner A tour dedicated entirely to the magnificence of heinous ways. Venture solo to the toilet if you of pizza. dare. P R IC E: FROM If the thought of cheese, tomato and a buttery crust sends you into a bit of a tizz, you’ll want to join other pizza aficionados at the annual Naples Pizzafest, in Italy of course. A celebration of all DECEMBER NZ$ 169 1 p p / JAPAN Japan Winter Highlights things stone baked, it’s five days of pure unadul- 9 DAYS, TOKYO TO KYOTO terated dough. With G Adventures you’re granted Nine days from city to village to mountainside. daily evening access to Pizza Village, the home Making the most of Japan’s most enchanting of Pizzafest, for tastings, demonstrations and a season. good old yarn with the world's greatest pizzaioli (pizza chefs). While daytimes are filled with trips With average temperature between 3°C - 7°C, to Pompeii for historical wonders and Sorrento, a Japanese winter will nip at your nose and fill to learn how Limoncello is made on a traditional your lungs with an icy inhale. But it’s also one Sorrento lemon farm. If you’re a self-diagnosed of the most breath taking times of year to see all pizza addict, with an affection for world-famous of Japan’s most revered spectacles. And with hot culture and cuisine, you’re just one G Adventures' trip away from flatbread heaven. P RI CE : F RO M OCTOBER NZ$ onsens and steaming ramen noodles, you’ll feel more cosy than cold. Soak up the big metropolises 1 059 p p of Tokyo and Kyoto with a CEO-led city tour, explore Osaka, and then discover the smaller, / ROMANIA scenic villages of Shirakawa-go, and the natural Halloween In Transylvania 7 DAYS, BUCHAREST Spend Halloween as a guest of Dracula in his haunted Hunyad Castle. hot springs built into the riverbed at seninburo onsen. Marvel at geishas and ninjas, traditional samurai towns and authentic Japanese cuisine in the lair of a tiny commune. Add on an optional daytrip to Mt Fuji and you’ll be rewarded with Spend Halloween with the spirit of Dracula. Not the fang-toothed and garlic fearing fictional character, but the 15th century being on which he was based: Vlad 'The Impaler'. Better known in his (killing) heyday as Dracula, or Draculea, a volcano dressed in her very best attire; a pale winter's glow, mist hovering like a suspended white blanket and a mountain peak encased in serene, untouchable snow. P R IC E: FROM NZ$ 3527 p p he had something of a fondness for evil deeds, and a penchant for impaling his enemies. With This is just a mere handful of the unique adven- G Adventures you’ll climb the 1400 steps to tures you can experience with G Adventures, and the ruins of Dracula's Poenari Castle, visit the many have multiple departure dates across differ- turreted and spectacularly creepy Brasov Bran ent months. Castle (also known as Dracula's Castle) and RECEIVE 15% OFF G A DV E NT U RE S L I M I T E D E D I T I O N TOU RS E XCLUSIVELY THROUG H HOUSE OF TR AVEL . SA L E S F RO M 2 5 F E BRUA RY - 31 M ARC H 20 17. RE D E E M A BL E I N-STO RE - O R CAL L US ON 0 8 0 0 7 13 7 15. For travel between 25 February and 31 December 2017. T&Cs apply. H OUS E OF T R AVE L  |   INS PIR E IS S UE 0 1. 20 17   2 1