Travel Briefs

The “Best of Barbados” program, available through June 30 and from Sept. 7 to Nov. 30, 2004, offers a true savings of approximately $600 per couple by providing the following:

• one night free when staying seven nights or longer at participating non-all-inclusive properties (average savings of $150 per couple) or one night free when staying five nights or longer at participating all-inclusive properties (average savings of $300);

• complimentary full breakfast served daily for one or two guests at participating hotels (a savings of $20 per person daily) or, in lieu of...

At Kibaale National Park in western Uganda, near the municipality of Fort Portal, visitors can join a guided trip to observe chimpanzees in the wild. For groups of, currently, not more than four members per day, the primates’ denesting in the morning and the nesting in the late afternoon can be observed at close quarters.

The special guided trip commences at 5:00 in the morning and ends as late as 9 at night, offering complete insight into the primates’ behavior from daybreak until nightfall.

The cost per day is $125 per person, with food and extras excluded. A 5-day venture...

If weather cooperates, it will be possible to view a total eclipse of the sun on Nov. 14, 2012, from land locations in Queensland, Australia, including beaches around Cairns (anywhere between Cooktown and Innisfail) and areas of the Great Barrier Reef. For a detailed map, visit http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. A festival and other events are planned. For info, visit www.destinationqueensland.com/eclipse or www.eclipse2012.org or contact Tourism Australia (6100 Center Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90045; 310/695-3200). Cruise lines will have ships in the area as well.