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Winter sun holidays are a great way to make it through the post-Christmas blues or even to celebrate abroad. At travel.co.uk you can search through a massive selection of winter holidays and choose from destinations as far and wide as European hotspots, Caribbean islands and Indian Ocean paradises. Holidays in winter are sometimes thought of as the usual ski destinations, but resorts such as Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt offer hot sunshine and warm waters in which to try snorkelling or scuba diving and lots of other fantastic activities. While the temperatures in the UK sink to around zero, and the frost and ice is covering your car, a winter sun holiday can lift your spirits and put the warmth back into life.
Some of the most popular winter sunshine holidays are those with only a relatively short flight time. The Canary Islands boast a superb year-round warm climate, which makes them hugely popular for cheap winter holidays. You can pick up some great deals on getaways in resorts such as the lively Las Americas in Tenerife and the more family orientated Los Cristianos, or join the beach lovers in Maspalomas in Gran Canaria. A winter holiday in the Canaries has the added benefit of being just 4 to 5 hours from the UK. Fly just a little further and you can enjoy the increasingly popular Cape Verde Islands as a winter sun destination. Egypt is a good destination for winter sunshine holidays because temperatures remain in the 20s and 30s and the water temperature is still great for scuba diving and snorkelling.
To find and compare winter holidays, enter your preferred date in the search box above, tick the "My dates are flexible" box for results on a calendar grid 2 weeks either side, select your duration, departure point, destination, how many adults and children are going and click search! If you like, clicking the "Show more search options" link enables you to select preferred star ratings, board basis and price, whilst clicking the plan icon means you can select departure point by destination, and multiple destinations by name, by flying time or by temperature.
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