Total 'mare, walker's dream

Kenmare in Kerry boasts some of the country's prettiest countryside and Sheen Falls Lodge is offering an unbeatable combination of five-star luxury and scenery with its Walk This Way package. This includes two nights' accommodation in a spacious room, full Irish breakfast daily, dinner in the Le Cascade restaurant on an evening of your choice, a guidebook of the area's walking highlights and a half-day guided walking tour. If you're tired after this – as you undoubtedly will be! – it's followed by a one-hour relaxing body massage. The price is €345 per person sharing. See sheenfallslodge.com.

Norge on this

Think beyond the Alps for your next skiing trip. Geilo in Norway has one of the longest seasons in Europe, with guaranteed snow from December to April. The runs aren't especially long (2km is the maximum) but there are plenty of facilities, included three different parks for snowboarders. It's also one of the best cross-country skiing locations in the world. Project Travel is offering five nights' self-catering and half-board hotel breaks here between January and late April. Prices, which include flights, coach transfers and accommodation, start at €562 per person, based on three adults and three children sharing a self-catering apartment in Geilo. See project-travel.ie.

Clarion call

If you'd like a nice little winter getaway, the Clarion Hotel, Sligo, has a midweek offer of €75 per person for an overnight stay in a family suite, with hot chocolate and cookies on arrival for all the family, and breakfast the next day. This offer is also available at
weekends but there's limited availability so you'll need to book quickly. See
clarionhotelsligo.com.

Kenya handle it?

Kenya is hugely popular with Irish holidaymakers and with its brilliant beaches and 59 national parks, it's not hard to see why. Sunway has a number of offers to Mombasa, the country's second largest city on the coast of the Indian Ocean. For €1,333, you can stay seven nights half board at the five-star Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel, for travel between 2 May and 12 June. They're also offering seven nights all inclusive at the four-star Voyager Beach resort from €1,380, again for travel between 2 May and 12 June. Prices are per person sharing and include flights, accom­modation, taxes and charges. See sunway.ie.

Roast Chester

A family getaway awaits you in Chester from only €82, per adult, per night. This price includes return travel by car from Dublin to Holyhead with Stena Line and accommodation in the Rossett Hall Hotel. Children can travel and stay for free, based on a two-night stay, and they will certainly enjoy 'A magical Christmas in Chester' which runs until 3 January and features a big wheel and outdoor ice-rink. Grown-ups can avail of bargains at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village. See stenaline.ie/hotels.

Grafton treat

Brooks Hotel on Drury Street, Dublin 2, is inviting you to treat yourself this Christmas with a great value, two-night package, which costs €274 per person sharing. On Christmas Eve, enjoy a champagne and canapé reception. You'll receive a gift from the hotel on Christmas morning, followed by a lavish breakfast and a five-course lunch in the hotel's restaurant. You won't miss out on the classic Christmas films either because there's a state-of-the-art screening room where buckets of popcorn will be provided upon request. And of course being only two minutes' walk from Grafton Street, you'll be ready to hit the sales on 26 December. See brookshotel.ie.