Travel deals from Egypt to Vegas

Here's a sampling of travel bargains by land, in North America and far beyond. .

Just be aware that deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates and advance-purchase requirements sometimes apply.

• G.A.P Adventures has 20 percent discounts on its new 2007 itineraries for travel through March 31. Discounts apply to trips on five continents. For example, an 11-night "Egypt Explorer" trip departing March 10, including lodging, a Nile cruise, internal transportation, 18 meals and a tour guide, is $1,080 per person double; local fees of $250 and international airfare are extra. Info: www.gapadventures.com/new (request code NEW20 when booking).

• MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas Resort has a "Holiday Skate, Stay & Shop" package for stays through Jan. 15. The $64.50 per person double package includes one-night lodging in a studio condominium, discounts at MonteLago Village shops and entrance to the seasonal ice skating rink, which floats on the 320-acre Lake Las Vegas. Best rates for Sunday-Thursday stays. Usual room-only rates start at $209, and ice skating usually is $15 per adult. The resort is 17 miles from Las Vegaswww.montelagovillage.com

• Take a Baltic Sea cruise aboard the MS Deutschland in 2007 and get free air from some U.S. cities and up to $600 worth of free shore excursions. The deal from Peter Deilmann Cruises is good on three 11- to 14-night voyages in May and June. Price on the 14-night sailing, for example, starts at $5,313 per person double plus $125 port charges; the cruise, which departs Travemunde, Germany, near Hamburg on June 25, stops in several cities, including St. Petersburg and Stockholm. Air taxes are $265 extra per person. www.deilmann-cruises.com (click on "news").

• Save $800 per couple on an "Amazon River Cruise & Rain Forest" trip in October and November, or save $400 per couple on departures during the rest of 2007. The deal is being offered by Overseas Adventure Travel; price after discount starts at $2,095 per person double July-September or December ($2,295 in October and November). Deal includes international airfare from Miami, six-night cruise aboard a 24-passenger river boat; three nights' lodging in Lima, Peru; internal transportation; 24 meals; shore excursions; and a tour leader. Air taxes from Miami are an extra $149 per person. www.oattravel.com