The Real Deal: Roundtrip flight on Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines and five nights' accommodations at a two-star Bali hotel starting at $829

When: Aug. 17-Dec. 8, 2005

Gateways: Los Angeles, San Francisco; New York add $100

Details: The package includes airport-hotel transfers, half-day sightseeing tour, hotel taxes and service fees and a free stopover in Hong Kong (on Cathay Pacific). The lead offer is based on midweek departures and double occupancy. A $50-$60 weekend surcharge applies. Singapore Airlines requires an overnight in Singapore on the way to Bali. Add $60 for direct connections to Bali. Hotel upgrades are available from $859

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Contact: Escapes Unlimited, escapesltd.com

The package includes five nights at the two-star Ari Putri located on Sanur Beach, Bakung Sari Hotel on Kuta Beach or Sri Bungalows in Ubud, the cultural and arts center of Bali. Additional nights are $20 per person. Hotel upgrades start at $859.

Other beach options--Seminyak, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Lovina and Candi Dasa--are available at an additional cost, starting at $939 with accommodations at the two-star Bali Holiday Resort on Seminyak.

Hotels for stopovers in Singapore start at $28 per person per night and include airport-hotel transfers. Hong Kong hotels start at $90 a night for a three-and-a-half star hotel, such as the Hotel Kimberly, located near the shopping and entertainment district, Kowloon.

In comparison, roundtrip airfare between Bali and Los Angeles starts at $932 on multiple carriers in September.

For more on Bali, visit balitourismauthority.net.