Eelmine aasta käisime me Go Traveliga Kreekas – see reis oli tõesti väga äge ja mõnus. Maikuu, Eestis külm ja rõve, meil oli soe ja hea! Sel aastal lõime jälle käed ja nad tahtsid meid jälle kuskile päikest nautima saata, aga no kuhu? Esialgsed plaanid on nüüd jäänud konkreetselt kahevahele, sest sama hinnaga on võimalik saada kaks väga erinevat reisi. Esimene oleks kõik hinnas reis bulgaariasse, versus Maltale, kus oleks sama raha eest ainult majutus.
MALTA
Maltal oleks pakkuda siis 60 ruudune kahetoaline korter Sunny Coast majutuses. Lastega on kaks tuba väga suureks boonuseks ja korteris on olemas ka köök, et ise turgudelt/poodidest värsket kraami osta ja kokata. Kompleks on pmst keset linna ja seal on ka oma territooriumil bassein olemas, samas on lähedal poed, linnad, rannad. (Pildid Novatours’i lehelt).
Ka Tripadvisoris on sellele kohale valdavalt vaid positiivseid arvustused (neid saab lugeda siit). Mulle tundub igati äge variant.
BULGAARIA
Bulgaarias saaks aga sama raha eest “kõik hinnas” paketi hotellis Royal Palace Helena Park (link). Samuti oleks meil kahetoaline sviit, aga noh ise toidu “otsimine” jääks ära, sest hinnas on kõik söögid-joogis. Mõneti teeb see elu lastega lihtsamaks. Hotellis on ka sisebassein, ning õues ka väike lastebassein liumäega.
Mõlemad reisid tunduvad ahvatlevad, aga erinevat moodi. Mõneti on mugav, kui ei pea ise söögi-joogi pärast muretsema, aga teisalt ei viitsi ju kogu aeg kuskile kella peale joosta. Maltal saaks ise tuppa osta endale just seda, mille isu on ja kokata siis kui tahad ja viitsimist on. Kui ei taha, siis lähed kuskile restorani (mida pidi seal ümber palju olema).
Bulgaaria variant asubki sellises piirkonnas, kus ei ole nn linnaelu, Maltal saab ringi rännata, paatidega sõita ja saarekesi avastada. Bulgaarias on rand 4km, samas mingi eriti võimas veepark vaid 2km. Bulgaariareis läheks palju odavamaks (maksad ära ja rohkem rahakotti pmst avastama ei pea), Maltal jälle kallimaks. Samas Bulgaaria olla nn nõukaaegsem, Malta jälle kaunim. Maltal olla juunis jube palav, Bulgaarias aga osade sõnul kohati jahe ja mitte eriti soe (samas vaatasin, et mõlema juuni keskmine olla 23-25 kraadi).
Ühesõnaga oleme me väga kahevahel, sest Kardo arvab, et kuna meil maikuus nagunii üks reis ees on, siis võiks juuni alguses, millal see reis planeeritud on, minna Bulgaariasse, kus ei peaks midagi mõtlema ja planeerima, ainult külitama ja olema. Mina aga arvan, et mis me seal ikka Bulgaarias külitame, võime ju Maltal ka! Ma tahaks just erinevaid restorane ja saarekesi avastada, mitte oma kompleksis lõksus olla. Aga kas keegi teab, kuhu VÄHEM aega lendab :D
Last year we took Go Travel to Greece – that was a fun and enjoyable trip. It was cold and disgusting in Estonia, but we were warm and good. This year we made another deal with them and they wanted to send us somewhere to enjoy the sun again, but where to go? We have narrowed the initial choices down to two, because for the same price we could get two very different trips. The first option is an all inclusive trip to Bulgaria, versus Malta, where the same price includes only accommodation.
Malta
We could get a 60 square meter 2 room apartment at Sunny Coast. Two Rooms are a huge benefit with kids, the apartment also has a kitchen, so we could get fresh stuff from markets/store and cook for ourselves. The complex is basically in downtown and it has its own pool, the beach, stored and cities are close by. (pictures from Novatour’s site)
This place also has only positive reviews on TripAdvisor (you can those here). It seems like a legit deal to me.
Bulgaria
In Bulgaria we would get an All-Inclusive package for the same price at the Royal Palace Helena Park. We would have a two room suite, but we would have to “buy” our own food, because all food and drink is included. In some ways this makes life with the kids easier. There’s an indoor pool and a small pool outside with slides for the kids.
They both look tempting, but in different ways. It’s very convenient not having to worry about food and drink, but on the other side I don’t want to run somewhere at a certain time. In Malta we could buy what we wanted to ear and cook as much as we wanted. If we don’t want to cook, we can go to a restaurant (which there should be a lot around the apartment complex)
Bulgaria’s hotel is in an area, where there isn’t a lot of city life close by. In Malta we could go around, get on boats, discover islands. In Bulgaria the beach is 4km away, but 2km away there is a massive water-park. It would be a lot cheaper to go to Bulgaria, just pay for the trip and you basically don’t have to open your wallet again, it would be more expensive in Malta. Bulgaria is still more soviet, Malta is more beautiful. It is very hot in Malta in June, but some say Bulgaria is chilly and not that warm (but I checked it out and the average for June is 23-25 degrees)
So we are between the two options, because Kardo things that since we have a trip in May as well, we should go to Bulgaria in June, so we wouldn’t have to think and plan, we could just lay around and be. But I think we can do the same in Malta! I would love to discover different restaurants and islands not be stuck in a hotel complex. But does anyone know which has a SHORTER flight :D?