Deal of the Week: New Zealand by RV

You can spend a week touring New Zealand in a motor home for less than the typical air fare. The package from Escapes Unlimited, a 21-year-old tour company based in Tustin, starts at $799 per person, double occupancy, for round-trip air fare from LAX on Air Tahiti (with a stop in Tahiti) and seven-night rental of a stick-shift RV that lacks a bathroom but has a two-burner kitchen and microwave and sleeps two. The deal is good through November, subject to availability. The $799 price applies to September departures; add $100 per person for October, $200 for November departures. Airport taxes, about $86 per person, are extra. Upgrades to larger motor homes with bath are available at extra cost. The flight departs Wednesdays. (800) 243-7227.