On the beach
The Wild Dunes Resort, a 1,600-acre beachfront resort on the Isle of Palms, S.C., is offering discounted rates for spring and summer vacations booked by March 31. Stay for four nights, save 30 percent. Rates vary by day, property and date. Four weekday nights at the resort’s Boardwalk Inn in late May, for example, start at $688 for a family of four after 30 percent discount; taxes and resort fee are 15.5 percent extra. Info: 888-778-1876 (request code VCELWD), .
Saddle up
Improve your horseback riding skills in Ireland at Cross Country International Equestrian Vacations. The Hunt Seat Training in Ireland package for March departures is $1,750 per adult and $1,450 per child younger than 18. Includes seven nights of accommodations, six days of riding instruction, all meals and taxes. Info: 800-828-8768, equestrianvacations .
The Washington Post
