View from the bridge of Coral Discoverer.
WILD NEW ZEALAND
New voyages recently released by Coral Expeditions will see its ship Coral Discoverer return to New Zealand. Two different itineraries showcase remote attractions best accessed by small ship such as sheltered sounds and glacial fiords and an active volcanic island. Passengers can get close to wildlife with the ship's expedition team on guided bush walks or kayaking adventures. The 12-night Auckland to Milford Sound itinerary departs on November 26, 2019, and the 10-night Milford Sound to Wellington itinerary departs on December 8, 2019, both visiting Fiordland National Park, among other destinations.
Phone 1800 079 545. See coralexpeditions.com
SAIL AWAY
Chartered yachting company Sunsail has just launched Sail by the Cabin in the Mediterranean, allowing holidaymakers to enjoy a sailing adventure without having to book a whole yacht. Instead, you can book a cabin for two on a skippered yacht, which sails in a flotilla of up to 10 other yachts. The charters are available in Greece and Croatia, with three seven-day holidays departing in September or October 2018. Each yacht hosts a maximum of nine people, and includes all sailing and navigation equipment and a skipper, as well as social evenings such as beach barbecues and punch parties.
Phone 1800 803 988. See sunsail.com.au
ANTARCTIC ECLIPSE
Eclipse Travel has announced a unique opportunity to experience the 2021 solar eclipse while taking in Antarctica aboard the expedition and scientific-research ship Akademik Ioffe, which carries fewer than 100 passengers. The eclipse will occur on December 4, 2021, in Antarctica, directly south of South America and viewed east of the South Orkney Islands. The 20-day voyage departs from Ushuaia in Argentina on November 23, 2021, and also visits the Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Shore excursions will be accompanied by naturalists, marine biologists, ornithologists and a photographer.
Phone 1300 575 752. See eclipsetravel.com.au
NILE EXPEDITION
Evergreen Tours has launched its 2019-20 Egypt and Jordan journeys with two new four-day cruises on MS Hamees between Luxor and Aswan included in a 10-day itinerary to Cairo and the Nile, plus a 15-day itinerary that also takes in Amman. Highlights include the pyramids and sphinx, Cairo's Egyptian Museum with its famous gold mask of pharaoh Tutankhamun, the monuments of the Valley of the Kings, and Luxor. Excursions include a visit to a Nubian school and a guided walking tour of Amman's markets. Book before October 31, 2018, for early-bird savings.
Phone 1300 383 747. See evergreentours.com.au
EXPLORER'S WAKE
Chimu Adventures has launched another cruise to Antarctica, the company's ninth departure between late 2018 and early 2020. The In Shackleton's Wake itinerary on the newly refurbished Ocean Atlantic departs from Ushuaia in Argentina on March 1, 2020, and finishes in Puerto Madryn (also in Argentina) three weeks later. The cruise explores the Falkland Islands and South Georgia in the wake of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who led three expeditions to the white continent and is famed for his valiant effort to save his crew, stranded on Elephant Island in 1917.
Phone 1300 720 564. See chimuadventures.com
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