Tauck announces cruise for beer-lovers featuring Oktoberfest

BEER ESSENTIALS

Tauck has announced a new, 10-day Autumn Along the Rhine cruise with two departures on September 16 and September 24, 2019, timed to finish with two hotel nights in Munich during the renowned Oktoberfest, and including lunch in an Oktoberfest tent. The river cruise also visits Amsterdam – with a walking tour of favourite local breweries and eateries – as well as German cities Dusseldorf and Heidelberg, where a beer-pairing lunch is held in a brewery. The cruise also visits Strasbourg in France and (on an extension by land) Lucerne and Mt Pilatus in Switzerland.

Phone 1300 732 300. See tauck.com.au

RIVER YOGA

Uniworld is enhancing its Golden Triangle & Sacred Ganges river cruise in 2019 with the introduction of a wellness program centred around yoga. Available on every sailing, the complimentary program, led by a certified and resident yogi, will feature daily sessions that introduce different types of yoga, plus group lectures, classes and individualised meetings. An accompanying nutrition and wellness menu will feature organic items and guidelines for healthy eating. This itinerary also offers a two-night pre-cruise stay in luxurious mountainside Aravalli Cottages and Tented Camp, with participation in a community development project.

Phone 1300 780 231. See uniworld.com

HERE BE DRAGONS

Asia-based Ayana Resorts is launching the world's largest specially built phinisi cruise ship AYANA Lako di'a this July in Labuan Bajo in Indonesia's Komodo Islands, where a new resort is also opening. A phinisi is the traditional sailing craft of the Sulawesi Konjo people, and this 54-metre-long version, with a 39-metre mast, will have nine cabins, full dining options and carry water-sports equipment. The luxury yacht offers two-, three- or five-night excursions that will take in Komodo National Park, famous for its Komodo dragons but also a notable scuba-diving destination.

See ayana.com