INDIAN OCEAN TREASURES CRUISE DEAL

Package Duration:      12 nights
Cruise Starts:               8 February 2024 – from Mahe Island
Cruise Ends:                20 February 2024 – into Zanzibar
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INDIAN OCEAN TREASURES CRUISE DEAL

Description:

Embark with PONANT aboard Le Bougainville for a 13-day expedition cruise in the Indian Ocean. A chance to discover stunning natural environments, exceptional wildlife, and UNESCO World Heritage sites loaded with history. From Victoria on the island of Mahé, you will first sail to La Digue, where a veritable picture-postcard of the Seychelles awaits you: palm trees, granite rocks, white sand and crystal-clear waters.Further on, the small islands Astove will be an opportunity to snorkel and dive among bright-coloured sea life, before reaching Aldabra Atoll, a largely untouched natural sanctuary listed as World Heritage by UNESCO. Edged with mangrove and fine sandy beaches, it is home to the largest colony of land turtles in the world.After a stop on the sublime Assumption Island, your next ports of call will be an opportunity to discover several of the wonders of Tanzania. You will explore the ruins of the 13th-century Swahili trading past of Kilwa Kisiwani, the small coral island of Misali as well as Pemba Island and its clove plantations and fantastic scuba diving.This fabulous trip will draw to an end in Zanzibar, a city with superb UNESCO-listed buildings, blending African, Arab, Indian and European influences over more than a millennium.The encounters with the wildlife described above illustrate possible experiences only and cannot be guaranteed.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Victoria, Mahé

Thu 8 Feb 2024 | Depart 7:00 PM

Day 2: La Digue Island

Fri 9 Feb 2024

Day 3: At sea

Sat 10 Feb 2024

Day 4: Astove Island

Sun 11 Feb 2024

Day 5: Aldabra Atoll

Mon 12 Feb 2024

Day 6: Aldabra Atoll

Tue 13 Feb 2024

Day 7: Assumption Island

Wed 14 Feb 2024

Day 8: At sea

Thu 15 Feb 2024

Day 9: Kilwa Kisiwani

Fri 16 Feb 2024

Day 10: Misali Island

Sat 17 Feb 2024

Day 11: Pemba Island

Sun 18 Feb 2024

Day 12: Zanzibar

Mon 19 Feb 2024

Day 13: Zanzibar

Tue 20 Feb 2024

Your Ship:

Welcoming and spacious common areas, refined open-to-the-sea design, sleek exterior lines, a marina to make access to the ship's Zodiac® inflatables easier, hi-tech equipment, an outdoor pool, a multisensorial underwater lounge. Le Bougainville represents the new generation of ships designed to combine discovery and exploration with luxury, even in the planet's most remote and isolated regions.