2024 Grand Africa Voyage
SEABOURN SOJOURN | ROUND-TRIP BARCELONA
90 DAYS | NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Enjoy 90 days of life-expanding moments while discovering the wonders of Africa on this unique voyage. You’ll cross the equator twice, visiting 26 countries and spanning 3 continents, all while basking in the luxury of your ocean-front suite. Start and end your journey in Barcelona, where surrealist structures blend with Spain’s vibrant culture. Cruise across the Mediterranean Sea, disembarking in Israel and Egypt. Uncover the secrets of ancient empires, discover famed fortresses, and visit religious landmarks as you make your way through these historic lands.
After your first equator crossing, be greeted by the turquoise waters of the Seychelles, home to pristine white-sand beaches, forest-clad mountains, and even the world's oldest land animal. Continue cruising the channels and seas, stopping at several of Africa's most diverse and magical lands. Sample your way through local spice markets, witness spiritual ceremonies, and be absorbed in the beauty of Gambian dance. Embark upon an African safari where you'll encounter lions, elephants, hippos, rhinos, and more. You'll have the chance to explore Africa's past, present, and future. Trace Africa's connection with the West and tour the coastal cities that are building the African future today.
2024 Grand Voyages
Grand Americas, Amazon & Antarctica
4 Jan 2024, 80 Days, Round-Trip Miami on Seabourn Quest
From Panama to Antarctica — this voyage around South America encompasses Inca ruins, great world cities, colonial splendours and breathtaking natural wonders.
• An overnight in the port of Manta gives you time to wander Ecuador’s colonial capital, Quito, pick up a genuine Panama hat in Montecristi, or even explore the Galápagos Islands on an optional mid-voyage adventure.
• Another overnight call in Callao offers access to Lima, Peru’s capital beloved for its many plazas, colourful markets, and pre-Hispanic artifacts — or head off mid-journey to the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu.
• Overlooking the Strait of Magellan, remote Punta Arenas is your gateway to Chile’s Patagonian region with its windswept pampas and vast estancias where gauchos (cowboys) preserve the traditional way of life.
• Make the most of your day in the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo, winding through the quaint Ciudad Vieja (Old City) while discovering its vibrant art scene and diverse cultural influences.
• Kayak around the Îles de Salut — collectively known as Devil’s Island — site of the infamous French penal colony immortalized in Henri Charrière’s memoir, Papillon, and now home to surprisingly abundant wildlife.
Grand Australia, Asia & Alaska
21 Feb 2024, 80 Days, Sydney to Vancouver on Seabourn Odyssey
This voyage checks off bucket list items including exploring the Great Barrier Reef, an in-depth tour of Japan, cruising Glacier Bay, and visits to Beijing, Hiroshima, Taiwan and more.
• Spend your day on Komodo Island in Komodo National Park — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Biosphere Reserve — for the chance to spot its infamous namesake dragon before relaxing on a pink-sand beach.
• Exotic Magong delights with its Ming Dynasty monuments, traditional villages, dramatic basalt formations, and proximity to uninhabited Penghu Islands wrapped in long stretches of gorgeous white sand.
• An overnight in Tianjin allows you to join an optional mid-voyage journey to Beijing with its many incomparable wonders — from the Great Wall and Forbidden City to the Ming Tombs and Tiananmen Square.
• With a call in Hiroshima, you can pay homage at the Peace Memorial Park and Atomic Bomb Dome, wander the surreal Shukkeien Garden, and visit sacred Miyajima — the “island of the gods” — to witness its famous “floating” torii gate.
• Dutch Harbour is your entrée to the rugged Aleutian archipelago and home to important World War II relics, Alaska’s oldest onion-domed Russian church, a rich Native culture, and puffins galore.
