June 23, 2009 - Holland America Line is offering exciting new World Cruise tours and Overland Adventure tours in some of the
world's most exotic locations: South America, Africa and India.
Overland Adventures allow guests to extend their holiday or Grand World Voyage with an in-depth exploration of regions such as India, the Far East, Africa and South America. The adventures range from
two- and three-day tours to eight-day explorations.
Says executive vice president Richard Meadows: "More cruise guests are looking to fully immerse themselves in the culture they've flown thousands of miles to see. By prearranging and offering these unique tours, we're making it simple for our guests to take full advantage of their time."
Grand World Voyage guests can take a unique eight-day train
tour from Mumbai to Port Kelang, India. The Palace on Wheels
Overland Adventure - part of Holland America Line's Medallion
Collection of exclusive tours - is one of the world's great train
rides, taking guests through the heart of India and its rich and
vibrant culture. Stops include Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Sawai
Madhopur, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur and Delhi, then a flight
to Kuala Lumpur.
The adventure also includes a sunset camel ride through the
Great
Indian Desert and a four-wheel drive in the Ranthambore Wildlife
Sanctuary, known for its tigers and leopards. In Udaipur, guests
will explore the city of lakes and then journey to Bharatpur and the
National Bird Sanctuary. From there, it's a short train ride to
Agraand the stunning Taj Mahal. At Delhi, guests will explore
India's capital and its third-largest city, with the Rashtrapati
Bhawan presidential palace.
In Africa, guests seeking a safari of a lifetime will enjoy
the Ngala Overland Adventure from Port Elizabeth to Durban, South Africa.
On the three-day Medallion Collection tour, guests will fly to the Ngala Private Game Reserve. The reserve borders the world-famous
Kruger National Park, South Africa's largest wildlife sanctuary. The African safari offers superb accommodations and several game-
drives in an open, four-wheel drive vehicle, giving guests a chance to spot one of Africa's "big five": lion, leopard, rhinoceros,
elephant and Cape Buffalo. The drives are scheduled to allow optimal
game viewing. Guests catch a return flight to Durban to board the
ship.
Other Overland Adventures trips in Africa and the Far East
include: the Chobe National Park and Victoria Falls Overland Adventure, a
five-day tour from Cape Town to Durban; the Cambodia and Angkor Wat
Overland Adventure, a three-day tour from Singapore to
Sihanoukville, Cambodia; the Terra Cotta Warriors, Great Wall and
Beijing Overland Adventure, a four-day tour from Shanghai to
Xingang, China; and the Kyoto and the Shinkansen Bullet Train
Overnight Tour, a two-day adventure from Kobe to Yokohama, Japan.
On the other side of the world, guests sailing South
America in 2010
also have enticing new adventures: the Galapagos Islands Cruise
Overland Adventure and Mendoza: Land of Wine.
From Manta, Ecuador, to Callao, Peru, the Galapagos Island
Cruise
Overland Adventure is a four-day adventure allowing guests to
discover South America's vibrant landscapes. Guests depart the ship
and travel, via motorcoach, to Guayaquil, Ecuador, to board a plane
to the easternmost Galapagos Islands. From there, guests will board
the m/v Galįpagos Explorer II, an intimate 293-foot vessel for just
100 guests. An experienced naturalist guides shore expeditions to
search for wildlife such as blue-footed boobies, brown pelicans,
whimbrels and sanderlings, Darwin's finches and yellow warblers.
In Argentina, the Mendoza: Land of Wine tour is sure to
entice
discriminating wine connoisseurs. The adventure begins with a flight
from Buenos Aires to Mendoza, Argentina, for a city tour in the
heart of the Argentine wine country. Guests visit a vineyard and
sample acclaimed local wines before returning to comfort of their
ship.
