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Explora Journeys offering Amazon cruises
Explora Journeys unveiled the autumn and winter 2024 – 2025 season of EXPLORA I, with its first Amazon cruises
It is the first of a planned fleet of six luxury ships.
The itineraries span 73 destinations across 24 countries.
Eight will be a first for Explora Journeys, including Macapa, Alter-do-Chaõ and Manaus in the Amazon, and Devil’s Island in French Guiana.
It begins on the East Coast, then sails to the Caribbean and South America, before crossing the Atlantic to Europe.
Highlights include an eight-night Journey to Trailing Whales and Falling Leaves, sailing from New York City on 8 October 2024.
It covers Boston, Portland and Halifax, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and finishes in Quebec City.
In a first , EXPLORA I will offer Amazon cruises into the Brazilian rainforest.
Experiences include torchlit kayak tours and forest trails to tribal villages.
A Journey into Wild and Wonderful Amazonia departs Barbados, on 22 November 2024, sailing to French Guiana’s Devil’s Island before heading to Macapá, Alter-do-Chaõ and Manaus in Brazil.
A Journey to the Meeting Waters on the Almighty Amazon sails on 29 November 2024 up the Amazon to Macapá and Bequia before returning to Bridgetown.
A Journey of Tantalising Transatlantic Adventures sails in April 2025 from Bridgetown on a 14-night transatlantic crossing.
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