Cruise Highlights:
This is a 10 days sailing cruise ship sailing from Mombasa’s Kilindini Port to Mauritius and back to Mombasa by flight. You start from Mombasa all the way to Zanzibar, Madagascar, Mauritius and back by flight to Mombasa on the tenth day. This is a scheduled cruise ship trip.

Itinerary:

Day 1: You will be transferred to the Cruise ship for you to board the Ship at kilindini harbour and sail overnight to Zanzibar.

Day2: After breakfast, take one of several shore excursions or explore ancient stone town on foot. The Ship departs Zanzibar in the late afternoon for Mayotte in the Comoros islands.

Day 3: At sea, giving an opportunity to find out about the many facilities and activities on board, read that book you have been promising yourself for months, play a variety of deck games with your fellow passengers or simply watch the flying glide by from the comfort of a deck chair.

Day 4:Wake up and take in the view of Mayotte go ashore using the ships tender (this shuttle passengers to and fro from ship to shore every 30 minutes while at anchor) to take a tour of remarkable lake Dziani lying in the crater of an extinct volcano, and then a stroll through the port’s street markets and cafés. Return to the Ship for a continuous sail.

Day 5: Arrive at the island of Nosy be off the north –west coast of Madagascar, before dawn. This is a delightful island and, after exploring the capital island with the intriguing name of Hell Ville, take a 40- minutes boat ride to the adjacent and even prettier island of nosy komba to see a colony of Red lemurs (a species of primate) then partake of a cresole-style lunch in a simple restaurant right on the beach.

Day 6 and 7: At sea, finish reading the book.

Day 8: As sun rises, the ship docks at the spectacular volcanic island of la Reunion, rising almost vertically from the sea. Part of France, the island is prosperous but is a largely unspoilt mix of towering mountains, plunging valleys and waterfalls. One volcano is still active and visible from the ship but is dormant as we sail by.

Day 9: At sun up, the ship comes alongside right in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, ready for a day and a half of sightseeing and shopping. Once a sleepy backwater producing nothing but sugar cane, Mauritius has re-invited itself over the past 20 years as an offshore financial hub and manufacturing centre. There is a lot to see, including a trip to the scenic northern end of the island where the top beach resorts are located, the botanical gardens and national museum with its prices exhibit of a stuffed dodo, a large, flightless pigeon, unique to the island that has been extinct since 1681 when passing seafarers had the last one for lunch.

Day 10: The final morning is spent strolling through the centre of bustling Port Louis, taking in the 100 year –old covered market, designer shops and café after lunch on board, we are taken to the airport for the flight back by African safaris airways.   A great holiday ends.

Cost: US$ 500 per person sharing.

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Niche Africa Holidays will book you in this fascinating adventure trip.