AIDA Cruises offers the perfect remedy for those yearning for distant lands with its new world cruise routes aboard AIDAaura in winter 2020-21.
Guests can look forward to fascinating moments in South America, sun, the South Seas, New Year’s Eve in Sydney, or breathtaking experiences in South Africa.
AIDAaura will set sail from Hamburg on 26 October, 2020, and will reach San Antonio, Chile, after a 36-day voyage visiting 12 destinations offering a variety of thrills for explorers.
After stops in the English Channel and Lisbon, guests can look forward to dream destinations such as Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, and Cape Horn on the southernmost tip of South America.
The second leg of the cruise starts from Chile and will head west to Mauritius. This 48-day cruise from 1 December to 18 January will take in destinations including Tahiti, Bora Bora, New Caledonia, Tonga and Fiji where guests will have the opportunity to snorkel among schools of colourful fishes, ray and marine turtles.
In Australia, ports of call will include metropolises such as Sydney, Melbourne and Perth including New Year’s Eve in Sydney to witness the world-famous fireworks against the legendary backdrop of the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge.
After plenty of adventures Down Under, AIDAaura will continue her voyage across the Indian Ocean in the direction of Mauritius.
Starting from the island paradise of Mauritius, the 33-day cruise firstly heads for Madagascar. In Nosy Be and Antsiranana, guests will have enough time during leisurely shore excursions to get to know the impressive fauna and flora, as well as the different cultures.
Table Mountain and the view from the Lion’s Head in Cape Town, the animal world of the savannas and the gigantic sand dunes of the Namib Desert are just some of the highlights.
On the way back to Europe, AIDAaura will make a stop in Gambia, West Africa before continuing on to Gran Canaria and Vigo, in Spain, and Cherbourg in France, before concluding the cruise in Hamburg on 20 February.