COMPAGNIE
DU PONANT UNVEILS ITS LATIN AMERICA COLLECTION FOR 2014 /
2015
From the wide open
wilderness of Patagonia to the tropical forests in Panama, South America offers
the discerning visitor an astonishing range of scenery and a mosaic of sites
where vestiges of the past remain intact. For the 2014/2015 Winter Season,
COMPAGNIE DU PONANT is offering passengers the opportunity to board LE BORÉAL
and LE SOLÉAL (132 staterooms and suites) to discover Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and
Argentina.
From port
to port, Compagnie du Ponant invites passengers to explore Latin America in
another way, mooring as close as it is possible to be to protected sites, and
offering them unrivalled levels of comfort, elegance and five-star service.
Passengers will be travelling in the company of experts, historians and guides
who are passionate about their subjects.
Supported
by a comprehensive programme of shore excursions to UNESCO World Heritage sites,
the eight “cruise-circuits” conceived by Compagnie du Ponant offer so much more
than a cruise: this is a genuine travel experience. Plus, Compagnie du Ponant is
introducing the Open Bar package on all South America itineraries this
winter!
EVEN MORE
BENEFITS
The Open
Bar will be included on all the South America itineraries. From
embarkation throughout the cruise, unlimited complimentary drinks will be
available, including a selection of fine wines, champagnes, spirits, mineral
water and soft drinks.
The
Transatlantic Marseille - Montevideo cruise on LE SOLÉAL (21 days / 20 nights)
will be offered free for all bookings on the Montevideo - Ushuaia cruise
(departs
16 October 2014).
PANAMA
CANAL: 100 YEARS
From the
Dutch West Indies to Columbia, via Ecuador and Peru, passengers on LE BORÉAL
will have the privilege of crossing the Panama Canal in its centenary year and
discovering remarkable sites in a protected natural environment: the colonial
towns of Cartagena and Trujillo, the Darien National Park (meeting the Emberá
Indians), the Chan Chan archaeological site, and Lima.
Curaçao - Callao (10
days / 9 nights) - Departs 16 October 2014 - From €2,020 per
person
Pre-cruise programme:
Curaçao
Post-cruise programme:
Lima, Machu Picchu (5 days / 4 nights)
Extension: Cuzco, Machu
Picchu and Arequipa (4 days / 3 nights)
FROM PERU
TO CHILE
From Lima
to Valparaiso, LE BORÉAL will make a call near Arequipa in Peru before revealing
the treasures of Chile’s north coast such as Arica, Caldera and the Azapa valley
and plateau. On the edge of the Atacama Desert, passengers have an opportunity
to meet the Chinchorro Indians.
Callao - Valparaiso (9
days / 8 nights) - Departs 25 October 2014 - From €1,790 per
person
Post-cruise programme:
Machu Picchu (5 days / 4 nights), Valparaiso and Santiago (2 days / 1
night)
CHILEAN
FJORDS
LE BORÉAL
offers a captivating cruise to the “slender country” of Pablo Neruda, calling at
Chiloé Island off Puerto Montt in the “lake district”, Tortel a small village at
the end of the world, and the Torres Del Paine Park.
The
itinerary includes three days sailing in the Chilean fjords and another three
around Cape Horn.
Valparaiso - Ushuaia (14
days / 13 nights) - Departs 2 November 2014 - From €3,520 per
person
Pre-cruise programme:
Valparaiso (2 days / 1 night)
Post-cruise programme:
Iguazú Falls (4 days / 3 nights
Ushuaia - Valparaiso (14
days / 13 nights) - Departs 27 February 2015 - From €3,520 per
person
Pre-cruise programme:
Iguazú Falls (3 days / 3 nights), Buenos Aires (1
night)
Post-cruise programme:
Valparaiso and Santiago (2 days / 1 night)
CAPE HORN
WITH OLIVIER DE KERSAUSON
Leaving
from Montevideo, LE SOLÉAL will be venturing in the wake of the great navigators
between Argentina and Chile, crossing the famous Magellan Strait and legendary
Cape Horn, calling at Tierra del Fuego and the Torres Del Paine National Park.
On board, Olivier de Kersauson will relive his experiences in these regions that
he knows well and which are particularly dear to him.
Montevideo - Ushuaia (10
days / 9 nights) - Departs 5 November 2014 - From €3,860 per person
Transatlantic crossing
Marseille - Montevideo offered free (21 days / 20 nights) - From 16 October to 5
November 2014
Pre-cruise programme:
Montevideo
Post-cruise programme:
Iguazú Falls
IN THE
FOOTSTEPS OF THE INCAS
From the
sublime bay of Valparaiso, LE BORÉAL will be sailing up the Peruvian coast for a
cruise rich in emotions with a visit to the Humberstone ghost town (UNESCO),
discovering the towns of Iquique, Arica, Arequipa, Lima and Trujillo and
exploring the pre-Inca Chauchilla necropolis and Chan Chan archaeological site.
Valparaiso - Guayaquil
(13 days / 12 nights) - Departs 12 March 2015 - From €2,700 per person
Pre-cruise programme:
Valparaiso
Post-cruise programme:
from Quito to Cuenca (4 days/ 4 nights), Galápagos Islands (5 days / 4 nights)
Extensions: Cuzco &
Machu Picchu (3 days / 2 nights) - Flight over the Nazca Lines
SECRETS OF
CENTRAL AMERICA
Ecuador, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua, Guatemala... LE BORÉAL will bear its
passengers away into the very heart of Central America. A concentration of
architectural, cultural and natural gems await them in Central America,
including the Manuel Antonio National Park (Costa Rica), Granada, the Mombacho
Nature Reserve, the Tikal ruins (UNESCO) one of the major sites of the Maya
civilisation, and La Antigua, one of the best preserved colonial towns in
Spanish America.
Guayaquil - Puerto
Caldera (9 days / 8 nights) - Departs 24 March 2015 - From €1,790 per person
Pre-cruise programme:
Galápagos Islands (5 days / 4 nights), from Quito to Cuenca (4 days / 4 nights),
Guyaquil (2 days / 1 night)
Post-cruise programme:
the Guacalillo Estuary on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast (1 day / 1 night)
Extension: Tikal by
plane (1 day / 1 night)
PANAMA AND
THE DARIEN
After an
exceptional port of call to visit the Darien National Park where they will go up
the Mogue river in zodiacs® and local canoes to meet the Emberá Indians, LE
BORÉAL passengers will cross the Panama Canal on their way to the Caribbean,
Holandes Cayes island, Cartagena (UNESCO) and finally Curaçao.
Puerto Caldera - Curaçao
(8 days / 7 nights) - Departs 1st April 2015 - From €1,570 per person
Pre-cruise programme:
Guacalillo Estuary on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast (1 day / 1 night)
Post-cruise programme:
Curaçao (2 days / 1 night)
For more information and
to book, visit www.ponant.com or call 0800
980 4027
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