Sail the South Pacific to see Komodo dragons, idyllic beaches and World War II wrecks
PAUL Gauguin Cruises' 2017 itineraries will include flights from Los Angeles to the idyllic island departure point of all its voyages to Tahiti, French Polynesia, Fiji and the South Pacific.
The
cruises onboard its luxury small cruise ship ms Paul Gauguin will also
have included gratuities, complimentary wine and other drinks plus
onboard lectures from the Wildlife Conservation Society.
New for 2017 will be its 16-night Fiji to Bali cruise in April, which leaves from either Lautoka in Fiji.
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A return cruise leaves from Benoa in Bali and both have eight other ports of call.
These
include Espiritu Santo, one of many Vanuatu islands, where the scuba
diving and snorkeling is superb thanks to the coral reefs and many
underwater ship and plane wrecks.
Guadalcanal,
the largest of the Solomon Islands, has many World War Two relics and
monuments as well as coral reefs and mountains while Samarai Island, in
Papua New Guinea, has echoes of its British colonial past.
Indonesia's
Komodo Island, where you can see the 3-metre Komodo dragon monitor
lizards in Komodo National Park, is also on the itinerary, and
Indonesia's Lombok Island has beautiful beaches and temples.
Many
of the company's most popular itineraries will be repeated in 2017,
including its seven-night Tahiti & the Society Islands; the 10-night
Society Islands & Tuamotus; 11-night Cook Islands & Society
Islands; and 14-night Marquesas, Tuamotus & Society Islands.
Popular 12 and 13-night Society Islands, Cook Islands, Tonga & Fiji itineraries also return in 2017.
Many
of these voyages feature complimentary access to Paul Gauguin Cruises'
two exclusive retreats=97Motu Mahana, an islet off the coast of Taha'a -
and a private beach in Bora Bora.
Motu Mahana offers watersports, Polynesian activities, a barbecue feast, and cocktails from full-service and floating bars.
In Bora Bora, there's a white-sand beach and snorkeling in crystal-clear waters.
Throughout
2017 the Wildlife Conservation will run an educational programme of
lectures about marine science and wildlife conservation in the South
Pacific and beyond.
The WCS helps to discover
and protect the coral reefs and coastal forests of the South Pacific,
which are home to fish, sharks, sea turtles, sea birds and plants.
For more information go to visit www.pgcruises.com.