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expedition cruising ROUND THE HORN


Who can resist the chance to hike up to Cape Horn, the towering promontory at the southernmost point of South America that guards the northern end of the Drake Passage? Hop on one of the voyages around Patagonia with cruise line Australis and you can, sea conditions permitting – it's the stormiest sea lane in the world. Cruises are only four nights but pack in activities: hikes up mountains, on glaciers and to remote lighthouses. This year there’s the added attraction of following in the footsteps of explorer Ferdinand Magellan on the 500th anniversary of his first sailing across the Magellan Straits.


Book it: From $2,670 per person cruise-only for a four-night Patagonian Explorer cruise from Ushuaia to Punta Arenas, departing October 3. australis.com/en


8 A CRUISE ON THE WILD SIDE


A wild time is on the cards – literally – as Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ expedition ship Hanseatic Inspiration sets sail around South Africa in search of lions, rhinos, leopards, elephants and buffalo. There are kayaking tours on the Nahoon River to spy kingfishers, cormorants and other local birds from East London (in the south), but those who prefer to take it easy can join open-top Jeep safaris into game reserves most days and seek out the big five as well as giraffes, hippos, ostriches and more on calls at Durban and Port Elizabeth. Night owls can even venture out after dark looking for sea turtles on an overnight call into Richards Bay. The safaris cost extra and wildlife sightings are not guaranteed.


Book it: From £7,524 per person cruise-only for a 15-day voyage from Cape Town to Walvis Bay, departing March 7, 2021. hl-cruises.com


February 2020 travelweekly.co.uk/cruise


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