Secrets of Melanesia: Heritage Adventurer
PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Sail into a world few ever experience where unique time-honoured traditions and elaborately costumed dancers welcome us into their world as we as we explore islamds of rich history, cultures and wildlife. Our 2023 departure offers the opportunity to join an optional, professionally-led small kayaking group. Kayakers on this voyage are rewarded with tranquil, tropical settings and beaches, sea caves and reef explorations, and are a source of fascination to the locals who often paddle their dug-out canoes out to join them, and invite them back to their villages
- Hidden gems of remote South Pacific Islands.
- Remote islands with people still living a traditional lifestyle.
- Remnants of World War II activities
- Rare bird species with optional specialised birding programme with customised excursions.
- Incredible marine diversity with opportunity to snorkel and kayaking
- Friendly local children who often come out to join us in their dugout canoes.
Stewart's Take
A rare and special journey to remote, beautiful and culturally-rich islands
Overview
Sail into a world few ever experience where unique time-honoured traditions and elaborately costumed dancers welcome us into their world as we as we explore islamds of rich history, cultures and wildlife. Our 2023 departure offers the opportunity to join an optional, professionally-led small kayaking group. Kayakers on this voyage are rewarded with tranquil, tropical settings and beaches, sea caves and reef explorations, and are a source of fascination to the locals who often paddle their dug-out canoes out to join them, and invite them back to their villages.Scrolling is disabled on map, please click to enable.
Luxury Expedition Vessel: Heritage Adventurer
The purpose built polar expedition vessel Heritage Adventurer provides a most capable, safe, and exclusive expedition cruise experience. Heritage Adventurer is a true pioneering expedition vessel of exceptional pedigree. Often referred to as the 'Grande Dame of Exploration Cruising' due to her celebrated history and refined design, she was purposebuilt for adventure in 1991 at Finland's Rauma shipyard and specifically designed for Polar exploration.
Setting a peerless standard in authentic expedition travel, Heritage Adventurer (formerly known as MS Hanseatic) combines the highest passenger ship iceclass rating (1A Super) with an impressive history of Polar exploration. She held records for the most northern and southern Arctic and Antarctic navigations, and for traversing both the Northwest and Northeast Passages. Originally designed to accommodate 184 guests, Heritage Adventurer now welcomes just 140 expeditioners ensuring spacious, stylish and comfortable voyages, while a fleet of 14 Zodiacs ensures all guests are able to maximise their expedition adventure.

- All meals and 24 hour tea and coffee station aboard the ship.
- Use of snorkel equipment where available.
- All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac excluding optional specialised birding and kayaking programmes.
- Programme of lectures by noted naturalists.
- All onshore tips, service taxes and port charges.
- Comprehensive pre-departure material.
- Airport transfers at the beginning and end of your voyage.
- Extensions,
- passport, visa, immigration fees,
- baggage/accident/travel protection plan,
- items of a personal nature such as bar, email, and laundry.
- Gratuities to ship's crew at your discretion.
- Airfares are an additional cost.
- Discovery Fund $500 USD pp
- Kayaking Supplement: $995 pp
- Birding Supplement: $500 pp
Tour Dossier
Secrets of Melanesia: Heritage Adventurer

A 17 day expedition to rarely visited parts of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in the South Pacific on board luxurious Heritage Adventu
File Creation date: 2023-10-02 - for updated information and dates and prices see the following page:
http://expeditionsonline.com/tour/secrets-of-melanesia-heritage-adventurer_380

Secrets of Melanesia: Heritage Adventurer
Duration: 17 days
Location: PNG, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands
Available: October-November
Start: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Finish: Port Vila, Vanuatu

Highlights
- Hidden gems of remote South Pacific Islands.
- Remote islands with people still living a traditional lifestyle.
- Remnants of World War II activities
- Rare bird species with optional specialised birding programme with customised excursions.
- Incredible marine diversity with opportunity to snorkel and kayaking
- Friendly local children who often come out to join us in their dugout canoes.

Itinerary
Sail into a world few ever experience where unique time-honoured traditions and elaborately costumed dancers welcome us into their world as we as we explore islamds of rich history, cultures and wildlife. Our 2023 departure offers the opportunity to join an optional, professionally-led small kayaking group. Kayakers on this voyage are rewarded with tranquil, tropical settings and beaches, sea caves and reef explorations, and are a source of fascination to the locals who often paddle their dug-out canoes out to join them, and invite them back to their villages





Ship Information
Luxury Expedition Vessel: Heritage Adventurer
The purpose built polar expedition vessel Heritage Adventurer provides a most capable, safe, and exclusive expedition cruise experience. Heritage Adventurer is a true pioneering expedition vessel of exceptional pedigree. Often referred to as the 'Grande Dame of Exploration Cruising' due to her celebrated history and refined design, she was purposebuilt for adventure in 1991 at Finland's Rauma shipyard and specifically designed for Polar exploration.
Setting a peerless standard in authentic expedition travel, Heritage Adventurer (formerly known as MS Hanseatic) combines the highest passenger ship iceclass rating (1A Super) with an impressive history of Polar exploration. She held records for the most northern and southern Arctic and Antarctic navigations, and for traversing both the Northwest and Northeast Passages. Originally designed to accommodate 184 guests, Heritage Adventurer now welcomes just 140 expeditioners ensuring spacious, stylish and comfortable voyages, while a fleet of 14 Zodiacs ensures all guests are able to maximise their expedition adventure.

Secrets of Melanesia: Heritage Adventurer
For the latest, up-to-date departure dates and prices please refer to the tour page:
http://expeditionsonline.com/tour/secrets-of-melanesia-heritage-adventurer_380
Included
- All meals and 24 hour tea and coffee station aboard the ship.
- Use of snorkel equipment where available.
- All shore excursions and activities throughout the voyage by Zodiac excluding optional specialised birding and kayaking programmes.
- Programme of lectures by noted naturalists.
- All onshore tips, service taxes and port charges.
- Comprehensive pre-departure material.
- Airport transfers at the beginning and end of your voyage.
Excluded
- Extensions,
- passport, visa, immigration fees,
- baggage/accident/travel protection plan,
- items of a personal nature such as bar, email, and laundry.
- Gratuities to ship's crew at your discretion.
- Airfares are an additional cost.
- Discovery Fund $500 USD pp
- Kayaking Supplement: $995 pp
- Birding Supplement: $500 pp

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