Coral Expeditions has announced its last call for the 60-day Australia circumnavigation adventure aboard the Coral Adventurer from 17 October with just 15 cabins remaining.
The expert Australian crew and guides offer guests onboard an unforgettable adventure as the Coral Adventurer follows the nation’s ever-changing coastline on an itinerary that features 48 excursion days and a chance to enjoy life-changing natural encounters, meet the locals, and enjoy a first-hand experience of the extraordinary places along the route.
Three signature special events spanning food, wine and culture are a highlight on this, the cruise line’s second Australian circumnavigation, including a cultural festival in the Torres Strait Islands, a winemaker’s lunch at the beautiful Leeuwin Estate in Western Australia’s Margaret River and the chance to take a charter flight to an outback homestead in Queensland for lunch.
In the remote and pristine group of islands in the Torres Strait – also known as Zenadh Kes – guests onboard can enjoy a feast and cultural festival with the community on Thursday Island. Expeditioners can discover the island’s rich heritage on a personally guided tour, taking in the Japanese Pearling Memorial and the monument honouring Bernard Namok Senior, designer of the Torres Strait Islands Flag. Local elders share their stories and traditions and include guests in a vibrant cultural festival.
Further along the journey, in Western Australia’s world-renowned wine region of Margaret River guests can enjoy a four-course lunch hosted by Leeuwin Estate winemaker Paul Atwood. There, the culinary team presents a local ingredients-led menu designed to complement the legendary “Art Series” wine range.
Looping back up the coast to Queensland, guests board a private charter flight from Townsville for a day in the outback. Arriving at the remote town of Longreach, some 1,180km northwest of Brisbane, guests can explore Machinery Mile and the local town before enjoying a lively pub lunch at the historic Wellshot Hotel. As the sun sets, outback legend Alan “Smithy” Smith welcomes everyone to his homestead at Rosebank Station for a tour, entertainment, sundowners and a fireside cook up. The group then flies back to Coral Adventurer in the evening in time for a late supper onboard and a leisurely sleep-in the next day.
“This incredible journey on Coral Adventurer really delivers guests to some of Australia’s most remote, beautiful and fascinating places, each with a chance for a personal discovery of the people, places and cultural heritage that make our island nation so extraordinary,” Coral Expeditions chief commercial officer, Jeff Gillies, said.
“With some availability still remaining for the circumnavigation, now’s the time to jump on board to reserve your place on this history-making journey.”
