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Le Dumont d’Urville · Africa

Study Voyage: South Africa and Namibia

10 nights · 21. February - 3. March 2027 · Durban → Walvis Bay

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Ten nights aboard Le Dumont d'Urville in partnership with Smithsonian Journeys round the Cape of Good Hope from Durban via Cape Town to Walvis Bay. The voyage links subtropical KwaZulu-Natal with the Garden Route, the dramatic Cape landscapes and Namibia's desert coast. Distinguished experts accompany the cruise with lectures on the history, geology and wildlife of southern Africa. Cape Town beneath Table Mountain, Robben Island as a UNESCO memorial, the whales of Walker Bay and the ghost town of Kolmanskop near Lüderitz mark the highlights.

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Durban Start East London Port Elizabeth Kapstadt Lüderitz Walvis Bay End
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Leg 1 · Embarkation

Durban

Durban lies on South Africa's east coast on the Indian Ocean in the KwaZulu-Natal province and operates the largest and busiest port on the subcontinent …

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Leg 2

East London

East London lies on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province at the mouth of the Buffalo River and is the country's only river port …

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Leg 3

Port Elizabeth

Bequia, Admiralty Bay

Port Elizabeth on Bequia (Grenadines) is the most charming Caribbean harbour for yachts …

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Leg 4

Kapstadt

South Africa's second-largest city on the Atlantic, framed by the flat plateau of Table Mountain and the rocky Lion's Head …

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Leg 5

Lüderitz

Port town on Namibia's south-western Atlantic coast, wedged between rocks and the Namib Desert …

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Leg 6 · Disembarkation

Walvis Bay

Walvis Bay on Namibia's Atlantic coast is the country's most important deep-water harbour …

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