16 Night Cruise sailing from Mumbai to Safaga aboard Voyager. 3 night India Golden Triangle land extension pre-cruise.

Caught between two names and multiple religions, languages and personalities, Mumbai is a microcosm of India. From this heaving megalopolis staring out over the Arabian Sea, this voyage takes you to Porbandar - the birthplace of the 'Father of the Nation'. Overflowing with exotic Middle Eastern promise, enigmatic Oman is simply mesmerising. Discover immense sand dunes, stunning coastline, palm-fringed wadis, spectacular mountains and a capital harmoniously blending both old and new. African shores promise stories of colonialism and slavery, then a glimpse into the intoxicating world of the Pharaohs!

Highlights of this cruise:

Mumbai
Mumbaî formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India. It is a city filled with excitement being home to India's Hindi film and television industry, known as Bollywood. Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment capital of India and has attracted migrants from all over India because of the immense business opportunities, and the relatively high standard of living, making the city a potpourri of various communities and cultures.

The city has a deep natural harbour and the port handles over half of India's passenger traffic and a significant amount of cargo. Mumbai is also one of the rare cities to accommodate a national park, the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, within its city limits.

Muscat
Muscat is the capital of Oman. The Governorate consists of six wilayats: Muscat, Muttrah, Bowshar, A'Seeb, Al Amerat and Quriyat. The city lies on the Arabian Sea along the Gulf of Oman and is in the proximity of the strategic Straits of Hormuz.

Muscat is distinguished by the presence of citadels, forts, towers, walls, gates and historical houses. The city has numerous mosques including the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Ruwi Mosque and Zawawi Mosque. There are also a number of museums of interest in Muscat, including the Museum of Omani Heritage and the National Museum of Oman.

Salalah
Salalah is the capital and seat of the governor or Wali of the southern Omani province of Dhofar. It is a popular destination for tourism due to the natural attractions of the nearby mountains and abundant stands of frankincense trees lining mountain wadi courses.

Major attractions also include Salalah's beautiful beaches and coastline which make for great scuba diving and bird watching. There is also the ruins of the fortified town of Sumharam (Khor Rori).

Safaga
Port Safaga is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 60 kilometres south of Hurghada.This small port is also a tourist area and a marine port connected by a regular cruise shuttle service line with Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The resort is known for its unpolluted atmosphere, black sand-dunes and mineral springs which have acquired specific therepuetic characteristics. It has a small but thriving tourism industry, specialising in diving, and was the venue for the 1993 World Windsurfing Championships.

Safaga is also a good starting point for a day trip into the Eastern Desert to check out the granite quarries of Mons Claudianus, or to the awesome sights of Luxor, one of the most impressive sights of Egypt, only 220km away.