PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution, have formed a unique alliance to offer themed sailings featuring experiences that embrace local cultures and dive deeper into a destination’s history, cuisine, language, environment and wildlife. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT EXPLORATIONS experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world-class experts.PONANT EXPLORATIONS and Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution, have formed a unique alliance to offer themed sailings featuring experiences that embrace local cultures and dive deeper into a destination’s history, cuisine, language, environment and wildlife. In addition to the usual elements of the PONANT EXPLORATIONS experience, the listed price for these voyages includes transfers to and from the ship, talks and discussions aboard ship by world-class experts.

46 cruises

In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Madagascar and Seychelles: Natural Treasures of the Indian Ocean – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Nosy Be (Madagascar)

To

Victoria, Mahé (Seychelles)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

From

AU$16,350 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Antarctica: The White Continent – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Ushuaia (Argentina)

To

Ushuaia (Argentina)

10 nightsaboard the shipL'Austral

Next departures

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement

From

AU$22,810 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Coastal Vietnam by Sea: Singapore to Hong Kong – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Singapore (Singapore)

To

Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

14 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 15%

From

AU$19,370 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Panama and Costa Rica by Sea: The Natural Wonders of Central America – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Colón (Panama)

To

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departure

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$8,830 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Panama and Costa Rica by Sea: The Natural Wonders of Central America – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Puntarenas (Costa Rica)

To

Colón (Panama)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Champlain

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$8,860 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Cruising the Caribbean's Windward Islands – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

To

Vieux Fort (Saint Lucia)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$10,390 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

South Africa and Namibia by Sea: Around the Cape of Good Hope – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Durban (South Africa)

To

Walvis Bay (Namibia)

10 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 15%

From

AU$11,080 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Treasures of Japan and South Korea by Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Osaka (Japan)

To

Busan (South Korea)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Soléal

Next departure

Offer(s)

Free solo supplement, PONANT Bonus 10%

From

AU$14,570 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Voyage to Indonesia: Dragons, Reefs, and the Spice Islands – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

Benoa, Bali (Indonesia)

To

Darwin (Australia)

12 nightsaboard the shipLe Jacques Cartier

Next departure

From

AU$17,270 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

A Circumnavigation of Sicily – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Valletta (Malta)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departures

From

AU$15,210 /person*

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Celtic Voyage: The Hebrides and the Irish Sea – with Smithsonian Journeys

Package included

From

London (United Kingdom)

To

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

8 nightsaboard the shipLe Bellot

Next departures

Offer(s)

PONANT Bonus 20%

From

AU$10,280 /person*

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In alliance withSmithsonian Journeys

Mediterranean Island Voyage: Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Elba – with Smithsonian Journeys

Last cabinsPackage included

From

Valletta (Malta)

To

Nice (France)

7 nightsaboard the shipLe Bougainville

Next departure

Offer(s)

Onboard credit, AUD$800 Shipboard Credit, PONANT Plus Credit

From

AU$13,280 /person*

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*Price is per person, based on double occupancy, based on availability, and subject to change at any time. The category of stateroom to which this price applies may no longer be available.

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