Amazon Trailblazer - Bridgetown to Bridgetown Cruise

Day 1 - Barbados

Arrive: Sat 04 January 2025 / Depart: Sat 04 January 2025 at 19:00

Discover the many beautiful aspects of this island, from its rugged Atlantic coastline to its beautiful Great Houses, cane fields, exquisite gardens and glorious beaches. See the island's spectacular underwater treasures on your own snorkeling expedition.

Day 2 - Scarborough, Trinidad

Arrive: Sun 05 January 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Sun 05 January 2025 at 17:00

Explore the wonderful Buccoo Reef by glass-bottom boat and gasp at its colorful fish and coral. Enjoy the thrill of sailing on a catamaran to the sounds of calypso music and then snorkel in a beautiful bay. Discover the island and its Fort King George, famed botanical garden, market and Tobago Museum. Or take a walk through the island's tropical rainforest and see the breathtaking cascading Gold and Silver Falls.

Day 3 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 4 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 5 - Cruising the Amazon River

Day 6 - Santarem

Arrive: Thu 09 January 2025 at 09:00 / Depart: Thu 09 January 2025 at 18:00

See the bustling waterfront, the cathedral, the museum and the famed “Meeting of the Waters” at the confluence of the Tapajos and Amazon rivers. Or see the rivers converge from a boat on the way to Maica Lake, while looking for rare Amazon pink dolphins. Travel into the nearby countryside and take a walk along a fascinating Amazon jungle trail.

Day 7 - Boca De Valeira

Arrive: Fri 10 January 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Fri 10 January 2025 at 16:00

Go ashore and wander on your own through this tiny settlement at the mouth of the Valeria River. Listen to the screeching of parrots and watch the riots of color they display as they take to the air. Observe Amazonian life up close.

Day 8 - Manaus

Arrive: Sat 11 January 2025 at 11:00

Visit the famed Manaus Opera House. See the old mansions and the Indian Museum, featuring artifacts that chronicle the heritage of the region’s tribes. Journey into the jungle and trek along a rainforest trail. Take a riverboat to the “Meeting of the Waters,” where the dark, clear Rio Negro and the muddy, yellow Rio Solimões join to form the mighty Amazon.

Day 9 - Manaus

Depart: Sun 12 January 2025 at 16:00

Visit the famed Manaus Opera House. See the old mansions and the Indian Museum, featuring artifacts that chronicle the heritage of the region’s tribes. Journey into the jungle and trek along a rainforest trail. Take a riverboat to the “Meeting of the Waters,” where the dark, clear Rio Negro and the muddy, yellow Rio Solimões join to form the mighty Amazon.

Day 10 - Parintins

Arrive: Mon 13 January 2025 at 10:00 / Depart: Mon 13 January 2025 at 18:00

Visit this isolated island town, steeped in Indian culture, in the middle of the Amazon River. Its stadium has become the focus of the Boi Bumba Festival, an annual event similar to Carnival. Witness an exclusive performance of this Amazonian folklore story.

Day 11 - Alter Do Chao, Brazil

Arrive: Tue 14 January 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Tue 14 January 2025 at 16:00

Home to Ilha do Amor, one of the most photographed white sand islands in the entire world, Alter do Chão is a charming riverside village. Explore Lago Verde, a grand lagoon that can viewed from rented canoes, or take a boat tour along the Rio Tapajós or the Amazon. You’ll see a number of bird species and might even spot a crocodile or a sloth. Try Serra Pelada if you seek the perfect place for a short but breathtaking hike.

Day 12 - Cruising the Amazon River

Day 13 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 14 - French Guiana

Arrive: Fri 17 January 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Fri 17 January 2025 at 16:00

The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, was a French penal colony that operated in the 19th and 20th century in the Salvation Islands of French Guiana.

Day 15 - Atlantic Ocean Cruising

Day 16 - St Georges, Grenada

Arrive: Sun 19 January 2025 at 09:00 / Depart: Sun 19 January 2025 at 18:00

You can smell the cinnamon and nutmeg well before you dock in St. George’s; a tour of the spice estates on Grenada is almost mandatory. You can also take in a visit to a distillery to see how the island’s sugarcane juice is first turned into syrup and then into rum. A ferry trip to sister island Carriacou offers fantastic diving opportunities, and romantics can climb the waterfalls or just relax on the sun-kissed beaches.

Day 17 - Iles Des Saintes

Arrive: Mon 20 January 2025 at 10:00 / Depart: Mon 20 January 2025 at 19:00

Comprising eight small islands – two inhabited – Îles des Saintes is a place where you can be happy doing absolutely nothing. You’ll be tendered to Terre-de-Haut Island, where the local population numbers less than 2,000. Whether your agenda consists of seeing a specific sight like Fort Napoléon, getting active on a hike, or taking a short stroll to find a café, this laid-back locale has got you covered. Hire a boat to go scuba diving. Shop for handpainted t-shirts or posters with island themes. Or simply plant yourself in the sand and let the balmy breezes of the Caribbean carry you into a reverie.

Day 18 - Rodney Bay

Arrive: Tue 21 January 2025 at 07:00 / Depart: Tue 21 January 2025 at 18:00

Rodney Bay is a town and bay located in the Gros Islet District on the island of Saint Lucia. Gros Islet is one of the ten districts in the island. It can be found on the northwestern coast of the island above the Castries District, where the capital of St. Lucia is, and the former Dauphin quarter.

Day 19 - Barbados

Arrive: Wed 22 January 2025 at 08:00 / Depart: Wed 22 January 2025

Discover the many beautiful aspects of this island, from its rugged Atlantic coastline to its beautiful Great Houses, cane fields, exquisite gardens and glorious beaches. See the island's spectacular underwater treasures on your own snorkeling expedition.