Zanzibar, Aldabra & treasures of the Indian Ocean Cruise

Day 1 - Port Victoria, Seychelles

Arrive: Thu 26 February 2026 / Depart: Thu 26 February 2026 at 17:00

Day 2 - La Digue, Seychelles

Arrive: Fri 27 February 2026 / Depart: Fri 27 February 2026

La Digue Island is a veritable concentration of all the beauty of the Seychelles. Located 6 km south-east of Praslin, this small piece of land that looks like paradise is the third-largest island in the Seychelles, despite its modest size (5 km by 3 km)! Turquoise waters just asking you to swim in them, lush vegetation sheltering giant tortoises, beaches of fine sand fringed with coconut trees and surrounded with those emblematic large granite rocks with their pink highlights like at the famous Anse Source d’Argent: the perfect picture postcard… Authentic and preserved, the island follows a peaceful rhythm, with the only means of transport along its little roads being bikes or traditional oxcarts.

Day 3 - Saint Francois

Arrive: Sat 28 February 2026 / Depart: Sat 28 February 2026

Day 4 - At Sea

Day 5 - Astove (Seychelles)

Arrive: Mon 02 March 2026 / Depart: Mon 02 March 2026

Closer to Madagascar than to Victoria, Astove is the southernmost island in the Seychelles. It is part of the Aldabra group, in the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. Now uninhabited, this coral island covered in coconut trees was once home to the employees that worked on the coconut plantations. Renowned for the richness of its seabeds, Astove Atoll is now a top destination for fishing enthusiasts. It also attracts experienced divers, who visit the atoll to explore the “Astove Wall”, where the sea floor drops to a depth of about 40 metres. The wall is covered in coral and many fish and green sea turtles can be found there.

Day 6 - Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Arrive: Tue 03 March 2026

Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll. It is situated in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 km southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

Day 7 - Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Depart: Wed 04 March 2026

Aldabra is the world's second-largest coral atoll. It is situated in the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 km southwest of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island.

Day 8 - Assumption Island

Arrive: Thu 05 March 2026 / Depart: Thu 05 March 2026

Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar, with a distance of 1,135 km south-west of the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island which is under control of India.

Day 9 - At Sea

Day 10 - Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania

Arrive: Sat 07 March 2026 / Depart: Sat 07 March 2026

Near the Tanzanian coast, around 300 km south of Dar es Salaam, the island of Kilwa Kisiwani is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Occupied from the 9th century to the 11th century, it reached its heights in the 13th and 14th centuries. It was described by the Moroccan explorer Ibn Battouta as “one of the most beautiful cities in the world.” A former Swahili trading city, the island prospered from the trade of gold and ivory from the inland regions. The remains of its former port city cover a large part of the island. Those of its superb Great Mosque, the oldest mosque remaining on the coast of East Africa, are well worth a visit.

Day 11 - Pemba Island, Tanzania

Arrive: Sun 08 March 2026 / Depart: Sun 08 March 2026

Day 12 - Misali Island, Tanzania

Arrive: Mon 09 March 2026 / Depart: Mon 09 March 2026

Day 13 - Zanzibar