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New Guinea Odyssey Cruise

  • Departure DateSat 24th Oct 2026
  • Ponant Le Soleal
  • 16 Night Cruise From Cairns
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Itinerary

  • Cairns
  • Alotau, Papua New Guinea
  • Tufi
  • Tami Island, PNG
  • Madang
  • Jayapura
  • Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia
  • Triton Bay
  • Darwin, Australia

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Day 1 - Cairns

Arrive: Sat 24 October 2026 / Depart: Sat 24 October 2026 at 18:00

Cairns, considered the gateway to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, is a city in tropical Far North Queensland. Its Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park tells the stories of indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with music and dance. Cairns Esplanade, lined with bars and restaurants, has a swimming lagoon. Northwest of the city, Daintree National Park spans mountainous rainforest, gorges and beaches

Day 2 - At Sea

Day 3 - Alotau, Papua New Guinea

Arrive: Mon 26 October 2026 / Depart: Mon 26 October 2026

Alotau is the capital of Milne Bay Province, in the south-east of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern shore of Milne Bay. The town is located within Alotau Urban LLG. Alotau is also the annual forum for Australian and Papua New Guinean ministers.

Day 4 - Tufi

Arrive: Tue 27 October 2026 / Depart: Tue 27 October 2026

Tufi is a town located on the south eastern peninsula of Cape Nelson, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Tufi is located on one of many rias, or drowned river valleys, locally referred to as 'fjords', on Cape Nelson surrounded by many uncharted reefs. The area is also famous for its production of tapa cloth.

Day 5 - Tami Island, PNG

Arrive: Wed 28 October 2026 / Depart: Wed 28 October 2026

The Tami Islands are a small island group located 13 km SSE of Finschhafen in the Huon Gulf. It is part of today's Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Its people were known throughout the Solomon and South Sea islands for their distinctive wooden bowls, their religious figure carvings, and their ceremonial mask

Day 6 - Madang

Arrive: Thu 29 October 2026 / Depart: Thu 29 October 2026

Madang is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 on the north coast of Papua New Guinea.

Day 7 - Kopar Village (Sepik river, Papua New Guinea)

Day 8 - Jayapura

Arrive: Sat 31 October 2026 / Depart: Sat 31 October 2026

Jayapura City is the provincial capital of Papua province, Indonesia. It is a modern industrial city contrasting markedly with the surrounding hinterland where Papuan tribes live a subsistence lifestyle. The vast majority of Jayapurans are transmigrants from western Indonesia who control most of the industry and economics of the region. Leaving the city behind, guest will travel to the traditional village of Asai on Lake Sentani. Here you can enjoy a cultural performance and witness life in a traditional Papuan village. Asai is famous for its production of Tapa cloth.

Day 9 - At Sea

Day 10 - Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia

Arrive: Mon 02 November 2026

Day 11 - Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia

Depart: Tue 03 November 2026

Day 12 - At Sea

Day 13 - Kitikiti Waterfall

Day 14 - Triton Bay

Arrive: Fri 06 November 2026 / Depart: Fri 06 November 2026

The first and only resort in Triton Bay, we are situation in Kaimana Regency, West Papua Province, Indonesia.

Day 15 - Kei Islands

Day 16 - At Sea

Day 17 - Darwin, Australia

Arrive: Mon 09 November 2026 at 08:00 / Depart: Mon 09 November 2026

Darwin is located in Australia’s Northern Territory which is also known as the “Top End”. It is the capital city and the most populated town of the Northern Territory. Darwin is a beautiful tropical city, a melting pot of people and cultures, over 50 different cultures live and work side by side that prides itself in its unique and friendly laid-back lifestyle. Come discover the town’s still recent history through its emblematic buildings such as the new Parliamant House opened in 1994, a magnificent example of tropical architecture or Admiralty House declared heritage place, a tropical-style home elevated on stilts that has survived two cyclones and numerous air raids.

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