Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

42-Night Hong Kong to Cape Town Cruise Adventure

Azamara · Azamara Onward · from Hong Kong

$12,349 per person · next sails Mar 28, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Hong Kong (HKG)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into HKG, home from CPT · $4,406 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Hong Kong

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Hong Kong

Peak Tram

2 mi from Hong Kong

Victoria Peak Lookout

Your voyage · 42 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Hong Kong Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Hue Imperial Citadel & Forbidden Purple City · $98 for two with Withlocals Hue Private Tourshow to make it yours → ·
Day 4
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 5–6
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)port guide →
Cu Chi Tunnels · $190 for two with Tours by Locals – Ho Chi Minh City Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 8–10
Laem Chabang (Bangkok)port guide →
Grand Palace, Wat Pho & Wat Arun · $360 for two with Shore Excursions Asiahow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
Samui Elephant Sanctuary · $160 for two with Samui Elephant Sanctuaryhow to make it yours → ·
Day 12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 13–14
★ Gardens by the Bay — how to make it yours →
Day 15
Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur)port guide →
Batu Caves · $158 for two with Shore Excursions Asia (local specialist, Port Klang)how to make it yours → ·
Day 16
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 17
Rubiah Island Private Dive · $130 for two with Lumba Lumba Diving Center, Sabanghow to make it yours → ·
Days 18–19
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 20
Hambantotaport guide →
Yala National Park · $350 for two with Hambantota Shore Excursionshow to make it yours → ·
Day 21
Sigiriya Rock Fortress & Dambulla Cave Temple Day… · $258 for two with Shore Excursions Asiahow to make it yours → ·
Days 22–23
Kathakali Masterclass at Great K V Kathakali Centr… · $10 for two with Great K V Kathakali Centre (official)how to make it yours → ·
Day 24
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 25
Private Overwater Sandbank Picnic & Snorkel by Spe… · $280 for two with Maldives Speedboat Trips (Local Expert, Malé)how to make it yours → ·
Days 26–29
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Days 30–31
Port Louisport guide →
Corail Helicopter · $350 for two with Corail Helicoptershow to make it yours → ·
Day 32
Pointe des Galetsport guide →
Piton de la Fournaise · $378 for two with ToursByLocals – Réunion Private Guideshow to make it yours → ·
Day 33
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 34
Taolagnaroport guide →
Andohahela National Park · $680 for two with MadaAssist Fort-Dauphinhow to make it yours → ·
Days 35–36
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 37
Richards Bayport guide →
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi · $486 for two with Heritage Tours & Safaris (Richards Bay)how to make it yours → ·
Day 38
★ Sani Pass 4x4 Ascent — how to make it yours →
3 more days at sea and ashore
Days 42–43
Cape Town Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near Cape Town

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

0 mi from Cape Town

Robben Island Museum

0 mi from Cape Town

Hermanus Whale Watching Tour

After you disembark

Make it longer — by land from Cape Town

The ship is the spine, not the whole trip. These are full land adventures within reach of your port.

11 mi from Cape Town · fly CPT

Stellenbosch & Beyond: Wine, Wilderness, and the Cape's Best Tables

Cape Winelands Adventure

See the whole plan →
Home

Fly home from Cape Town (CPT)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into HKG, home from CPT · 2 travelers $4,406 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Hong Kong · Luxury~$290
Cruise fare42 nights · Azamara · 2 guests$24,698
Shore excursions15 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$4,208
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$33,782
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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