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Uniworld Asia Cruises Now in India
Uniworld Asia Cruises Now Sailing in India
This is good news for all you Uniworld Asia cruise lovers. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection announces 2016 Asia cruises and journeys are open for booking. Debuting in January 2016 will be Uniworld’s newest destination, India. Guests traveling to India with Uniworld will be treated to a new luxury all-suite ship, Ganges Voyager ll, and will stay at the award-winning Oberoi Hotels & Resorts while visiting New Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. All of Uniworld’s Asia programs, including China and Vietnam and Cambodia, feature five-star luxury hotels and ships designed with guests’ ultimate comfort in mind.
Uniworld’s newest cruise and journey, the 13-day “India’s Golden Triangle & Sacred Ganges,” includes seven nights onboard the most luxurious river cruise ship sailing the Ganges River—the all-suite 56-passenger Ganges Voyager II—and five nights onshore at three award-wining Oberoi Hotels & Resorts properties: The Oberoi, New Delhi; the Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra; and the Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur. Guests on this itinerary will visit India’s Taj Mahal, Mother Teresa’s tomb and former home, an enormous Vedic temple in Mayapur, five UNESCO sites, and much more.
The Ganges II. The inside is opulent beyond belief.
Uniworld Asia – China
In China, travelers can delve into the country’s millennia-old culture on one of Uniworld’s four enticing river cruises and journeys. From the most iconic sites of Beijing, Xian, and Tibet, to the ethereal landscapes of Guilin, Suzhou, and the Yangtze, Uniworld guests will be treated to unsurpassed luxury and style. Uniworld uses only five-star luxury hotels onshore, including the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai and The Ritz Carlton Beijing. Onboard, guests will stay in Uniworld Signature Suites with exclusive VIP benefits available only to Uniworld guests.
Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Uniworld Asia – Vietnam
Adventurous souls looking to explore distant corners of the world can indulge their cultural curiosity with Uniworld’s 15-day “Timeless Wonders of Vietnam, Cambodia & the Mekong.” Guests spend seven nights onboard the intimate River Orchid, which boasts just 30 staterooms and carries no more than 60 guests, assuring more personalized service and small-group excursions. Onshore, guests stay at five-star luxury properties, including the Park Hyatt Saigon.
From Vietnam’s bustling cities of Saigon and Hanoi to Cambodia’s Phnom Penh and Siem Reap—gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor Wat—Uniworld guests will experience the genuine warmth, cheerful hospitality, and resilient nature of the Vietnamese and Cambodian people. Travelers will also discover two ways of life joined by one mighty river, the Mekong.
Cruise the Mekong on the River Orchid
Whether you’ve already traveled through Asia or are contemplating your very first visit, Uniworld’s river cruises and journeys will leave a lasting impression, as each itinerary is designed to take travelers to the world-class treasures and hidden gems these regions offer in incomparable luxury. And for those couples booking and paying in full at the time of reservation by June 30, 2015, they can save up to $1,200.