2025 Luxury All-Inclusive Ancient Trade Routes

(regional and premium class flights may be available on request)

Upon arrival, transfer to a 5★ hotel for your two night stay, including breakfast.

Explore this incredible city at your leisure. Known as the Venice of the East, due to the many canals slicing through the city, Bangkok lies at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River and has been wowing tourists with its exotic temples, lavish palaces and teeming markets for decades. (B)

Transfer to the port and embark the 5★ Azamara Onward for your 17 night all-inclusive voyage

A busy, cramped and frenetic city, Bangkok has a reputation of bombarding your senses. Centuries of history collide with a fast-paced modern lifestyle.

Spend your day at sea relaxing on the Pool Deck, feeling active why not head to the Fitness Centre to keep up your routine. For Italian inspired cuisine the Aqualina Restaurant, speciality dining with its chic yet relaxed ambience is the perfect choice, book a suite and its complimentary.

In the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, head straight for the city where historic temples unite with fashionable skyscrapers and lush parks.

Known as the ‘Pearl of the Orient’, Penang is a must-visit jewel in the Malaysian crown. Popular with tourists for generations and valued by lovers of both food and culture.

When most of us think of paradise, the vision that springs to mind is likely to resemble the spectacular landscapes of Phuket.

Spend your day at sea relaxing on the Pool Deck, feeling active why not head to the Fitness Centre to keep up your routine. For Italian inspired cuisine the Aqualina Restaurant, speciality dining with its chic yet relaxed ambience is the perfect choice, book a suite and its complimentary.

Chennai is a city both traditional and cosmopolitan, sprinkled with Hindu temples, the colonial remnants of the British Raj, and modern high-rises. Overlying it all is the rich Tamil culture, with an emphasis on the celebration of beauty in its many forms, the pinnacle of which is no doubt Mahabalipuram. On this stunning site between beach and lagoon are rock-cut temples and monoliths adorned with exquisite and intricate carvings depicting mythological themes; and bas reliefs like Arjuna’s Penance, where sculpted into two enormous rocks are beautifully rendered figures of animals, humans, and gods observing the descent of the holy river Ganges from the Himalayas.

Spend your day at sea relaxing on the Pool Deck, feeling active why not head to the Fitness Centre to keep up your routine. For Italian inspired cuisine the Aqualina Restaurant, speciality dining with its chic yet relaxed ambience is the perfect choice, book a suite and its complimentary.

Sri Lanka's naturally wonderful landscape has been shaped by Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim and European influences for a fascinating multicultural heritage.

Cochin provides a variety of unexpected experiences: A tiny synagogue, and a Jewish presence some claim dates back to the time of Solomon. St Francis Church, where Vasco de Gama was once buried. Mattancherry Palace, with a series of remarkable murals painted on its wooden walls. Cantilevered Chinese fishing nets, gracefully silhouetted against sky and sea. An opportunity to sail the “backwaters,” a network of rivers, streams, and canals, for a peek at traditional rural lifestyles. And of course the spellbinding Kathakali dance, with its highly stylized performances and elaborate makeup and costumes.

Spend your day at sea relaxing on the Pool Deck, feeling active why not head to the Fitness Centre to keep up your routine. For Italian inspired cuisine the Aqualina Restaurant, speciality dining with its chic yet relaxed ambience is the perfect choice, book a suite and its complimentary.

As one of the wealthiest and most populous regions in Asia, Mumbai (known as Bombay until 1995) has been an inspiring tourist hotspot for years – and with its jaw-dropping architecture, culture and food, it’s easy to see why.

Upon arrival, transfer to a 5★ hotel for your two night stay, including breakfast.

Explore this incredible city at your leisure. At mumbai Harbour you'll find the Gateway to India, an arch built to commemorate the 1911 royal visit of King George V. these days it is a favourite gathering spot for locals, and possibly the best place for doing some people watching. (B)

Explore Goa at your leisure

This morning, be met by a local English-speaking guide and visit the Hindu temple of Shanta Durga, dedicated to Goddess Durga, and witness some of the locals offer prayers. Afterwards, pay a visit to a spice plantation for an informative tour, where your guide will explain about the organic spices and fruits cultivated here. Lunch will then be served at the plantation before some free time to explore the spice shop. You will then head back to your hotel and spend the remainder of the day at leisure. (B,L,D)

Discover a mixture of Indian culture and European influences in this exotic destination where shimmering beaches with palm trees make an ideal spot to soak up the warm sunshine. (B,L,D)

(regional and premium class flights may be available on request)