2020 World Cruise (August 2018)

2019-2020 VIKING ULTIMATE WORLD CRUISE 2019-2020 VIKING ULTIMATE WORLD CRUISE HONG KONG’S MAGNIFICENT BANGKOK’S GLITTERING GRAND HARBOR. Victoria Harbor, named after PALACE. The world’s greatest collection Queen Victoria from its time under British of Thai arts and architecture, the Grand rule, keeps the heart of Hong Kong Palace complex is a breathtaking maze of beating. Junks, tugs, sampans, yachts and more than 100 gilded buildings. The the Star Ferry commuter boats share these extravagant complex was built over 200 teeming waters amid a stunning natural years ago by the beloved Chakri Dynasty. setting. Ascend Victoria Peak for the most At its heart is Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple impressive view of Hong Kong’s forest of of the Emerald Buddha, where the skyscrapers. Dramatic at night, an evening nation’s most revered religious object, a cruise is a spectacular experience. stunning 26-inch Buddha of precious jade, sits upon a 34-foot throne. TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA GRAND PALACE, BANGKOK, THAILAND MUSCAT, OMAN CULTURAL CAPITAL OF “OZ.” Admire the cultural jewel in Sydney’s LUXOR’S ANCIENT PAST. The site of the A WINE LIKE NO OTHER. With a Celebrated for its magnificent natural crown, the Sydney Opera House, the iconic ancient city of Thebes, Luxor is known as microclimate that is optimal for cultivation, harbor, the world’s largest, Sydney was UNESCO Site nestled harborside like a the “world’s greatest open air museum,” the Douro River Valley produces an exclusive founded as a penal colony in 1788. Since, gleaming white bird taking wing. Stroll the with the ruins of the Karnak and Luxor regional vintage. Picturesque quintas — it has grown from a colonial settlement adjacent Royal Botanic Garden, one of the temple complexes standing within its vineyards clinging to the river’s steep, sloped into the major cultural center of Australia. world’s most important horticultural borders. No other city reached the glory of banks — produce a variety of grapes that During an overnight stay, you will institutions. Explore The Rocks, a district Thebes, which flourished for 500 years. It blend to form the perfect port wine. Named experience firsthand the all-embracing named for the sandstone from which its was also home to the god Amun, a deity after Porto, port is a Portuguese fortified welcome of Sydneysiders and one of the original buildings were made. Today, its associated with Egyptian royalty. Experience wine aged in barrels in a cave (cellar). world’s most free-spirited cities. historic streets are complemented by craft the grandeur on your tour of this great site. Traditionally transported in boats called shops and markets. barcos rabelos, port is typically sweet and served as a dessert wine. 12 SEE MORE AT VIKINGOCEANCRUISES.COM CALL A VIKING EXPERT AT 1-888-850-6260 OR SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT 13