Ponant Cruises luxury itinerary
Le Champlain December 21-29 2026 EC211226 Cruise & Offers
Dakar (Senegal) to Dakar (Senegal)
Review Adventure in the Bissagos Islands, voyage EC211226, with its complete official schedule, accommodation guidance, and current offer assistance.
December 21, 2026 to December 29, 2026 · Voyage EC211226
Ports & shore experiences
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Days 1 & 8
December 21, 2026 & December 28, 2026Dakar
Destination overview
On the tip of the African continent, the buzzing capital of Senegal stretches along the narrow peninsula of Cape Verde . You may be overwhelmed by its sheer size, but Dakar will win you over with its richly diverse districts, appealing cultural scene and rich natural surroundings.
- Day 1 · December 21, 2026Departure 18:00 · Embarkation: 16:00-17:00
- Day 8 · December 28, 2026Arrival 18:00 · Disembarkation: 08:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 2, 6 & 8
December 22, 2026, December 26, 2026 & December 28, 2026At sea
Destination overview
These published sea days connect the itinerary without a separate port call. Every applicable date is grouped here, and no arrival or departure time is implied when PONANT leaves it unpublished. Time aboard may include open-water views, wildlife observation, lectures and the ship's scheduled onboard program.
- Day 2 · December 22, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 6 · December 26, 2026No port clock time published
- Day 8 · December 28, 2026No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 3 & 6
December 23, 2026 & December 26, 2026Caravela Island, Bijagos
Destination overview
Dotted with authentic and wild landscapes, the Bissagos archipelago is a constellation of islands covered in savannah, forests of palm trees, mangrove trees, silk-cotton trees, baobabs and, in large part, mangrove swamps. From the island of Caravela, you will be able to set out in a Zodiac® dinghy to explore.
- Day 3 · December 23, 2026Departure 12:00
- Day 6 · December 26, 2026Arrival 14:00 · Departure 20:30
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Days 3 & 7
December 23, 2026 & December 27, 2026Carache Island, Bijagos
Destination overview
In the midst of a rich natural environment, you will enjoy a fascinating encounter with the Bijagos, who have been successful at taming their environment and preserving their ancestral way of life. Five villages provide a home for the island’s few thousand inhabitants, who rely on a subsistence economy.
- Day 3 · December 23, 2026Arrival 13:00 · Departure 18:30
- Day 7 · December 27, 2026Departure 12:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 4
December 24, 2026Uno Island, Bijagos
Destination overview
Covered in beautiful savannah , paddy fields and lush forests , the island of Uno, or Ilha de Uno, is one of the most populated in the Bissagos archipelago. In its many villages , life follows the pace of the everyday scenes and traditions of the Bissago people.
- Day 4 · December 24, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 20:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 5
December 25, 2026Canhabaque, Bijagos
Destination overview
Canhabaque Island, also known by the name Roxa , is covered in lush vegetation and boasts pretty beaches alternating with rocky formations. The first island in the archipelago to be inhabited, it is today home to a community of around 2,500 inhabitants, spread across various tabancas (rural villages).
- Day 5 · December 25, 2026Arrival 07:00 · Departure 11:30
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 5
December 25, 2026Bolama
Destination overview
Bolama, the capital of Portuguese Guinea from the late 19th century to the end of the 1930s, is shrouded in the surreal and poetic atmosphere of a ghost town forgotten by time. Along the streets covered in ochre earth, the vestiges of neoclassical colonial buildings hint at what was once the sumptuous government palace or the governor’s residence.
- Day 5 · December 25, 2026Arrival 14:30 · Departure 19:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 7
December 27, 2026Kere, Bissagos
Destination overview
The private island of Kere is an unspoiled Eden, a one-hectare (two-acre) stretch of tropical forest in the heart of the Bissagos Islands. One original feature of this island is that a small, sustainable and fair-trade ecotourism business was developed upon it.
- Day 7 · December 27, 2026Arrival 13:00 · Departure 21:00
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Day 9
December 29, 2026Dakar (Senegal)
Destination overview
On the tip of the African continent, the buzzing capital of Senegal stretches along the narrow peninsula of Cape Verde . You may be overwhelmed by its sheer size, but Dakar will win you over with its richly diverse districts, appealing cultural scene and rich natural surroundings.
- Day 9 · December 29, 2026No port clock time published
Verified shore experiences
No destination-specific shore experience is published for this exact voyage and call in the verified source data. Deluxe Cruises can confirm current options before reservation.
Planning note: Times appear only when published for this sailing. Blank times remain unpublished; a source-system midnight placeholder is never treated as a genuine call time.
A closer look at this sailing
Dakar (Senegal) to Dakar (Senegal) aboard Le Champlain
On December 21-29 2026, Le Champlain sails 8 nights from Dakar (Senegal) to Dakar (Senegal). Adventure in the Bissagos Islands brings together At sea, Caravela Island, Bijagos, Carache Island, Bijagos, Uno Island, Bijagos, creating a specific progression of ports for travelers comparing destination variety and voyage pace.
This route includes an official day-by-day schedule and published port times. The source lists 14 route entries, including embarkation, disembarkation, scenic passages, and any sea days exactly as published.
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