Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has teamed up with Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines to offer an exciting range of new Cruise & Walk adventures for 2017 with the benefit of all shore excursions, direct flights on all fly-cruises, restaurant tips and an exclusive welcome party together with the services of a fully qualified Leader (plus a local guide where appropriate), being included in the prices.

Evolved and refined over 10 years, this latest Cruise & Walk programme spans many 'old favourites' but also includes the following brand new destinations.

Cape Town Cruise Safari – a 17 night fly-cruise aboard 'Boudicca' embracing, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Durban and Mossel Bay.  Highlights on terra firma include, a 4 x 4 adventure in the Addo National Elephant Park (Port Elizabeth); the Hluhluwe Game Reserve and Cave of the Bats (Richards Bay); a tour of Kwazulu Natal and the Kwa Mashu Apartheid Museum (Durban); the Maritime Museum (Mossel Bay); a cable car to the top of Table Mountain; Kirstenbosch Gardens; stunning scenery at Cape Point and penguins at Boulders Beach (Cape Town).

Price On Request.  Departs 9 January 2017.

New Zealand and Australia – a 23 night antipodean adventure aboard 'Black Watch' embracing many iconic coastal cities, spectacular landscapes and nature at its most awe-inspiring.

Highlights include, two days sightseeing in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland and its Waitakere Ranges National Park; exploring Rotorua with a local guide in the Waimangu Valley with amazing geyzers and Maori heritage; Wellington – known as the world's 'coolest capital' with a vibrant arts scene; 'Black Watch' meandering through Milford, Doubtful and Dusky Sounds famed for their outstanding scenery and natural wonders; two days in Sydney with its Opera House; Harbour Bridge; Manly Beach and Sydney harbour National Park; exploring the Gold Coast beaches and flora and fauna in Brisbane; exploring the Great Barrier Reef with scuba diving, fishing and a sail boat trip from Hamilton Island and finally, Cairns, Port Douglas and beautiful Cooya Beach.

Price from £5,175 per person – departs 13 February 2017

Swedish Waterways – an 11 day holiday cruising the spectacular coast of southern Sweden with its traditional fishing harbours, cobbled streets of ancient towns and right to the heart of the capital through the thousand islands of the Stockholm Archipelago.

Short walks and excursions include Lysekil on the west coast of Sweden with its picturesque Norra harbour and Stångehuvuds nature reserve; the former Royal Summer Sofiero Palace and the renowned gardens of Helsingborg; the Ådalen nature reserve in Jämjö in Karlksrona; Stockholm, built across 14 islands and ever close to water and finally, Arendal north of Gothenburg where one spends the afternoon with a local guide and an opportunity to enjoy the city's bright, expansive gardens and parks.

Price from £1,540 per person.  Departs Newcastle on Balmoral 30 May 2016.

Danish Waterways – a 10 night holiday exploring the many delights of the Danish coast including beautiful beaches, memories of Vikings, open air museums, olde worlde windmills and glorious Copenhagen.

Highlights include, Esbjerg on the west coast of Denmark and a hop across the water to the artists' colony of Fanø; Skagen – Denmark's northernmost town best known for the Lindholm Høje cemetery, containing iron age and Viking graves; Aarhus, the Danish province of Jutland, a European Capital of Culture in 2017; Fredericia, founded in 1650 which has Europe's best preserved Ramparts and the famous Rands Fjord; and Copenhagen itself – home of the Little Mermaid with the beautifully painted canal-side houses of Nyhavn, Tivoli Gardens and self-proclaimed autonomous neighbourhood of Christiania.

Price from £1,455 per person.  Departs Southampton on Braemar 31 May 2016.

The Mediterranean, Amalfi Coast, Croatia and Venice – a range of two 16 night & one 25 night holidays aboard Braemar,Boudicca or Black Watch exploring a treasure trove of ports including, Barcelona, Monaco, Palermo, Amalfi, Sorrento, Malaga, Venice, Valetta and Dubrovnik.

Highlights on terra firma are :

• The Mediterranean - Malaga, Barcelona, Sete, Elba, Monaco, Cadiz, La Coruna

Price from £1769  Departs from Southampton aboard Braemar  22 October 2016.

• Amalfi Coast - Cartagena, Palermo, Amalfi, Civitavecchia, Sorrento, Olbia, Portimao

Price from £2055  Departs from Falmouth aboard Boudicca 13 April 2017 .

• Authentic Croatia & Venice - Malaga, Valletta, Hvar, Zadar, Venice, Pula, Split, Dubrovnik, Lipari, Cagliari, Cartagena, Lisbon    

Price from £3115  Departs from Southampton aboard Black Watch 24 April 2017

www.cruiseandwalk.co.uk

01707 386767

• Award-winning Ramblers Worldwide Holidays have been established since 1946 and are the experts in guided walking adventures. 
• The company now operates 250 holidays in 70 countries.
• Their portfolio also includes specialist holidays linked to walking such as, cooking, cruising, birdwatching, rail journeys and flora.
• View the new online Cruise & Walk brochure here
• A range of walking gradesare available from leisurely strolls to more challenging mountain hikes.
• Alongside their traditional guided walking proposition, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays provide independent, self-guided UK walking adventures via their Load Off Your Back programme loadoffyourback.co.uk
• The company's mission is to generate funds for walking charities by the provision of outstanding outdoor activity holidays.
• The operator is a not-for-profit company and contributes monies to the Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust which supports walking related and environmental projects in the UK. The company also funds Heart & Sole- an initiative managed by company staff, with the aim of reaching into the heart of the communities visited.
• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays also runs The Walking Partnership- an initiative which champions walking at the 'grass roots' level by providing funding and support to walking groups and clubs throughout the UK.
• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays is the Walking Holiday Partner of the Ramblers, Britain's walking charity which drove last summer's Big Pathwatchproject, to the 'rights of way' network across England and Wales which stretches for 140 thousand miles.
• Ramblers Worldwide Holidays are fully protected for their customers as members of ABTA, AITO & ATOL scheme.

For further information please contact Graham Ross on grahamross1@btconnect.com or +44 (0)1255 670661.