Launching Star Clipper cruises

Costa Rica: Star Clippers provides the romance of the age of sail on one of the tallest sailing vessels in the world—Sailing along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is a wonderfully unique & diverse country. To include a 7 night cruise along the Pacific Coast now gives clients to opportunity to also visit areas that are not easily accessible or accessible at all by road! Combining a land tour with the cruise is a wonderful way to visit this fascinating country.

There are 2 main 7 night itineraries which sail along the Pacific Coast, operating between November 2010 & March 2011. Option # 1 sails along the northern coast of Costa Rica & includes a visit to Nicaragua. Option # 2 sails along the southern Costa Rica coast & includes a visit to Panama.Explore our Costa Rica Star Clippers cruise itineraries

Worldwide Holidays director Helen Baillie blogs about her recent Star Clippers holiday where she experienced the sail boat which will be going to Costa Rica first hand.

It was my task to go and check-out the ship, such a hard job!   So, we headed of for a short cruise.  I love sailing so was very excited.  We set sail out of Athens port to the sounds of  ‘Vangelis Chariots of Fire ’ playing and the crew on deck ready to hoist the sails in the evening breeze, very dreamy.

The ship offers a perfect holiday, cruising along beautiful coastlines - while enjoying the relaxing atmosphere through the lunch and dinner, then visiting the different national parks and places of interest each day.  On the shore trips you can relax on the beach or venture further and experience more the amazing countries you visit. 

Read more on Helen's Journal

Launching Madagascar group tour

Madagascar is such a diverse and interesting country that tourism is really starting to take off. Famous for being the only country in the world where you can see lemurs in the wild, Madagascar also has many endemic reptiles and plants that also act as a huge draw.

To make visiting this stunning landscape more affordable, we have put together our first group tour that will take in 5 of the national parks including Perinet, Berenty and Ranomafana.  During this trip you will see many different species of lemur but also take in the different cultures and landscapes that make up this land.

The group tour will start in the capital and after a domestic flight to Berenty, you’ll fly to Tulear and travel up through the middle of the country along the route Nationale 7 visiting towns and national parks along the way.  The tour will have a maximum of 14 and be guided throughout so you’ll see it all!

Visit our Madagascar pages for more information

Find out more on our website, or why not request your free brochure?

Sam says: "This is a fabulous way to see at least five of the National Parks and see the wealth of wildlife that Madagascar is famous for."