Detailed Itinerary
Embark Azamara Pursuit from 1:00PM onwards. Welcome Cocktails & Briefing this evening and a chance to meet your fellow participants and PerryGolf staff.
Overnight: At Sea
Today it’s time to relax and reset. Make your reservations early for The Sanctum Spa, a world-class wellness facility offering a full range of health, beauty and restorative treatments. Complimentary fitness and nutrition classes are available along with a fully equipped gym on Deck 9 offering magnificent sea views. There’s room for everyone on the Pool Deck both in and out of the sun. Service to your lounge chair is available from The Pool Bar where the attentive staff is always ready to offer an inclusive cocktail, beer, bottled water, soft drink or fresh towel. The Patio restaurant serves casual fare during the day then completely transforms itself into a sit-down al fresco dining experience at night with table linens and candles. Elegant specialty dining is available for beef at Prime C and Italian at Aqualina. Windows Café serves casual buffet dining with every imaginable choice indoors and out at the sensational Sunset Bar.
Overnight: At Sea
Enjoy a beautiful morning navigation of the Saigon River right into the heart of the city.
Whether you call it Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City, this charming port by any other name would still be as sweet. There’s an infectious energy on the streets at all hours of the day and in nightclubs that don’t really start hopping until well after midnight. Vietnam’s largest city, HCMC—as the locals refer to it—is filled with French colonial architecture and Asian influences, creating a truly unique destination. Many of the traditional French-style homes have been converted into trendy restaurants serving Vietnamese cuisine. Be sure to try the Bahn Mi—this ubiquitous sandwich is served on French-style baguette with Vietnamese ingredients like lemon grass chicken and pickled daikon and is the ultimate form of fusion cuisine.
Enjoy Ho Chi Minh City on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: In Port – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
GOLF: Tan Son Nhat was built to meet the increasing demand from city residents and international visitors. Nelson & Haworth Golf Course Architects have designed a top course out of the relatively flat landscape, with earth mounding, hazards, bunkers, and undulating greens a feature of every hole. Paspalum turf has been used throughout and ensures top year-round playing conditions.
SIGHTSEEING: A chance to enjoy a second day Ho Chi Minh City, before our navigation of the Saigon River as we make to sea enroute for Danang.
Overnight: At Sea
Another day to relax at sea and explore the ship.
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: Ba Na Golf Club is located in the rolling foothills of the famed Ba Na Hills on Vietnam’s central coast, just a half hour drive from Danang. Designed by Luke Donald, former world number one, and managed by IMG, it has picked up various awards since its opening in 2016, receiving best Asia golf course at the World Golf Awards in 2020 and 2021. It is also currently ranked within Golf Digest Top 100 international courses worldwide.
SIGHTSEEING: Vietnam’s third largest city, Da Nang is the perfect base for day trips to both imperial Hue and charming Hoi An, two vastly different but equally worth-a-visit destinations.
Perched on the picturesque Perfume River, the main attraction in Hue is its immense imperial city, a sprawling complex of temples, pavilions, moats, shops, museums, and galleries that was modelled after Beijing’s forbidden city. In contrast, Hoi An is a graceful small town with a UNESCO World Heritage Site old town filled with two-story shop houses featuring elaborately carved wooden facades—a leftover from its past as an international trading port and marketplace. Hit the streets with two feet and a heartbeat to discover the many charms of Hoi An. Fashionistas will want to visit the shops—more than 600 clothing stores can be found in this small area.
Enjoy Da Nang on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
Another day to relax and enjoy the amenities of Azamara Pursuit.
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club is located on a rocky outcrop on the Sai Kung Peninsula, tucked away on the outskirts of Hong Kong, yet easily accessible from all areas of the city. It is blessed with a stunning environment that is removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, and which can be compared to Pebble Beach and New South Wales. Divided into the “Highland Nine” and the “Ocean Nine”, the course commands a breathtaking backdrop formed by green hills, distant islands and the South China Sea dotted with yachts and junks. The signature hole, number three, has been awarded as one of the 500 Best Holes in the World.
SIGHTSEEING: When you travel to Hong Kong, don’t forget to look up—way up— to see the 1,223 skyscrapers here (more than any other city in the world, if you’re counting). Just don’t try to find the fourth floor in any; the number is very similar to the Cantonese word for “die” so most buildings simply omit any floors that contain the number. For the best view of the iconic skyline, take a tram to the wok-shaped Peak Tower high atop Victoria Peak, which is also one of Hong Kong’s most exclusive neighborhoods. Better still, hop on the tram between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan for a cost-effective and authentic city-tour.
And if all that gazing and exploring has left you feeling peckish, Hong Kong is a foodie’s dream. Michelin-starred restaurants share walls with tiny dim-sum kitchens.
Enjoy Hong Kong on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: In Port – Hong Kong, China
A second day to enjoy all that Hong Kong has to offer.
Enjoy Hong Kong on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
Another day to relax and enjoy the amenities of Azamara Pursuit.
Overnight: At Sea
There are two facets to today’s Taipei: the modern, international east side with its up-scale malls, chic boutiques and trendy restaurants, and the west, bastion of traditional life, its narrow lanes lined with vendors’ stalls. Monuments to the past honor Sun Yat Sen and Chiang Kai Shek. A monument to the future is Taipei 101, the International Financial Center, one of the tallest buildings in the world.
Not to be missed is the National Palace Museum, a treasure trove of breathtaking Chinese art and artifacts. And don’t forget to eat! Restaurants are plentiful and offer every type of regional Chinese cuisine.
Enjoy Keelung (Taipei) on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
GOLF: Emerald Coast Golf Links enjoys a truly beautifully location, set on the South Coast of Miyako island overlooking the blue waters of the Philippine Sea. Established in 1988 this seaside course has enchanted all who has been fortunate enough to play it.
SIGHTSEEING: Miyako Island is known for some of Japan’s best beaches and as a great destination for snorkeking, and diving in the coral reefs. The subtropical Miyako is the fourth largest island in the Okinawa Prefecture. It lacks any major hills or mountains and is mostly covered by sugar cane fields and a few towns, among which Hirara is the largest with a nice range of restaurants and bars.
Enjoy Hirara on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
Naha is located on the southern coast of the main island of Okinawa. It is known for Shuri Castle, the restored royal palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, which flourished from the 1400s–1800s and invented the martial art karate. The Tsuboya district is associated with traditional ceramics like shiisa (lion-dog figures).
Enjoy Naha on your own or via Azamara Shore Excursions®.
Overnight: At Sea
Today it’s time to relax and reset, enjoying the amenities of Azamara Pursuit, for one final day at sea before arrival into Kobe.
Overnight: At Sea
9:00AM Disembark Azamara Pursuit.