21-day South America, Canary Islands & Spain

Your voyage begins in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. "Passionate" best captures the wild beauty and heady sensuality that is Rio de Janeiro. For Rio is the Cidade Maravilhosa - the "Marvelous City" that throbs to a samba beat and revels in the hedonism of Carnival. There is no place on Earth like Rio - as the city natives, the famed Cariocas, delight in telling you. The geographical facts read like dry dust: over five million souls live in the city, another four million live in the surrounding suburbs, the metropolis is the cultural center of Brazil. The reality is Rio: the white sand beaches of Copacabana, the swaying palm trees, the immense statue of Christ the Redeemer and always the never-ending rhythm of life lived with passionate intensity.Founded in the early 16th century, Rio was once the capital of Brazil. The city remains the nation's cultural and spiritual center, an amalgam of Latin and African cultures.

Your ship calls at Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil.

A full day at sea - time to enjoy Seabourn Venture's restaurants, pools and entertainment.

Continue your voyage aboard Seabourn Venture with a leisurely day at sea.

Your ship calls at Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.

Another day at sea to explore the ship at your own pace.

Your ship calls at Recife, Brazil.

A full day at sea - time to enjoy Seabourn Venture's restaurants, pools and entertainment.

Continue your voyage aboard Seabourn Venture with a leisurely day at sea.

Another day at sea to explore the ship at your own pace.

A full day at sea - time to enjoy Seabourn Venture's restaurants, pools and entertainment.

Your ship calls at Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cabo Verde.

Your ship calls at Mindelo, Cabo Verde.

Continue your voyage aboard Seabourn Venture with a leisurely day at sea.

Another day at sea to explore the ship at your own pace.

Tenerife is the largest island in the Canary Archipelago. Like its brethren, Tenerife was formed by fierce volcanic activity. Its landscape remains dotted with volcanic cones and areas of intense geothermal activity. Towering over the island is Mt Teide, an extinct volcano that, at 12,200 feet above sea level, is the highest peak in Spanish territory. Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the island's capital and your port of call.Tenerife's north shore is separated from the south by rugged mountains, creating a rain shadow. The majority of the islands most recent resorts are found in the sere and parched south shore.

Lanzarote is the fourth-largest island in the Canary chain. The most easterly of the Canaries, the island lies some 70 miles off the shore of North Africa. Like its neighbours, Lanzarote was shaped by a period of intense volcanic activity. The resulting landscape possesses a stark, near-lunar beauty: Over 300 now-dormant volcanoes left behind petrified lava seas and deep layers of volcanic ash. Today, visitors to these "Mountains of Fire" ride camels through the lava beds and even enjoy a volcano-broiled steak at the park's restaurant. (Subsurface temperatures still reach 800F in the park.) Despite the seemingly barren land scape, island farmers grow abundant crops of tomatoes, onions, melons, and figs in addition to Malvasia, a clear yellow wine produced from malmsey grapes. Lanzarote's rugged landscape, its warm climate, its lack of rainfall, and its beaches have proved attracted to travellers: Tourism dominates the island economy with some 2 million visitors arriving annually.

A full day at sea - time to enjoy Seabourn Venture's restaurants, pools and entertainment.

Your ship calls at Tangier, Morocco.

Your ship calls at Seville, Spain.

A second day in Seville, Spain - time to explore at your own pace.

Your voyage concludes in Seville, Spain.