Explora Journeys has this month unveiled its inaugural set of destination experiences for EXPLORA I, the first of up to six luxury ships to join its fleet.

The luxury lifestyle hospitality brand will offer eight individual sailings as part of its debut Northern European Inaugural Journeys Collection, showcasing a blend of well-known destinations such as Copenhagen or Edinburgh, discovered through a different lens and lesser-known, rarely visited ports, such as Leknes in Norway’s Lofoten Islands and Ísafjörður in Iceland.

Experiences are tailored to small, intimate groups, from two to 25 guests; always with an emphasis on exclusive, off-the-beaten-path encounters and focused on a slower pace of travel to allow guests to fully immerse themselves in each destination, whilst not leaving their footprint on the places they explore.

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Sacha Rougier, the Head of Itinerary Planning and Destination Experiences at Explora Journeys comments, “When creating our experiences, we first need to understand the very essence of each destination and then focus on unique ways to offer our guests the chance to immerse themselves into the local culture, taste authentic food and discover truly hidden gems.

“Our selected tour operators have been hand-picked and quickly realised that we at Explora Journeys want to clearly differentiate ourselves, by offering our guests an extremely wide range of experiences that go to the root of each destination. Under the umbrella of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) we partner with Travelife for Tour Operators, the internationally leading training, management, and certification program for sustainability in tourism.”