West Africa is tipped as the hottest new cruise destination and G Adventures is incentivizing travellers who are keen to test the water first.
Guests booking the complete 27-day Cape Town to Dakar trip will receive a 25 per cent discount (promo code: G12WAEBB25), and 20 per cent (promo code: G12WAEBB20) will be offered to those booking the 18-day Cape Town to Accra tour or 12-day Accra to Dakar trip. All bookings must be made before June 30, 2012.
The 140 guest M/S Expedition, owned and operated by G Adventures, takes passengers up the coast of West Africa in April 2013. It stops at some of the least visited and most unexplored places on earth, with expert guides onboard to ensure guests make the most of the nature and culture they discover on the way.
G Adventures has picked the top five ways guests can experience the unusual during their West Africa cruise onboard the M/S Expedition:
1. Coffins of Ghana – Visit a local fantasy coffin-maker in Accra. In Ghana the deceased are often buried in a coffin that reflects their trade, so it is not uncommon to find brightly designed coffins in the shape of mobile phones, cars, fish and Coke bottles.
2. Visit the Namibian city with no one– Kolmanskop, German for ‘Coleman’s Hill” is a German-designed ghost town in the desert just outside the port town of Luderitz. Once a rich diamond-mining town, travellers now wade through the deserted buildings in knee-deep sand. A permit is required to enter and arranged by G Adventures.
3. Float through a stilted village in Benin - Travellers will cross Lake Nokoue in small boats to visit the fishing village of Ganvié, famous for its 3,000 bamboo stilt houses perched above the water. Built to escape slavers, this community is completely sustainable and independent from the mainland.
4. Discover the African equivalent of the Galapagos - A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the Bijagos Archipelego off the coast of Guinea-Bissau is one of the most unexplored places in the world. The island’s inhabitants are descendants of an ancient culture with animist beliefs.
5. See the slave-trading post of Gorée Island at Dakar, Senegal – Step back to this dark time and visit dungeons, slave quarters, opulent traders’ homes and The House of Slaves.
The M/S Expedition features large cabins equipped with en-suite bathrooms and windows, providing an exceptionally spacious and comfortable experience for all guests while travelling between countries.
The itineraries are on sale now. For more information please visit www.gadventures.com.
About G Adventures
G Adventures is an adventure-travel pioneer offering the widest selection of affordable small-group tours, safaris and expeditions to more than 100 countries. Powered by an international team of passionate travellers, the award-winning trips embrace authentic accommodation, exotic cuisine and local transport to put travellers on a first-name basis with the planet’s people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife. The intimate, authentic and sustainable approach to small-group travel introduces travellers to the highlights of a destination while offering the freedom to explore it on their own. Whatever age, interest, ability or budget, G Adventures has a genuine life-changing experience. For more information please visit www.gadventures.com.