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G Adventures West Africa. Day 16 and 17: Ghana
pics: fish market on the shore in front of Cape Coast Castle, inside the courtyard of Cape Coast Castle Day 16 and 17: Ghana Two ports in Ghana gave us valuable additional insight into one of the most rapidly developing countries in the West African region. Like so many relatively new nations along the former, […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 15: Togo
pics: drummer greets our ship in Lome, the king and queen, village girl at Akako Viepe, shriveled baboon heads at the fetish market Day 15: Togo The prospect of visiting Togo always held some trepidation if for the only reason that here we were going to see a step-up in the voodoo stakes and our […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 14: Benin
la porte du non-retour (the gate of no return) the departure point for local craft on Lake Nokoue exploring the wetlands by local ferry Day 14: Cotonou, Benin After a quick sprint across the pirate waters of the Gulf of Guinea and into the Bight of Benin, we arrive at the port of Cotonou in […]
Into Africa: Shore excursions on the dark continent
Young woman in Togo (R Eime) from Cruise Weekly23 April 2013 As we begin the second leg of the inaugural G Adventures West Africa itinerary aboard MS Expedition, we have already ticked off South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Congo, Sao Tome & Principe, Benin, Togo and Ghana. It’s a chance to reflect on some of the […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 12: Principe
exclusive Bom Bom Island Resort local fishermen retrieve their boat ruins of 15th Century Portuguese church Described to us as the ‘poor second cousin’ to neighbouring São Tomé, little Principe is less than a quarter the size of its 852sqkm relative. Torrential rain had put the mockers on our land-based, vehicular excursions, o we were […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 11: São Tomé
pics: Monte Cafe coffee plant, more smiles, old Portuguese fort now national museum More contrasts! From smiling Angola to sullen Congo and back to another cheerful land, São Tomé. Some wag suggested that life under Portuguese colonial rulers left the locals the freedom to smile, as opposed to the French in Congo. Compared to what […]
Cruise Weekly: Go West Africa
MS Expedition 15th century Portuguese ruins in Principe Desert ruins at Kolmanskop Namibia from aboard G Adventures inaugural West Africa voyage on MS Expedition Once upon a time the post-Antarctic reposition was a mad dash up the Atlantic with maybe a stop at Tristan de Cunha, Ascension or Cape Verde. Nowadays, with the pressure on […]
G Adventures West Africa: Day 8, Point Noire Congo
Pics: The Atlantic Palace Hotel, idyllic-looking beachside scene, intriguing artefact, main thoroughfare in front of hotel Well, what a contrast! From the ready smiles and cheery waves of Angola, we set foot in the busy port of Point Noire in Congo. While ‘hostile’ might be a bit of an exaggeration, there was an air of […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 7: Lobito and Benguela, Angola
Pics: Municipal building, Benguela; young women in national dress; locals turn out to wave during our train journey; Chinese-built bridge on the Lobito-Benguela road. There’s an old African saying that goes (something like) ‘when two elephants fight, it’s the grass that gets trampled’ and so it was with the people of Angola. Turning up in […]
G Adventures West Africa. Day 5,6: At Sea
During the longer sea legs of the first half of the journey there is time to indulge in either the frivolous entertainment or the enrichment provided on board. Enrichment there is plenty of. Our squad of well-travelled and esteemed lecturers cover everything from African history, culture, music and geography while at the other end, we […]
