Saga’s 3-in-1 Voyage To The Cape

Saga Cruises have lined up a spectacular voyage to Africa's southern Cape that can be undertaken in any one of three voyages, of 48 nights, 26 nights or 24 nights, and is customisable to suit most diaries and budgets.

Cosmopolitan Cape Town, Ghana’s tropical rainforest and Senegal’s Salt Lake are just three of the highlights on the "Voyage to the Cape" cruise, which also visits many lesser-known ports along Africa’s dramatic west coast.

Guests can sail on Saga Pearl II from Southampton on January 7 for 48 nights or consider two shorter options – a return from Cape Town on February 2 or flying out to Cape Town on January 31 and then return to Southampton on February 24.

Better still, it is possible to book the shorter voyages with the option of a three-night stay at the four-star Winchester Mansions, Cape Town's iconic beachfront hotel on the Sea Point Promenade, from £399 half board.

Cruise price: 48 nights from £6,263; 26 nights from £3,827; or 24 nights from £3,653.

All three options include return chauffeur service to the airport, travel insurance, all meals, 24-hour room service, entertainment, all gratuities and unlimited luggage allowance.

Ports of call: Funchal, Madeira; Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; Freetown, Sierra Leone; San Pedro and Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Takoradi and Tema (for Accra), Ghana; Cotonou, Benin; Sao Tome, and Principe; Luanda, Angola; Walvis Bay, Namibia; Cape Town; Saint Helena; Cadiz; and Lisbon.

For more info, look up this link; for more on adventure cruising and other cruise bookings, follow this link to The Cruise Line, the UK's leading cruise-agent specialists.

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Silversea's Expedition Adventures

Adventure-seeking travellers with discerning tastes will be thrilled to discover that Silversea's Expeditions programme offers a range of cruises that are just as exhilarating as they are luxurious, taking in the wonders of Antarctica and the lure of Africa alike. 

Take a look at this small selection for their winter 2012/13 season:

USHUAIA-USHUAIA : Marvel at spectacular iceberg sculptures and calving glaciers, set foot on the continent of Antarctica and encounter gentoo, chinstrap and Adelie penguins. Watch for whales (humpback, Minke, orca, pilot and beaked) and identify seabirds, including Antarctic cormorant, kelp gull, Antarctic tern and cape petrels.

Silversea’s Silver Explorer sets sail December 3 on a 10-day round-trip voyage from Ushuaia in Argentina. Prices start at £5,399 per person, based on double occupancy in adventurer class. It is also available on voyages departing Jan 21 and 31 and Feb 10 and 20.

USHUAIA-CAPE TOWN: Follow in the footsteps of great Antarctic explorers, see snow-covered mountains, mighty glaciers and spectacular icebergs. Watch for sea lions, seals, dolphins and whales and identify seabirds including albatross, shearwaters and petrels. Visit the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world and marvel at the dramatic views from South Africa’s Cape Point.

Silver Explorer sets sail on March 2 on a 22-day voyage from Ushuaia, Argentine, to Cape Town, South Africa. Prices start at £6,399 per person, based on double occupancy in adventurer class. 

ACCRA TO DAKAR : Visit a traditional Ewa village and school, Learn of the voodoo culture and contemplate the solemn history of slave trade sites. Admire the fishing skills of the Tofinu people, explore the seldom-visited Bijagos Archipelago and identify rare endemic bird species and wild monkeys.

Silver Explorer sets sail on April 11 on a 12-day voyage from Accra, Ghana, to Dakar in Senegal. Prices start from £4,299, based on double occupancy in adventurer class. 

For bookings, follow this link to The Cruise Line, the UK's adventure-cruise specialists.

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West African Coast with Noble Caledonia

While we're following Steve Newman's voyage around the Cape Verde Islands with Noble Caledonia, here is a great offer for one of NC's rare West African cruises:

Join Noble Caledonia for a remarkable voyage as you sail along the coast of West Africa from Ghana to Cape Town, a journey which promises many contrasts from lush landscapes to the vast deserts of Namibia. 

In Ghana, the former seat of Britain’s colonial power in the Gold Coast, the cruise visits some of the forts and castles built by the earliest European visitors while in Benin, a former French colony known as the ‘Latin Quarter of Africa,’ passengers will get to visit the birthplace of Voodoo.

Further south, guests will spend time on the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, famous for its natural beauty and birdlife. In Namibia, take to four-wheel-drive vehicles to explore the dunes and lagoons of Walvis Bay and watch the sky turn pink as tens of thousands of flamingos take flight.

The only way to arrive in Cape Town is by sea, and should you choose this trip the company has planned an extension to allow for a stay over Christmas in this most beautifully situated of all cities.

The 18-night cruise sails on December 6. Book before April 30 and save £400 per person! 

For booking details, be sure to check out this link with the UK's luxury cruise specialists, The Cruise Line Ltd.

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