West Africa

Into Africa: A voyage exploring West Africa's traditional cultures and hidden nature reserves
Aboard the 34-guest private yacht Callisto

Please join us to discover the "hidden" Africa. Even for a lifetime adventurer, the Bijagos Archipelago is one of the most obscure places in the world. Few people outside anthropological or conservationist circles have ever heard of this tropical 88-island chain off the coast of Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The rich biodiversity and abundant wildlife of the islands (settled around 9000 B.C.) have been declared a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve. Our three days in the Bijagos Archipelago are only one of the highlights of this unique voyage. We will also sail up Senegal's Saloum River and visit the fishing village of Joal-Fadiout, entirely constructed from crushed seashells. We will take in the exuberant musical traditions of Dakar, weave through riverine forests in The Gambia where colobus monkeys gambol, and venture to the gorgeous, isolated Soumba Waterfalls of Guinea.

This is the West Africa that few travelers have experienced. Tourism, on a large scale, would destroy these authentic cultures. We must have a small footprint and that's only possible aboard a ship like the 34-guest yacht Callisto.

For more information or to reserve a cabin on this most memorable voyage, please call Kathy Schulz at 800-245-1950 or e-mail her.

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	Into Africa: A voyage exploring West Africa’s traditional cultures and hidden nature reserves