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Le Champlain · Africa

Senegal and Guinea-Bissau: Dakar and Bissagos Archipelago

8 nights · 21. December - 29. December 2026 · Dakar → Dakar

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Eight nights aboard Le Champlain lead you into the quiet island maze of the Bissagos off Guinea-Bissau, a UNESCO biosphere reserve of around eighty islands. From Dakar you slip into a world of mangroves, sandbanks and lagoons, where the matrilineal Bijagós culture remains very much alive. Saltwater hippos, nesting marine turtles and a colourful bird life define the region. The marina and sixteen Zodiacs of Le Champlain allow access where large cruise ships cannot follow. The voyage returns to Dakar, the vibrant gateway to West Africa.

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Leg 1 · Embarkation

Dakar

Atlantik – Sandstrand auf den Kapverden

Dakar is the westernmost capital of Africa, set on the Cap-Vert peninsula …

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Leg 2

Insel Caravela, Bissagos

Leg 3

Insel Carache, Bissagos

Leg 4

Bolama, Bissagos

Bolama is an island in the Bissagos archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Guinea-Bissau and served as the colonial capital of Portuguese Guinea from 1879 to 1941 …

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Leg 5

Insel Caravela, Bissagos

Leg 6

Insel Carache, Bissagos

Leg 7

Dakar

Atlantik – springender Buckelwal

Dakar is the westernmost capital of Africa, set on the Cap-Vert peninsula …

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