12 nights · 30. April - 12. May 2027 · Dakar → Lisbon
12 nights aboard Silver Dawn from Dakar via the Cape Verde and Canary Islands to Lisbon. The voyage links West Africa with the Atlantic archipelagos and the Iberian Peninsula. You experience the Creole music scene of Cape Verde, the volcanic landscapes of Tenerife and Lanzarote and the Moroccan royal city of Casablanca.
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Dakar is the westernmost capital of Africa, set on the Cap-Vert peninsula. The island of Gorée off the coast (UNESCO) recalls the darkest chapter of West African history as a slave-trading post; the African Renaissance Monument is the tallest statue in Africa.
Praia is the capital of Cape Verde and lies on the island of Santiago. The historic Plateau quarter on a lava plateau, the lively Sucupira market and the African-Portuguese culture make Praia the cultural hub of the archipelago.
The capital of Tenerife is known for the Auditorio Calatrava at the harbour, its museums and the world's second-largest carnival after Rio. Tenerife lies just 300 kilometres off the African coast and benefits from a mild climate all year round.
Arrecife is the capital of Lanzarote, the volcanic island of the Canaries. Excursions go to Timanfaya National Park - a lunar landscape of solidified lava fields formed during the eruptions of 1730-36 - and to the Jameos del Agua, an underground lava cavern with blind albino crabs.
Agadir is Morocco's most important Atlantic tourism centre. Excursions head into the Souss-Massa National Park with its rare birdlife and argan-tree areas - the argan tree grows only in Morocco and produces the precious argan oil. The Atlas mountains and the Souss valley invite trips into the interior.
Casablanca is Morocco's economic heart. The Hassan II Mosque on the Atlantic (one of the tallest minarets in the world at 210 m), the Art Deco architecture of the city centre and the charm of the Quartier Habous make Casablanca North Africa's most modern city.
Cádiz is regarded as the longest continuously inhabited city in western Europe (founded by the Phoenicians around 1,100 BC). The "tacita de plata" (silver cup) lies on a peninsula in the Atlantic - golden La Caleta beach, old city walls and the largest cathedral in Andalusia.
Portimão on the Algarve was a Phoenician settlement and is today one of Portugal's best-known sardine-grilling spots. Praia da Rocha, the spectacular cliffs of Ponta da Piedade in Lagos and the hinterland of cork oak forests define the region.
Built on seven hills, Lisbon combines southern European joie de vivre with a great age of discovery. Vasco da Gama and other navigators set out into the unknown from the Belém Tower - yellow trams and melancholy fado still tell of that era.
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