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The Afrinkong journey series · Trans Afrique

West

Dakar to Accra.

Atlantic coast · Culture · Food · History

Six countries down the Atlantic, and the food changes at every border.

Senegal → The Gambia → Guinea-Bissau → Guinea → Côte d'Ivoire → Ghana

Shape
Dakar to Accra.
Length
24 days
Countries
6
Journey fee
$7,000–$14,000

Further off than that? A crossing is roughly two years of putting something aside — work out what that would look like. We hold none of it; the arithmetic is the whole of it.

Trans Afrique — West drawn on Africa: Dakar to Accra, through Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana.Trans Afrique — West runs 24 days through 6 countries: Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. The oceans either side are named, a compass rose gives north, and a scale bar gives distance in kilometres.

West, on the continent

Dakar to Accra.

  1. Six countries down the Atlantic, and the food changes at every border.

    Shape
    Dakar to Accra.
    Length
    24 days
    Journey fee
    $7,000–$14,000
    See West→
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  1. How you crossPrivate, Signature or Expedition.
  2. Who travels with youSix disciplines, per route.
  3. What the fee coversAnd what stays yours.
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Ready to cross?

Where do you want Africa to take you?

Tell us how you want to travel, how long you have and what you want to be changed by. We will say which crossing fits, and what it costs, in writing before anything is held.

Ask about West→See all four crossings→

Private · Signature · Expedition