West Coast of Africa: Angola to Ghana 14 Day Expedition Cruise
SETI Institute Event
Tags: Partnerships
Time: 03 - 16 April 2023 -
Location: Cruise to the West Coast of Africa
Unspoilt Wilds of Southwest Africa
West Coast of Africa: Angola to Ghana 14 Day Expedition Cruise
Cross the equator from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern on our 13-night West Coast of Africa - Angola to Ghana cruise, and you will realise the diversity of this vast continent. Leaving from the Southern African country of Angola, we cruise up the Atlantic coast via the Central African countries of Congo and Sao Tome to West Africa’s Benin and Togo, finally arriving on the Gold Coast in Ghana. Your journey starts by experiencing a pristine, biodiverse shoreline that harbours volcanic islands, mangrove forests, rainforests, beaches and lagoons, where elephants, lowland gorillas, leopards, hippos and chimpanzees live. In West Africa, we meet the people and dive deeper into cultures where voodoo is a state religion. Your incredible adventure on our boutique expedition ship ends in Ghana, where you will have encountered unique customs and landscapes in some of the least-visited parts of Africa.
SETI Institute Guest Lecturer:
David Grinspoon – Astrobiologist
David is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute and serves on the SETI Institute's Science Advisory Board. His research focuses on climate evolution on Earth-like planets. His work involves searching for potential conditions for life elsewhere in the universe and the impacts of human activities on Earth. He has authored and co-authored several publications, and his book Lonely Planets: The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life won the PEN Center USA Literary Award. David has appeared on multiple television shows, radio programmes and podcasts and has even had an asteroid named after him - Asteroid 22410 Grinspoon.
You can hear to David speak about his fascinating work in person on the Unspoilt Wilds of Southwest Africa cruise, departing on the 3rd of April, 2023. Cross the equator on this extraordinary tour of the West African coast whilst learning about the incredible worlds above.