Victoria, The Seychelles capital city, Indian Ocean. © Angelo Cavalli/Getty Images
Cruising to Africa is becoming an increasingly popular way to travel to Africa and enjoy the sights in comfort. This article recommends the best cruise liners offering African itineraries; freighter-cruises offering African destinations and information about renting yachts as well as finding a job as crew.
For a few years cruise ships avoided cruising past Somalia due to piracy, but in the past year or so (2015) this has really quietened down.
Cruising to Africa
Popular African cruise itineraries include the Mediterranean in North Africa; the East African coast with stop-offs in Mombassa and Zanzibar ; Indian Ocean itineraries which sail to Madagascar and The Seychelles; and Southern Africa with stops in Namibia and South Africa.
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