Silversea offers new Ghana pre-cruise

Silversea is offering luxury cruise guests the opportunity to gain unique insights into the culture, history and people of Ghana, with the six-day pre-cruise Accra & the Ashanti Kingdom land adventure.

The optional pre-cruise, part of Silver Cloud's 16-day March 16, 2016 West Africa cruise, provides travellers with the rare opportunity to participate in the Festival of Akwasidae. Set within the walls of the royal palace in Kumasi, this authentic, centuries-old ceremony, honouring the community's ancestors, is presided over by the king of the Ashanti people.

Program participants will also be able to roll up their sleeves and learn how the traditional adinkra textile, developed by the Ashanti people, is made.

Guests on the land adventure will enjoy two nights' accommodation at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, along with a three-night stay at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi. Daily breakfast is included, along with five lunches, four dinners, and all ground transportation. The price for this six-day pre-cruise excursion starts at US$3,979 per person.

In addition to West Africa, Silver Cloud's March 16 sailing will feature calls in Las Palmas, Arrecife, Agadir, Casablanca, Gibraltar, Cartagena, and Valencia. For complete voyage details, visit silversea.com/destinations/africa-indian-ocean-cruise/1607.