The Phoenician Ship Expedition will depart from Arwad, Syria in August 2008, sail through the Suez Canal, around the Horn of Africa and down the east coast.  Negotiating the dangers of the Cape of Good Hope will be a critical point in the expedition.  The voyage will continue up the west coast of Africa, through the Straights of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean to return to Syria.  The circumnavigation will be followed by another voyage to bring the ship to the United Kingdom in Summer 2009; in all 17,000 miles and 10 months at sea.

The main ports:

Arwad, Syria
Tartous, Syria
Port Said, Egypt
Aden, Yemen
Mombassa, Kenya
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Beira, Mozambique
Richard's Bay, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Accra (Tema), Ghana
Gibraltar
Carthage, Tunisia
Alexandria, Egypt
Tartous, Syria
Malta
Gibraltar
Falmouth, United Kingdom
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
 

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