A drawn Elysian ship sails across the page over a calm sea as you scroll, from morning light off Lagos to golden hour off Accra.
Elysian Cruises, sailing from Lagos
Sail West Africa, slowly and beautifully.
Two small ships, quiet suites and a crew who know your name by the second morning. Seven nights from Lagos to Accra, from ₦2,950,000 per guest.
- 06:00 Leave Lagos
- 13:00 Sea day, spa open
- 19:30 Golden hour off Accra
- Next sailing: Lagos weekend, 27 Nov, 6 cabins left
- At sea now: Elysian Aurora, 42 nautical miles off Accra
- Abuja salon: open until 6pm, 3 hosts free
Why Elysian
Two small ships. About a thousand guests between them. Every port within a day's sail of home, and nobody hurrying you.
- Guests on Elysian Aurora620
- Crew for every guest1 : 1.5
- Ports on our coast24
- Halal kitchensAll of them
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The 2026 to 2027 season
Six voyages, one coast at a time
Fares are per guest with two sharing an ocean view stateroom, port charges extra. All prices are example rates.
Three nights, no visa 3 nights from Lagos
Lagos weekend at sea
From ₦1,180,000 per guest
Our signature week 7 nights from Lagos
Gulf of Guinea classic
From ₦2,950,000 per guest
Islands and cocoa 9 nights from Lagos
Atlantic isles
From ₦3,850,000 per guest
Fly and sail from Abuja 10 nights from Dakar
Senegambia and Cape Verde
From ₦4,650,000 per guest
Dhows and spice 8 nights from Zanzibar
Swahili coast
From ₦4,250,000 per guest
Dunes meet the sea 11 nights from Cape Town
Cape and the Namib coast
From ₦5,900,000 per guest
A day at sea
One sea day, hour by hour
This is a usual sea day on Elysian Aurora. Join all of it, or none of it.
Sunrise on the forward deck
Stretching with Funmi from the spa while the coast turns gold. Tea, fresh pawpaw and nobody talking much.
A talk worth getting up for
Our guest historian on the old trading forts of the Gold Coast, or the chef on how a pepper soup changes from Calabar to Accra.
Lunch on the Sunset Terrace
Grilled croaker, jollof cooked over wood, salads from the cold kitchen and a long view of nothing but sea.
The spa, or a book
A slow afternoon in Calm Water Spa, the library or a lounger by the pool. Children are at Little Mariners until nine.
Dinner, then golden hour
Kola, our West African tasting room, sits eight tables. The sun goes down off the stern while the main course arrives.
Highlife on deck
A live band in the Atlantic Lounge, then a quiet walk round the promenade before bed.
Staterooms and suites
Four kinds of room, every one facing the sea
Every room has a sea view, blackout curtains, a proper desk and power that never goes off.
Balcony stateroom
27 m² and a private balcony. From ₦3,982,500 per guest on the classic.
Ocean view
m² with a picture window at sea level. Our best value on every sailing.
Grand balcony suite
m², a butler and a dining table on the balcony.
Owner's suite
Eight suites at the bow with a wraparound terrace and a car from your door in Abuja or Lagos.
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Sleep well
Hand-finished mattresses, two pillow menus.
Fares
Know your fare in ten seconds
Pick a voyage, a room and the number of guests. We show the total, the deposit and a monthly plan.
Fare calculator
Pick a voyage, a stateroom and the number of guests. We show the full fare, port charges, the deposit and a monthly plan.
- Cruise fare
- Port charges
- Per guest
- Deposit to hold (20%)
- Monthly plan
Example rates. Third and fourth guests sail at half fare. Solo guests pay 160 percent.
Onboard
Spa mornings, long dinners, highlife nights
Five places to eat, a spa with a sea-view steam room, two pools, a library and a children's club that runs all day. Everything is included except the spa and private excursions.
Kola The West African tasting room
Lido Two pools, one for lengths
Calm Water Spa Treatments from ₦48,000
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Guests
What our guests say
We took my mother for her seventieth. The crew found out on day one and there was a cake, a band and a card signed by the captain at dinner.
I booked from Abuja on WhatsApp, paid the deposit the same evening and the host met us at the airport in Lagos. No stress at all.
The food was the surprise. Kola served the best ofada I have had outside my grandmother's kitchen, and then a sunset I still think about.
Call our AI line, answered day and night in Nigerian English
Ask about fares, dates, visas or your booking. When it needs a person, it hands you to a voyage host.
Ask the concierge
Our Vablus concierge quotes, holds a cabin and takes a deposit right in the chat.
Visit the Abuja salon
Suite 4, 21 Crescent Close, Gwarinpa, Abuja (example address). Tea, deck plans on the table and a host who has sailed every voyage.
Opening hours and mapWhatsApp a host
Send a voice note with your dates and we reply with two or three options and the fares.
WhatsApp usJournal
From the journal
Guides 6 minute read
Your first voyage: what to pack, what to skip
From the yellow fever card to the one dressy evening, a calm checklist from our guest services team.
Kitchen 5 minute read
Inside Kola, the smallest restaurant at sea
Chef Chidera Nwosu on smoke, ogbono and cooking for eight tables a night.
Ready when you are
Your cabin is waiting. Shall we plan it together?
Sit with a voyage host in Gwarinpa, call, or book online in about four minutes.