NAMIBIA: Logos Hope To Dock At Walvis Bay On 16 July 2016

'Logos Hope', the world's largest floating book fair, will dock for the first time ever at Walvis Bay on 16 July and all book lovers, young and old, are welcome to go to the harbour town and board the vessel.

Before its tour to West Africa, Walvis Bay will be the only stop in Namibia. In 2002, the 'Doulos' (Logos Hope's former sister ship) visited the port of Walvis Bay, where nearly 12 000 visitors were welcomed up the gangway in six days.

Now, Logos Hope , which is a newer and larger vessel and carrying an international crew of 400 volunteers, features a greater space for visitors and more comfortable browsing in the air-conditioned book fair and International Café.

Logos Hope will stay for 11 days until 27 July.

"I am very excited for the first-ever visit. Walvis Bay is well-known in the maritime world, and has a rich nautical history," said captain Tom Dyer of the USA. "We welcome many on board to visit the book fair and take part in activities. Also, we would love to go onshore to interact with the communities of Walvis Bay."

Logos Hope's onboard book fair offers an expanded selection of over 5 000 different titles at affordable prices.

They cover a range of subjects including science, sports, hobbies, cookery, arts, medicine, languages and philosophy.

With children's titles, academic texts, dictionaries, atlases and more, the book fair is something the whole family can enjoy.

Additionally, the rest of the Visitor Experience Deck is also open for the public to explore.

From the Welcome Area, which introduces the new vessel through a short movie and interactive displays, to the International Café, which has ice cream, drinks and snacks for sale, there is sure to be something for everyone.

Logos Hope is operated by GBA Ships, an international, charitable organisation registered in Germany. Since 1970, the organisation has welcomed over 45 million visitors up the gangways in over 160 countries and territories around the world.

The vessel will be open to the public at Walvis Bay from 16 to 27 July.

Entrance fee is only N$5, and children under 12 years enter for free, but must be accompanied by an adult.