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10 Days Tour Guinea Bissau-Conakry-Sierra Leone
offered by supplier M19125 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 10
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 4
people
Destination(s):
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Sierra Leone
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 3600 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 3600 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Bissau. Arrival, reception at the airport and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2: Bissau- Bafata
Breakfast and visit of Bissau as the capital of the country and a major administrative port is prime attraction among the tourist destinations in Guinea Bissau. It is a rustic, beautiful city with colonial architecture and a number of tourist attractions including its beaches. The Museum of African Artifacts, the Fortaleza d'Amura barracks and the Amilcar Cabral's mausoleum with the adjoining Pidjiguiti Memorial are some of the major cultural sites that you will encounter along your Guinea Bissau travel and drive to Bafata, Bafata is a premier tourist destination in Guinea Bissau containing within its landscape a variety of flora and fauna. Bafata, Guinea Bissau is also a broader region in the north central region of the country. Bafata in Guinea Bissau is linked by great transportation facilities as well as excellent accommodation so that the numerous tourists coming here can explore the territory in all its enormity, diversity and richness, arrive and overnight at your hotel.
Day 3: Bafata-Gabou
Breakfast and drive to visit of Bafata with its wildlife reserve and Roman Catholic Diocese are also significant places where the tourist must visit. Travellers will be informed about the enormous importance of the brickmaking as an industry in Bafata. As you embark on your Bafata tours, you will realize that the region is famous all over the world for being the birthplace of Amilcar Cabral. Primarily known for his role in African nationalism, he was a man of many interests. He contributed as an agronomic engineer, writer and nationalist politician and was one of the pioneers in the African nationalist movements in Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde Islands. Assassinated in the year 1973 just before the official granting of unilateral independence by members of his own party, Anmilcar Cabral has come to be known for his visionary role and remains symbolic of the undying spirit of patriotic rule and lunch departure for Gabu The town known for its predominant Fula population and a dominant Muslim population is also great source of delight for all tourists who seek this beautiful landscape. Gabu Tours will inform the tourist that the place is mainly known as a market town, visit and overnight at your hotel.
Day 4: Gabou-Koundara. Breakfast and departure to Koundara cross the border of Guinea Conakry and arrive and overnight at your hotel.
Day 5: Koundara-Labe. Breakfast and departure to visit the Fouta Djallon and drive to Labé is the economic capital of the Fouta Djalon and a nice spot to rest and enjoy some creature comforts, visit and overnight at your Hotel.
Day 6: Labe-Kindia. Breakfast and visit of of the Fouta Djallon, then drive to Kindia, arrival city tour, and overnight at your hotel.
Day 7: Kindia-Conakry.Breakfast and departure to Conakry the capital city of Guinea Conakry arrival and you will visit of the museum, the market and overnight at your hotel.
Day 8: Conakry-Forecariah. Breakfast and drive to cross the border of Sierra Leone for Forécariah, arrival and visit of city and overnight at your hotel.
Day 9: Forecariah-Loko. Breakfast and drive to Loko, arrive visit of the local market, the craft market and overnight at your hotel.
Day 10: Loko-Freetown
Breakfast and departure for Freetown, In 1787 the British helped four hundred freed slaves from the United States, Nova Scotia, and Great Britain returned to Sierra Leone to settle in what they called the «Province of Freedom." The area was first settled by freed slaves sent from England around the Cotton Tree which was said to have previously been a slave market. Disease and hostility from the indigenous population nearly eliminated the first group of returnees. This settlement was joined by other groups of freed slaves and soon became known as Freetown. In 1792, Freetown became one of Britain's first colonies in West Africa. It is the largest city and also capital of Sierra Leone. It lies on the Peninsula near the Atlantic coast. Freetown hosts the third largest natural harbour in the world - Elizabeth II Quay, visit of the city and in the evening transfer to the airport.
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Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
- Round trip airport to hotel transfer
- Assistance with airport departure formalities
- First-class hotel accommodation in double occupancy
- Tours in modern air-conditioned vehicle
- Trained english-speaking tour guide
- Admissions to all listed sites
- Meals as indicated.
Price Excludes:
- International airfare to Africa
- Insurance
- Gratuities.
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Sierra Leone
Local Culture
Cultural Journey
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