Lupine Travel

Our ten day tour of the two countries begins in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, where we’ll tour the city’s impressive religious buildings and bustling fishing port before taking in the historical islands of Fotoba and Karsa by boat. Journeying through the country’s mountainous heartland to Dalaba, we’ll visit the stunning Chutes de Kambadaga waterfall and stop off at iconic activist and musician ‘Mama Africa’ Mariam Makiba’s former home. Over the border in Guinea-Bissau, we will witness a traditional musical concert by the Malinke people and tour the city of Bissau, taking in its historic old town and frenetic fishing port and market. We’ll finish our tour with a boat trip to the Bissagos Islands, exploring the former Portuguese colonial capital that now sits abandoned on Bolama and the Idyllic beaches and surroundings of Bubaque by tuk tuk.

Itinerary

Day One, Nov 12 2028
Arrive in Conakry

• Arrive in the capital city, Conakry. The rest of the day is to be spent at leisure.
Day Two, Nov 13 2028
Exploring Conakry

• This morning, we will take a city tour of Conakry, including the Grand Mosque and the Catholic Cathedral.

• We will then go to experience the hustle and bustle of Conakry fishing port before we take a boat to the historical islands of Fotoba and Karsa. We will have a late lunch by the pool nestled within former mining deposits.

• The afternoon will be spent relaxing by the beach before we take the boat back to Conakry, where we will spend the night
Day Three, Nov 14 2028
Journey to Dalaba

• Today, we will journey to Dalaba, which takes us on a scenic journey through the mountainous heartland of Guinea.

• Along the way, we can spot the isolated villages, thatched houses and some of Guinea’s most populous cities and we stop for lunch in Mamou.

• We will have dinner in Dalaba, where we will spend the night.
Day Four, Nov 15 2028
Dalaba

• After breakfast, we will take a tour of Dalaba, visiting Mariam Makiba’s former home, where an exiled anti-apartheid South African musician relocated to Guinea.

• We will then visit the former French governor’s home and the Roundhouse Museum in Sili.

• We will spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing beneath the wonderful Chute de Dittin waterfalls, with the opportunity to swim, before returning to Dalaba for the evening.
Day Five, Nov 16 2028
Journey to Labe

• This morning, we will take in the scenery of one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls, the ‘two into one’ Chutes de Kambadaga. We will then take another scenic drive to Labe, where we check into our hotel and have lunch.

• After lunch near the falls, we will head up to Labe where we will have dinner and spend the night.
Day Six, Nov 17 2028
Crossing to Guinea-Bissau

• We will begin the day with a visit to the local markets, experiencing the life of local merchants, as well as paying a visit to the Foutta Djallon museum.

• Next, we have a long journey through the remote north-western region of Guinea, before completing our border formalities and crossing over into Guinea-Bissau.

• We will then head to our hotel in Gabu, where we can enjoy time relaxing by the pool. Evening at leisure.
Day Seven, Nov 18 2028
Gabu to Bissau City

• After breakfast, we will begin our drive from Gabu to the capital city of Bissau. On the way, we will visit the Malinke people in their village of Tabatô, where we will witness a traditional musical concert and then we will visit the hometown of Guinea-Bissau’s independence leader, Amilcar Cabral.

• On arrival in Bissau, we will head to the Old Town and step back in time to the Portuguese colonial period and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Day Eight, Nov 19 2028
Bissau City

• We tour the city of Bissau today, taking in the fishing port and market, a unique blend of fish market, cultural hub and outdoor department store.

• We will visit Fortaleza d’Amura, a Portuguese fort, the old and new Presidential
Palaces and the Catholic Cathedral.
Day Nine, Nov 20 2028
Bissagos Islands

• This morning, we set sail for the Bissagos islands, beginning with Bolama, the former Portuguese colonial capital, which was abandoned after independence. Here, we see the ruins of the colonial infrastructure, military installations,
religious centres, administrative buildings and the airport.

• We will then sail to the most populous island, Bubaque, where we will have lunch and take a tuk-tuk tour of the island and its unspoiled beaches.

• We will then return to Bissau for the evening.
Day Ten, Nov 21 2028
Tour Ends

• Head to the airport for your departing flight.