Guinea-Bissau Tours & Trips

This 10-day quest through Guinea-Bissau, priced around $5,600, reveals Cacheu's colonial past and the sacred Manjaco Kingdom of Bassarel. Traditional healers welcome visitors in Quinhamel, while Cantanhez National Park houses wild chimpanzees. The pristine Bijagos Archipelago awaits, with nights spent at the distinctive Dunia Hotel and Ponta Anchaca Resort.

Bissau Velho showcases colonial architecture and the 16th-century Fortaleza d'Amura, then you'll head to Bafatá, birthplace of independence hero Amilcar Lopes Cabral, where Fulani and Mandinga tribes run the lively markets. Tabato village hosts traditional Manding xylophone performances by famous Griotes, while Cacheu's slave museum and West Africa's oldest fortress tell different historical stories, and sacred Pepel tribal sites in Quinhamel offer spiritual insight. Casa Canchungo resort and Mar-Azul Hotel serve as bases while you tour a 1945 rum distillery with original machinery still in operation.

The colonial center of Bissau leads to mystic Rubane Island through a culturally rich path. Local life unfolds at Porto Pidjiguiti and the bustling Central Market. A speedboat whisks visitors through the Bijagos Archipelago. Comfortable stays at Hotel 24 Septembro in Bissau and Orango Park Hotel provide bases for spotting rare saltwater hippos.

Motorboat transport takes you through the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Bijagós Islands, where you'll check out Bolama's 19th-century colonial ruins and track rare saltwater hippos in Orango National Park. Eco-lodges and beachside camps provide accommodation while you kayak mangrove channels, spot dolphins and sea turtles off Príncipe Island, and join park rangers on guided wetland treks. Traditional meals with village elders, basket weaving demonstrations, and bonfire dinners on untouched beaches round out the cultural side of this trip.

The remote Bijagós Archipelago offers overnight stays at rustic beach camps on Príncipe Island and eco-lodges in Orango National Park. Kayaking through mangrove channels reveals dolphins and sea turtles, then ranger-led treks bring you to rare saltwater hippos in their wetland habitat. Bolama, Guinea-Bissau's former capital, displays crumbling 19th-century colonial architecture now reclaimed by nature and local life.

Guinea-Bissau's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the Bijagós Archipelago, maintains animist traditions and matriarchal customs on islands like Bubaque and Orango. Orango Island features sacred forests and hippopotamus lagoons where you'll meet local priestesses who play vital roles in village life. Comfortable lodges across Bissau and the Bijagós provide accommodation, with all meals included and cultural performances featuring traditional music and dance.

Bissau's Presidential Palace ruins and vibrant Bandim Market come first, then you'll sail to the UNESCO Bijagós Biosphere Reserve for encounters with matriarchal villages on Bubaque and Orango Islands. Comfortable Bissau hotels and island lodges serve as bases while you check out saltwater hippopotamus lagoons, sacred forests, and beaches by canoe. This 5-day immersion into animist traditions and tropical island life includes all meals, ferry transport, cultural permits, and English/French-speaking guides.

Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau offers visits to the National Museum, Mercado Central Market, and the colonial architecture of Bissau Velho, then you'll head to the former capital Boloma to see UNESCO-nominated colonial buildings and the famous Bolama Court. Sailing to sacred Rubane Island in the Bijagós Archipelago, you'll stay at The Fishing Club while checking out Bubaque's local market and UICN museum. The trip continues to Sierra Leone's Freetown for St. George's Cathedral, the historic Bunce Island Slave Fort, and Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, with island stays at Banana Island Guest House where you'll wander through the twin villages of Dublin and Ricketts.

Cantanhez Forest National Park houses over 200 bird species and West Africa's western chimpanzees, with stays at Jemberem eco-camp deep in Guinea-Bissau's southern forests. Local guides lead tracking expeditions for colobus monkeys and hornbills, while sacred animist trees dot the landscape, and canoe trips through flooded channels reveal kingfishers and crocodiles. This 4-day comfort safari covers all park fees, meals, wildlife tracking permits, and ground transport from Bissau.