Rock My Sierra Leone Adventure

Today we’ll take a tour of Freetown with a local guide to see all of the main historical sights and get a feel for the city.

After lunch, you will be able to do some souvenir shopping at the Big Market, a craft market where you can buy locally made hand-woven baskets, wooden carvings, fabric, jewellery, home furnishings, paintings leather sandals and bags.

Freetown is an exciting place with a great atmosphere, so after dinner, those who want to can sample the local nightlife scene.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Hotel)
• Activities: Freetown City Tour

In the morning we’ll make the short journey to Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary to go on a beautiful hike through the jungle and enjoy a picnic lunch.

In the afternoon, we’ll take a guided tour of the sanctuary to find out about the important work that they do, caring for and rehabilitating almost 100 rescued chimpanzees, as well as doing community outreach, wildlife field research, environmental sustainability, conservation education and alternative livelihoods programs.

All proceeds from the lodges and tours go directly towards the animals and conservation projects of the sanctuary.

That evening we’ll enjoy dinner and stay overnight in eco-lodges at the sanctuary amongst birds, butterflies and wild chimpanzees.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Guesthouse)
• Activities: Jungle Hike, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary Tour

From Tacugama, we’ll make our way to Rogbonko Village Retreat, a community-based initiative, where we’ll learn what it’s like to live in a rural village in Sierra Leone.

You will have opportunity to meet, interact and learn from the local people, as well as take part in a number of activities whilst we are here, such as walks through the bush, canoeing, basket weaving, traditional dancing and learning to make local food.

We’ll sleep in local houses, eat local food and experience everyday life in the village.

A truly special experience and one that you will never forget!

• Meals: 2 x Breakfast, 2 x Lunch, 2 x Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Village Stay)
• Activities: Village Activities, Traditional Cultural Dance Performance

From Rogbonko we’ll make our way to the Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary which lies on one of Sierra Leone’s biggest inland islands on the River Moa and is part of theGola Rainforest National Reserve.

Tiwai Island has one of the highest concentration of primates in the world with 11 different species and is home to around 80 rare and endangered pygmy hippos. The Sanctuary also supports the 8 communities living around it.

Whilst we are here, we’ll go on a guided hike through the Tiwai Forest where we may see some of the rarest & most colourful primates in the world, we’ll take a scenic boat tour on the river and we’ll visit some of the local villages where we’ll get to see (and take part in) traditional dances.

There will also be time to take it easy and relax in a hammock overlooking the river. Those who want to can take an optional night tour to search for the pygmy hippos!

• Meals: 2 x Breakfast, 2 x Lunch, 2 x Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Camping – Light Sleeping Bag Required)
• Activities: Guided Hikes on Tiwai Island, Scenic Boat Tour on the River Moa, Traditional Cultural Dance Performance

Leaving Tiwai Island, we’ll head back towards the coast for our next stop, the Banana Islands, made up of 3 islands – Dublin, Ricketts and Mes-Meheux.

We’ll be staying on Dublin, however you will have the chance to visit the other islands if you wish.

Here you can take part in a number of activities including a historical tour of the island, boat tours, forest walks, snorkelling, fishing, scuba diving (the Banana Islands are a great place for wreck diving) and various watersports such as water skiing, wakeboarding and ringo rides!

Or you can just relax on the beach whilst the palm trees sway, it’s totally up to you!

The people of Dublin are very hospitable so you may not want to leave! 

• Meals: 3 x Breakfast, 1 x Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Glamping)
• Activities: Boat Trip Around the Islands, Historical Tour

Today we’ll head out on an expedition to one of the most remote places in West Africa, the Turtle Islands, an archipelago made up of 8 islands, in the Atlantic Ocean.

We’ll spend two nights camping on these isolated islands, which are full of natural beauty, yet very untouched by tourism or indeed, the outside world.

Whilst we’re there, we’ll get a rare glimpse into a very different and traditional way of life as we visit some of the communities that call these islands home.

This will be a true adventure!

• Meals: 2 x Breakfast, 2 x Lunch, 2 x Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Camping)
• Activities: Turtle Islands Expedition

From the Turtle Islands, we’ll head to our penultimate destination of Bureh Beach (Helen’s favourite place in Sierra Leone) on the Freetown Peninsular, famous for the laid-back vibe and great surf!

Here we will have some time to let our hair down, enjoy the sunsets, relax, party, drink fresh coconut water and eat all the fresh seafood.

There will be plenty of time for water sports but those who don’t fancy the water can venture inland to do some hiking, spend time in the village or you can just relax.

• Meals: 2 x Breakfast
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Guesthouse)
• Activities: None

On our last day, we’ll head back to Freetown to explore Bunce Island, one of the most significant places of the slave trade.

In the evening, we’ll toast to new friends and great adventures as we enjoy a goodbye meal at one of Sierra Leone’s best restaurants!

The rest of the night is free to get an early night before the journey home or you can enjoy the weekend nightlife on the coast!

• Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
• Accommodation: Twin Occupancy (Hotel)
• Activities: Goodbye Dinner

Today is always a sad day as we say goodbye to our new friends (there’s usually a few tears, I will warn you), but the memories and shared experiences will last a lifetime!

We can arrange the transfer to Lungi International Airport or you can continue your Africa travels from there (transport to Freetown city centre is included).

• Meals: Breakfast
• Activities: None