Bissau
Despite ruined monuments, cavernous potholes and regular blackouts, Bissau has its charms.
Despite ruined monuments, cavernous potholes and regular blackouts, Bissau has its charms.
Lively if unattractive, Gabú offers a range of accommodation, making it a convenient stopover on your way to/from Guinea.
Travelling northeast from Bissau, the flat, wet coastal regions give way to drier and hillier land that serves as the transition into the Sahel.
Home to rare saltwater species of hippo and crocodile, Ilha de Orango and the surrounding islands together make up the Orango Islands National Park.
At the centre of the Bijagós, Bubaque is home to the archipelago’s largest town, which serves as its major transport ‘hub’.
With swaying palms, cooling breezes and powdery, white-sand beaches, the Bijagós islands exert a singular spell.
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