Welcome to Guinea-Bissau! Upon arrival at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport, complete immigration and baggage formalities before meeting your local representative in the arrivals area. Enjoy a private transfer to your hotel in Bissau and check in. Depending on your arrival time, the remainder of the day will be available to relax after your journey or enjoy a short introductory drive through the capital.

Overnight: Bissau
Meals: Depending on arrival time

After breakfast, begin your exploration of Bissau. Visit Bissau Velho, the historic Portuguese quarter, where colonial-era buildings reflect the country’s Portuguese and African heritage. Continue through the city to see important monuments, the Presidential Palace area, and some of Bissau’s lively neighborhoods.

Visit a traditional market where local vendors sell fresh produce, textiles, spices, and handmade products. Throughout the day, your guide will introduce you to the history, ethnic diversity, and traditions of Guinea-Bissau.

Overnight: Bissau
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, depart for an excursion highlighting Guinea-Bissau’s beautiful Atlantic coastline. Weather and boat schedules permitting, travel toward the Bijagós Archipelago, famous for its traditional communities, tropical landscapes, and distinctive island culture.

Meet local residents and learn about the traditions of the Bijagó people while enjoying the peaceful coastal surroundings. Return to Bissau later in the day.

Overnight: Bissau
Meals: Breakfast

GUINEA

After breakfast, check out and transfer for your onward journey to Conakry, Guinea. Upon arrival, meet your local representative and transfer privately to your hotel. The remainder of the evening is available for relaxation.

Overnight: Conakry
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, begin a guided exploration of Guinea’s vibrant capital. Visit the National Museum of Guinea for an introduction to the country’s history, traditional arts, ethnic groups, and renowned musical heritage.

Continue through central Conakry to see important landmarks, neighborhoods, and local markets. Experience the colors and sounds of everyday Guinean life while learning about the country’s independence and cultural traditions.

Overnight: Conakry
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer to the waterfront and board a boat for the journey to the Îles de Los, located just offshore from Conakry.

Explore the islands’ beaches, fishing communities, and tropical scenery. Enjoy time walking through local communities and relaxing along the Atlantic coast before returning to Conakry.

Overnight: Conakry
Meals: Breakfast

GHANA

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your regional flight to Accra. Upon arrival at Kotoka International Airport, meet your local representative and transfer to your hotel.

The evening is free for relaxation or an optional introduction to Accra’s dining scene.

Overnight: Accra
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, begin your exploration of Ghana’s capital. Visit Independence Square and continue to the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, dedicated to Ghana’s first president and the country’s independence movement.

Explore historic Jamestown, with its fascinating combination of colonial heritage, fishing communities, and contemporary city life. Visit a local market and browse Ghanaian fabrics, handicrafts, and souvenirs.

Overnight: Accra
Meals: Breakfast

Depart Accra after breakfast for a full-day journey along Ghana’s Atlantic coastline. Visit Cape Coast Castle and learn about its significant role in the history of the transatlantic slave trade.

Continue to historic Elmina Castle before exploring Elmina’s colorful fishing harbor and community. Return to Accra following the excursion.

Overnight: Accra
Meals: Breakfast

NIGERIA

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Lagos. Upon arrival, complete immigration formalities and meet your Nigerian representative. Transfer privately to your hotel and enjoy the remainder of the evening at leisure.

Overnight: Lagos
Meals: Breakfast

Today, discover one of Africa’s most dynamic cities. Explore selected areas of Lagos Island and the city’s cultural districts.

Visit the renowned Nike Art Gallery, showcasing Nigerian paintings, textiles, sculptures, and traditional artwork. Continue through Lagos’ lively neighborhoods and markets while learning about Nigeria’s internationally influential music, fashion, art, and entertainment industries.

Enjoy an opportunity to sample traditional Nigerian cuisine.

Overnight: Lagos
Meals: Breakfast

CAMEROON

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Cameroon. Upon arrival, meet your local representative and transfer to your hotel.

Depending on the final regional flight schedule, arrival may be through Douala or Yaoundé, with the land program adjusted accordingly.

Overnight: Cameroon
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at your hotel, meet your local guide and begin a comprehensive exploration of Yaoundé, Cameroon’s political and administrative capital, beautifully spread across a series of green hills.

Begin with a panoramic drive through the city’s government and administrative districts, passing important national institutions, monuments, and broad avenues while your guide provides an introduction to Cameroon’s history, independence, and modern political life.

Continue to the impressive Reunification Monument, one of Yaoundé’s most symbolic landmarks, commemorating the reunification of French and British Cameroon.

Next, visit the National Museum of Cameroon, housed in the former presidential palace, where collections of traditional masks, sculptures, musical instruments, royal objects, costumes, and archaeological artifacts provide insight into the country’s rich cultural heritage.

Continue to the Benedictine Museum of Mont Fébé, where an impressive collection of traditional Cameroonian art introduces you to the customs and artistic traditions of communities from different regions of the country.

Your exploration continues through some of Yaoundé’s lively neighborhoods and commercial districts before visiting a bustling local market, where stalls overflow with tropical fruits, vegetables, spices, colorful fabrics, handicrafts, and everyday products, offering an authentic glimpse into daily life in the capital.

Stop for lunch at a local restaurant, with an opportunity to sample Cameroonian specialties, before continuing your sightseeing with views of notable religious and architectural landmarks such as the Our Lady of Victories Cathedral and other important city sites.

Throughout the tour, your guide will explain Cameroon’s extraordinary diversity, with hundreds of ethnic and linguistic communities and landscapes ranging from tropical rainforest and Atlantic beaches to mountains, savannah, and semi-arid regions—characteristics that have earned Cameroon its famous nickname, “Africa in Miniature.”

Conclude the afternoon with a scenic drive through Yaoundé’s residential areas and hilltop viewpoints, where you can enjoy panoramic views across the capital, before returning to your hotel for an evening at leisure.

Overnight: Yaoundé
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, travel south toward Kribi, one of Cameroon’s most attractive Atlantic coastal destinations.

Upon arrival, visit the spectacular Lobé Falls, where the Lobé River cascades directly toward the Atlantic Ocean. Explore the surrounding fishing communities and tropical coastline.

Check into your accommodation and enjoy a relaxing evening near the ocean.

Overnight: Kribi
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast and a relaxed morning along Kribi’s coastline. Later, depart for Douala, Cameroon’s largest city and commercial center.

Upon arrival, take an introductory tour through selected historical and cultural districts before checking into your hotel.

Overnight: Douala
Meals: Breakfast

GABON

After breakfast, transfer to Douala International Airport for your flight to Libreville. Upon arrival, complete immigration procedures and meet your Gabonese representative.

Transfer to your hotel and, depending on your arrival time, enjoy an introductory drive along Libreville’s attractive waterfront.

Overnight: Libreville
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, meet your local guide and begin a comprehensive exploration of Libreville, Gabon’s vibrant capital overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

Start with a scenic drive along the city’s waterfront while learning about Libreville’s history and development, before visiting notable landmarks such as the Cathedral of Sainte-Marie and the historic St. Michael’s Church of Nkembo, renowned for its beautifully carved wooden columns.

Continue through the city’s historic and administrative districts as your guide introduces you to Gabon’s colonial past, independence, and diverse ethnic communities, including the Fang, Myene, Punu, Nzebi, and Teke peoples.

Visit a bustling local market to experience everyday life, with colorful stalls selling tropical fruits, vegetables, spices, fabrics, and local products. Continue to an arts and crafts market to browse traditional Gabonese masks, wood carvings, sculptures, textiles, jewelry, and handmade souvenirs.

Along the way, learn about the cultural significance of Gabonese masks, ceremonies, music, and artistic traditions. Enjoy an opportunity to sample traditional Gabonese cuisine at a local restaurant before continuing through Libreville’s modern neighborhoods, commercial areas, and government district.

Conclude the experience with a relaxing drive along the Atlantic coastline, with opportunities for photographs and ocean views, before returning to your hotel in the late afternoon.

Overnight: Radisson Blu Libreville
Meals: Breakfast

After an early breakfast at your hotel, meet your guide at approximately 7:30 AM and depart Libreville for a full-day nature excursion to Akanda National Park and the Raponda Walker Arboretum, located just outside the capital.

Upon arrival at the Raponda Walker Arboretum, meet the local team and begin your guided exploration of one of the most accessible rainforest environments near Libreville. Continue deeper into the forest along established trails.

The excursion provides an opportunity to appreciate Gabon’s extraordinary biodiversity and is particularly rewarding for bird enthusiasts. Keep watch for colorful tropical birds while listening to the calls and sounds of the rainforest. Wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed, but the experience provides an excellent opportunity to observe the smaller details of Gabon’s rainforest environment.

As the walk continues, the landscape gradually opens toward the mangrove environment for which Akanda National Park is particularly well known. Take time to appreciate the transition between tropical forest and coastal wetlands and learn about the important role mangroves play in supporting birdlife, marine ecosystems, and the surrounding coastline.

Around midday, stop at a scenic location near the edge of the mangroves for a packed/takeaway lunch. Enjoy your meal surrounded by the peaceful natural environment before continuing your exploration.

Following lunch, continue your guided hike through the forest. The full-day format provides plenty of time to enjoy the surroundings without rushing, allowing opportunities for photography, birdwatching, and discussions with your guide about Gabon’s plants, wildlife, and conservation.

Later in the afternoon, follow the trail back toward the starting point, where your vehicle will be waiting. Transfer back to Libreville and return to your hotel for a well-earned rest after your day in nature. The evening is at leisure.

Overnight: Radisson Blu Libreville
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Depending on your departure time, enjoy the morning at leisure for relaxation or last-minute shopping.

At the appropriate time, your private driver will collect you from the hotel and transfer you to Libreville Léon-Mba International Airport for your onward journey.

Meals: Breakfast