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West Africa, journey through our senses

To enter West Africa is to penetrate ancestral Africa, in a mysterious world of secret societies, initiation rites, masks and...

Dambe: the fight club in northern Nigeria

Dambe. Welcome to the Fight Club.We travelled to northern Nigeria, specifically to Kano, the oldest city in West Africa....

Bijagos Islands in Guinea Bissau, where women rule

On our last trip to Guinea Bissau in February 2018 we were lucky to learn more about this West African...

Visiting the Cantanhez National Park in Guinea Bissau

Travelling to Cantanhez National Park The Cantanhez National Park in Guinea Bissau is located in the district of Tombali, in...

Tiwai Island Sanctuary Sierra Leone

Discovering Tiwai Island, travelling to Sierra Leone The Tiwai Island Sanctuary in Sierra Leone is one of the great highlights...

Traditional Fabrics of Ivory Coast

Traveling through the different regions of northern Ivory Coast we find the craft production of traditional materials. Traditional Kita The...

Niofoin and its fetish houses. Visit one of the most peculiar villages of Ivory Coast

In northern Ivory Coast, in the heart of the Senufo country, between Boundiali and Korhogo, lies Niofoin, one of the...

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary and Fouta Toro in Northern Senegal

In the last two trips we have run in Senegal in late 2016 and early 2017, we have explored the...

Travel to Sierra Leone

Travel to Sierra Leone, 12 reasons why you should not miss this country

Still thinking about old clichés? ... Forget about it! Do you think that traveling to Sierra Leone is not safe?...
Kambadaga Fouta Djalon

Hiking in Fouta Djallon, Guinea Conakry

Fouta Djallon’s mountainous region is in the central – west area of Guinea Conakry. Welcome to Fouta Djallon in Guinea...

Blue Lake Liberia

East Nimba Nature Reserve, Liberia

One of the most surprising places we can visit in West Africa is without a doubt East Nimba Nature Reserve...

Iwol village in the Bédik Country and the Dindefelo waterfall, Senegal

  Placed in the remote south-east of Senegal, in the surroundings of the green hills of Fouta Djalon and 20km...