TOURISM IN GUINEA CONAKRY travels to Guinea Conakry

 

Travel to Guinea Conakry



Area: 245.855 kmq
Borders: Guinea Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Ivory Cost, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Population: 9.5 million (30% malinke, 40% fulans, 20% sussu, 10% other groups)
Capital: Conakry (1.8 million inhabitants)
Languages: francese (official), malinke, fulan, sussu
Religions: 85% muslim, 8% christian, 7% animist
National holiday: October, 12th
Time: GMT
Telephone access code: 00 224
Money: Guinea Franc

 

Guinea overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and is boarded by Guinea Bissau, Senegal and Mali to the north, Ivory Coast on the east, Sierra Leone and Liberia lie to the south.

The mountainous Fouta Djalon area in the west (maximum height 1,538 m) slope down towards the coast, and the Nimba mountains in the south eastern corner (1.752 m), offer some of the most beautiful landscape of West Africa. These mountains are the source of the 3 great West African rivers, the Niger, the Gambia and the Senegal.

The climate is sub tropical. Throughout the rainy season, from May to October, rainfall is abundant along the coast with a little less falling in the central mountainous regions. In the winter the harmattan blows, dry wind from Sahara. There are still a lot of forests.

The main ethnic groups are Malinké (or Mandingo), Fula and Susu who constitute about three quarters of the country population. There are numerous tribal languages spoken however French is the official government language. Guineans are predominantly Muslim. The Mandingo and Fula are well known for their musical talent and the tradition of Kora playing.

Conakry, founded in 1884 by French, became the capital in 1958 at independence. The old town is located on the narrow peninsula of Kaloum and the little Island of Tumbo. Other major towns are Kankan, Kindia and Labè.


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Mali - Guinea - Senegal • 16 days

 

The adventure starts in Mali but it is mostly focused in Guinea Conakry: the Samory trail, the experience of lianas bridge, the Peul of Fouta Djalon and Toma living near the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia . Finally in Senegal to meet Bassari and Bedick, last animist tribes in the country. Back to Mali for a cruise on th Manantali manmade lake.

Great Expedition

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Bamako

in

 

19/11/2010

23/12 /2010

28/01 /2011

04/03 /2011

01/04 /2011

18/11/2011

 

Bamako

out

 

03/12/2010

07/01/2011

12/02/ 2011

19/03/2011

16/04/2011

03/12/2011

To go to the past catalogue of TransAfrica travels    

From 1985, always with the same enthusiasm.