Border Crossing Sierra Leone to Liberia

Since I did this route by van with a german traveler and I haven’t used public transport, I could not report the experience. I took this report from Karine Prvn, in West Africa travelers group on facebook. “Border crossing between Sierra Leone and Liberia at Bo Waterside as of Nov 17, 2022. To go from Freetown to Monrovia, I divided … Read More

How to travel from Mauritania to Benin by land? How to get West African visas?

I traveled in West Africa for 4 months crossing from Mauritania to Benin only by land, visiting Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin. I traveled in the high season between January and April 2023 before the rainy season (which is a period not recommended). I have applied to all visas either on … Read More

Border Crossing Conakry Freetown VOA Sierra Leone

Border report Conakry – Freetown I went to Bambetto station early at 6am but 7 plas (with 10 passengers) filled only at 8:20 am we left. There is another Gate/ Station at Madina. Price 160k Guinean Conakry-Freetown. They wanted to charge 20k for the bag, I gave 10k. Since we left late took a while to get off the city … Read More

Border Crossing Bissau to Conakry on a single journey

This was the most challenging border crossing from West Africa, from Guinea Bissau to Guinea Conarky. The best is to do this journey in two or three days stopping on the way to rest. I started my journey in Paragem Central in Bissau at 7:30 There are three options: Bafata, Gabu (East Border) or Ganhamel (South Border). Many people said … Read More