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SIGHTSEEING TOURS IN THE BIJAGOS ISLANDS
Our speedboats offer sightseeing tours with expert guides to ensure a comfortable and safe experience of an unforgettable visit. The Bolama-Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve is a must-visit due to its diversity of flora and fauna, including unique animal species and inhabitants of ancient culture. The best way to explore it is by visiting the Orango Natural Parks and the João Vieira e Poilão National Marine Park, where you can see unique saltwater hippos in the world, manatees, turtles, and crocodiles, as well as an immense variety of birds and fish in a natural setting suspended in time. On Orango Island, you can visit the tabanca (village) of Eticoga, where the mausoleum of the last queen of the Bijagos, Okimka-Pampa, is located.
Another tour we offer is a visit to the old capital, Bolama, filled with history and mansions abandoned since 1941, and to Canhabaque Island where you can take a walk through a tropical forest, discovering different villages (tabancas) and ending up on a paradisiacal beach. Additionally, we offer trips to Bruce Beach in Bubaque, to Monkey Island in Orangozinho, crossing the famous mangroves, or to other sacred places of the Bijagos Islands.
Our travel agency in Guinea-Bissau, CONSULMAR TRAVEL, organizes customized excursions and tours by boat or van, including professional guides, transfers, and hotels in the capital, Bissau, the Bijagós Islands, and other parts of the country. See www.consulmartravel.com for more information.
| The Bijagos archipelago in Guinea Bissau |
| Bolama: The first capital of Guinea Bissau |
TARIFFS
The company does not organize regular excursions every week, although during the high season from December to April, there may be demand for excursions to the same destination on the same day, allowing different groups to be combined. Contact us to arrange a trip according to your interests (nature, wildlife, anthropology, fishing, etc.) by specifying the date and whether accommodation is required in the Bijagos Islands and Bissau. We will offer you the best price based on your requirements and whether or not there are groups going to the same destination on the same date, should you wish to share a boat.
BIJAGOS, A PARADISE YET TO DISCOVER
Guinea-Bissau has beautiful beaches, ancient cultural traditions, historical heritage from the time of Portuguese Guinea, and excellent options for ecotourism, especially in the Bijagos Archipelago.
Since 1996, the Bijagos archipelago has been listed by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve and boasts a great diversity of flora and fauna, including rare species of hippos and crocodiles.
The Bijagos Archipelago consists of 88 islands and islets and offers an interesting range of tourist attractions and accommodations in hotels and campsites on its main islands. We provide you with a list of accommodations in the Bijagos Archipelago as well as a more detailed section where you can find more information.
