Gabou circuit

Gabou Circuit: Discovering Senegal and Guinea Bissau


Gabou Circuit: Discovering Senegal and Guinea Bissau

Sunday: Bissau
Departure from Lisbon on Saturday.
Arrival in Bissau in the night from Saturday to Sunday, capital of Guinea Bissau by TAP flight.
Reception and assistance by our team at the airport.
Transfer to the Palace hotel or similar.

Monday: Bissau / Bubaque (Bissagos Islands)

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for the Port of Bissau where you will embark by boat for Bubaque Island in the Bissagos Islands. The departure time will be checked the day before as it depends on the tide. Tubaque is the largest of the islands in the archipelago classified MAB (Man and biosphere) and World Heritage.
On arrival in Bubaque, welcome by the customary authorities.
BBQ fish lunch.
The afternoon will be devoted to touring the island in a 4 × 4.
In this paradisiacal place, sung so much by Captain Cousteau, you will discover nature in all its beauty. The crystal-clear sea water, the diversity of flowers, the ornithological sites, the symbiosis of people and nature.
Visit to the house of Okinka Pampa, freedom fighter and great resistance against the Portuguese colonial occupation.
Okinka Pampa is a national hero here. Dinner and overnight at "Punta Anchaca" in Bubaque.casebijagos

Tuesday: The Bissagos archipelago

Breakfast at the hotel Departure from Bubaque by motorized canoe for a day's visit to the Bissgos archipelago. You will discover the many islands with lush vegetation with their immense beaches, oyster beds in the mangroves, rare birds coming on pilgrimage to this natural paradise.Visit of the "Orango" natural park Fish barbecue on a deserted beach. Afternoon visit to the Caravel Islands Parauno Isimaio ..etc. Meeting with hospitable populations who respect nature. Discussion around their mores and customs. Return to Bubaque at the end of the afternoon. Dinner (with folklore accompaniment) and overnight in Punta Anchacaile

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Wednesday: Bissagos / Bissau

Breakfast at the hotel and departure from the Bissagos Islands by boat for the return to Bissau. Arrival in Bissau after 3 hours of navigation. Lunch in a typical restaurant in the city center of Bissau. Afternoon, visit of the city of Bissau in Portuguese colonial architecture. Visit of the typical markets, visit of the Quinhamel market. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel Palace.companieaurifere

Thursday: Bissau / Bafata / Bissau

Breakfast at the hotel Today will be dedicated to visiting the Mandingo and Mandingo villages. Between Bissau and Bafata, you will discover many ethnic groups formerly united in the Gabu empire. You will discover the wealth and diversity of villages, their ancestral cultures, their rites and traditions. Lunch during the visit, in a typical restaurant and continuation of your village exploration in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Bissau.village_de_l_ethnie_bijagos_guinee_bissau_large

Friday: Bissau / Ziguinchor (Senegal)

Breakfast and departure from Bissau for Ziguinchor, capital of the southern region of Senegal. palm oil, craft activity ... etc) you will stop to discuss, exchange. Lunch on the way at the stop in Sao Domingo where you will taste one of the country's culinary specialties as a farewell (braised fish with a bed of vegetables). Afternoon continue to Ziguinchor after a brief visit to Sao Domingo. in Ziguinchor in the middle of the afternoon. Visit of the city, of the Saint-Maur market rich in various regional products, spices and local crafts. Visit to the art market, visit of the picturesque and lively fishing port at the end of the day where fish sellers and fishmongers meet. Check-in at your hotel (Nema Cadior, Kadiandoumagne or similar). Welcome dinner in Casamance. -gal-4

Saturday: Ziguinchor / Carabane / Ziguinchor

After breakfast, departure for Elinkine in the South of the Casamance River.You will cross the villages of Diolas de Oussouye, Nyassia and Mlomp known for its typical architecture, classified as national cultural heritage.A Elinkine, departure by motorized canoe for the island of Karabane that you will wait after 30 minutes of navigation through the bolongs (corridors of vegetation on the water). Arrival at the island of Karabane, a former Portuguese possession and slavery until the 19th century. Lunch at the Convent run by the sisters on the 'island. Afternoon, visit of Karabane, its church with impressive architecture, visit of some houses, meeting with the inhabitants of this island lost at the mouth of the Casamance river. Return to Ziguinchor at the end of the day. Dinner with entertainment with Diola folklore and overnight stay.

Sunday: Ziguinchor / Banjul

Breakfast in Ziguinchor and departure from Ziguinchor by the national road West towards Banjul.Visit the villages of Badiana where you will meet the women's cooperative specializing in the processing of agricultural products, visit Bignona, meet with the notables of Baila for Exchanges.Arrival in Banjul around 1 p.m. Lunch in a typical restaurant of the city. Installation at the hotel after lunch. In the afternoon, city tour of Banjul once known as Bathurst during the British colonial era. Visit of the central market (crafts and local products), visit of the national museum, visit of the sacred crocodile pond. Return to the hotel at the end of the afternoon, dinner and overnight stay

Monday: Banjul / Kaolack

After breakfast, departure for the Saloum region. After the picturesque crossing of the Gambia River by ferry, continuation to Toubacouta along the river. Saloum in an area classified as natural heritage of humanity. Lunch in Toubacouta and meeting with the local healer. Afternoon continuation to Kaolack. Dinner and overnight at the "Relais de Kaolack"

 

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