Bissau & Bubaque — 4 days

A first foray into the Bijagós archipelago. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Bissau; Bissau; Crossing to Bubaque; Bubaque & back.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Bissau

• 17:00 — Arrival at Bissau OXB
• 19:00 — Hotel check-in in Bissau
• 20:30 — Fish and cassava rice dinner — Bissau

Day 2 — Bissau

• 09:00 — Fortaleza d'Amura — Bissau
• 11:00 — Pidjiguiti Memorial — Bissau
• 13:00 — Lunch at the central market
• 15:30 — Old Portuguese colonial quarter — Bissau
• Very low-key tourism

Day 3 — Crossing to Bubaque

• 08:00 — Boat to Bubaque — Bissau → Bubaque (3h30)
• 12:00 — Island camp on Bubaque — Bubaque
• 15:00 — Praia Bruce — Bubaque
• 20:00 — Grilled fish dinner on the beach

Day 4 — Bubaque & back

• 08:00 — Bubaque village and morning market — Bubaque
• 11:00 — Boat back to Bissau
• 15:00 — Airport transfer
• 19:00 — Return flight from Bissau OXB