Nature in Sierra Leone — Tiwai & the South — 7 days

A wildlife sanctuary and southern primary forests. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Freetown; Preparations & Freetown; Heading south; Tiwai Island.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Freetown

• 09:00 — Arrival at Freetown FNA — Aéroport de Lungi
• 10:30 — Speedboat crossing to Freetown
• 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Freetown
• 16:00 — Freetown — Cotton Tree site & central market

Day 2 — Preparations & Freetown

• 09:00 — Sierra Leone National Museum — Freetown
• Taxi to the peninsula — Freetown → Péninsule de Freetown
• 13:00 — River Number Two Beach — Péninsule de Freetown
• 20:00 — Dinner in Freetown

Day 3 — Heading south

• 07:00 — Drive Freetown → Kenema
• 15:00 — Guesthouse in Kenema
• 19:00 — Local dinner

Day 4 — Tiwai Island

• 08:00 — Road + pirogue to Tiwai
• 10:00 — Tiwai sanctuary camp — Île de Tiwai
• 15:00 — Guided walk — red colobus & other monkeys — Île de Tiwai

Day 5 — Tiwai wildlife

• 06:00 — Dawn walk — looking for chimpanzees — Île de Tiwai
• 17:00 — Sunset pirogue trip on the Moa

Day 6 — Back to Freetown

• 08:00 — Pirogue + road back to Freetown
• 17:00 — Hotel check-in — Freetown
• 20:00 — Last dinner

Day 7 — Departure

• 10:00 — Speedboat crossing to Lungi
• 14:00 — Return flight