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Sierra Leone

30 places in Sierra Leone, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

Sierra Leone

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Gola Rainforest National Park

Tiwai Island

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Bumbuna Falls

Bureh Beach

Charlotte Falls

Gola Rainforest National Park

John Obey Beach

Lake Sonfon

Lakka Beach

Mount Bintumani

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

River No. 2 Beach

The Banana Islands

The Freetown Peninsula Beaches

Tingi Hills

Tiwai Island

Tokeh Beach

Turtle Islands

Western Area Peninsula National Park

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Bunce Island

Freetown

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Bonthe

Kabala

Kent

Plantain Island

Regent

Rogbonko Village

Sierra Leone National Railway Museum

Tasso Island

York

Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Sierra Leonean Cuisine

One postcard a week.