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What to See in Guinea-Bissau
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Guinea-Bissau has no sites listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Cities and Cultural Heritage
Bijagos Archipelago
This is the country's most developed tourist area. Beyond the unique culture of its inhabitants, it offers beautiful landscapes blending savanna, forests, and mangroves, deserted beaches, and significant marine wildlife, including sea turtles and hippos. The archipelago is especially renowned for sport fishing.
This is the country's most developed tourist area. Beyond the unique culture of its inhabitants, it offers beautiful landscapes blending savanna, forests, and mangroves, deserted beaches, and significant marine wildlife, including sea turtles and hippos. The archipelago is especially renowned for sport fishing.
Bolama
Built on the small eponymous island, the city was the capital of Portuguese Guinea for over half a century. This has left it with a certain colonial architectural heritage, though not necessarily in good condition. There are a few beaches nearby.
Built on the small eponymous island, the city was the capital of Portuguese Guinea for over half a century. This has left it with a certain colonial architectural heritage, though not necessarily in good condition. There are a few beaches nearby.
Bafata
Located inland, it is the second-largest settlement in Guinea-Bissau. A colonial district still remains. The surrounding forest is known for its monkeys and antelopes.
Located inland, it is the second-largest settlement in Guinea-Bissau. A colonial district still remains. The surrounding forest is known for its monkeys and antelopes.
Bissau
The capital and main city of the country. It still has an old center with several buildings dating from the Portuguese colonial period.
The capital and main city of the country. It still has an old center with several buildings dating from the Portuguese colonial period.
Cacheu
As early as the 16th century, this was the first Portuguese trading post in the region, later becoming a major center for the slave trade, as evidenced by an old fort. The surrounding mangrove is a designated natural park.
As early as the 16th century, this was the first Portuguese trading post in the region, later becoming a major center for the slave trade, as evidenced by an old fort. The surrounding mangrove is a designated natural park.
Varela
On the border with Senegal, the locality is prized for its tranquillity and beautiful beaches.
On the border with Senegal, the locality is prized for its tranquillity and beautiful beaches.
Natural Heritage
Boé Natural Park
This forested and savanna region around the town of Boé in the southeast offers opportunities to see large populations of chimpanzees.
This forested and savanna region around the town of Boé in the southeast offers opportunities to see large populations of chimpanzees.
Lagoa de Cufada Natural Park
Chimpanzees, crocodiles, leopards, buffalo, and hippopotamuses are the park’s main species.
Chimpanzees, crocodiles, leopards, buffalo, and hippopotamuses are the park’s main species.
Rio Cacheu Mangrove Natural Park
This is a vast mangrove area on the estuary of the Rio Cacheu, near the city of the same name. You can spot numerous migratory birds, dolphins, manatees, as well as hippos and crocodiles.
This is a vast mangrove area on the estuary of the Rio Cacheu, near the city of the same name. You can spot numerous migratory birds, dolphins, manatees, as well as hippos and crocodiles.
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Bijagos Archipelago
★★★ This is the country's most developed tourist area. Beyond the unique culture of its inhabitants, it offers beautiful landscapes blending…
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Rio Cacheu Mangrove Natural Park
★★ This is a vast mangrove area on the estuary of the Rio Cacheu, near the city of the same name. You can spot numerous migratory birds…
Lagoa de Cufada Natural Park
★★ Chimpanzees, crocodiles, leopards, buffalo, and hippopotamuses are the park’s main species.
Varela
★★ On the border with Senegal, the locality is prized for its tranquillity and beautiful beaches.
Bafata
★ Located inland, it is the second-largest settlement in Guinea-Bissau. A colonial district still remains. The surrounding forest is known…
Bissau
★ The capital and main city of the country. It still has an old center with several buildings dating from the Portuguese colonial period.
Bolama
★ Built on the small eponymous island, the city was the capital of Portuguese Guinea for over half a century. This has left it with a certain…
Cacheu
★ As early as the 16th century, this was the first Portuguese trading post in the region, later becoming a major center for the slave trade…
Boé Natural Park
★ This forested and savanna region around the town of Boé in the southeast offers opportunities to see large populations of chimpanzees.