Birdwatching & Off-The Grid Trekking

This region offers diverse offbeat adventures, from the mystical Makasutu Forest (Gambia) with its mangrove kayaking to Lompoul Desert’s (Senegal) Sahara-like dunes for camel treks. In Casamance, explore dense mangroves by boat or bike through rural Diola villages, while Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez Forest provides rare chimpanzee tracking. The Bijagós Archipelago remains one of West Africa’s last untouched frontiers, ideal for intrepid travelers.