Day 01: Arrive Bissau
Start your Guinea Bissau tour when arrive into Bissau meet and assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 02: Bissau- Quinhamel- Bissau                                 B-L-D
After breakfast and some time to relax in the morning drive to Quinhamel where we discover the magical and animist traditions of the intriguing Pepel ethnic group. In this region the forest hides a fetish endowed with feared powers, and only the initiated young men can carry it on their shoulders. We also visit a local rum distillery which has been in use since colonial times, and visit a cashew nut plantation, the main export of the country. Return to Hotel.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 03: Bissau – Varela                                                       B-L-D
After breakfast we depart north-west to see the ritual dances of the Diola sacred mask rarely shown to foreigners. It is said this mask is animated by the spirits, and drums, dances and a colourful crowd will liven the tiny village. We reach the beaches of Varela in the late afternoon.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 04: Varela – Bissau                                                        B-L-D
After breakfast travel along a unique landscape of streams, salt swamps, flooded lands, clay dams and paddy fields. In this remote environment, some gigantic and isolated Kapok and Baobab trees give shade to some isolated villages inhabited by the Felupes and Baiotes, both tribes of the Diula ethnic group. We will witness their complex tribal technology and how they manage to desalinate the land for crop cultivation and we will hope to see their ceremonies and distinctive adobe huts. We then leave the flooded mangrove forest to reach Bula where we meet a Manjaco king and learn about the Gendiman traditions of his tribe. They worship wooden poles and statues representing the spirits of their ancestors and which are kept in sanctuaries known as Cab Balugun. Return back to Bissau in the evening.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 05: Bissau – Bijagos Archipelago                               B-L-D
After breakfast head for the Bijagos Archipelago. Our first stop will be Bolama Island, the former Portuguese capital of Guinea-Bissau but now an atmospheric ‘ghost town’, with charming remnants of its former importance. We then head to Rubane Island which will be our base for our stay in the Bijagos Archipelago.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 06: Rubane – Bubaque – Rubane                               B-L-D
After breakfast we take a speed boat to Bubaque, the largest village in the archipelago and only one connected to the continent by a ferry once a week. Stroll along unpaved alleys, a tiny colorful market, local shops and the tiny ethnographic museum dedicated to Bijagos culture.

Vaca Bruto mask ceremony (April 2021):
After the visit, we reach an isolated village to experience the Vaca Bruto initiation mask ceremony before returning to Rubane.

Turtles’ nesting (October and December departures):
Later, we sail in the direction of the Southern Island and stop at Meio, a pristine uninhabited island where our footprints on the sand will be the only human traces. In the late evening, we transfer to Poilao, an uninhabited island where we should be able to observe the many turtles emerge with high tide from the ocean to lay their eggs and nest (sightings not guaranteed).
Return to Rubane late in the evening.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 07: Rubane – Orango island – Rubane                        B-L-D
After breakfast, we reach by speed boat the Orango island, enjoying on the way the dolphins jumping in the waves by the boat. Orango Island is classified as a national park where the elusive saltwater hippos may be seen in the the mangrove forests. Sightings can never be guaranteed, but local guides will do their best to show you the local wildlife. Return to Rubane for the evening.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 08: Rubane                                                                   B-L-D
Today is at leisure to relax on the beach or discover the lush vegetation and villages on the island.
Overnight in Hotel.

Day 09: Rubane – Bissau                                                    B-L-D
After a relaxing morning we return back to Bissau. Take a stroll around Bissau-Vehlo; the lively old quarter with its sleepy streets and alleys. Visits include the Presidential Palace, the Catholic Cathedral, Fortaleza Amura, the Independence Monument and Che Guevara Square.

Overnight Hotel.

Day 10: Depart Bissau                                                           B
After breakfast departure transfer to the airport to catch the flight for onward journey.