Services
Half-day city tours, island crossings, rainforest walks and multi-week overland routes. Every itinerary here is one we run ourselves, with local guides and transport arranged from the Freetown desk.
Signature itineraries
Documented day by day, from the airport pickup to the final departure, with what is included and what is not set out in writing before anyone travels.
Eleven days across the country's headline sites: Freetown's museums and monuments, Bunce and Tasso Islands, Tacugama, Tiwai Island on the Moa River, the peninsula beaches, and Banana Island.
Nine days from Freetown into the north and south: Rogbonko village, the Wara Wara mountains at Kabala, agro-tourism at Senekedugu, Bo's markets, Tiwai Island, and Banana Island.
A 44-day overland route across eight West African countries, run with Oasis Overland. It splits into three segments that can be joined separately: Benin, Togo and Ghana; Ghana through Ivory Coast and Liberia to Sierra Leone; then Sierra Leone north to Senegal.
The catalogue
Filter by what you want to do and how long you have. Prices are quoted per trip, so every tour here leads to a written quote rather than an online checkout.
22 tours shown
Half dayculture
freetown
A guided introduction to Freetown’s Krio heritage, harbour, and city landmarks, the same city tours Tourism Is Life is known for.
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Half daywildlife
tacugama
A half-day visit to Tacugama in the forested hills above Freetown, pairing conservation with peninsula views.
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Day tripbeaches
freetown peninsula
Beaches of the Western Area peninsula: golden and white-sand coves including well-known stops such as River Number Two and Black Johnson.
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Half daybeaches
banana island
The Banana Islands lie off Yawri Bay, south-west of the Freetown Peninsula. Dublin and Ricketts are linked by a stone causeway; Mes-Meheux is uninhabited. Access is by boat from Kent.
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Full dayadventure
freetown peninsula
A full-day peninsula hike with forest and coastal views above the Western Area.
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Half dayculture
bunce island
River journey to Bunce Island’s fort ruins and neighbouring Tasso, history at the heart of the transatlantic story.
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Day tripadventure
bumbuna falls
A northern day trip to Bumbuna Falls through inland countryside.
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3D / 2Nadventure
wara wara
A three-day highland trek in Koinadugu District’s Wara Wara range.
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3D / 2Nculture
makeni
Three days in Bombali District with Makeni as a cultural and market base.
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4D / 3Nadventure
bintumani
Expedition to Mount Bintumani, the highest peak in Sierra Leone, a signature Tourism Is Life trek.
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3D / 2Nculture
bo
A three-day stay in Bo, Sierra Leone’s second city and southern gateway.
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3D / 2Nwildlife
tiwai
Two nights on Tiwai Island in the Moa River, with primates, forest walks, and night sounds of the southern rainforest.
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3D / 2Nbeaches
turtle islands
A three-day expedition to the Turtle Islands: remote beaches and fishing communities off the southern coast.
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3D / 2Nwildlife
gola
Three days in Gola Rainforest National Park, in pygmy hippo country, with hornbills and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests.
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3D / 2Nculture
kenema
Three days in Kenema District, the eastern hub for Gola and diamond-country travel.
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3D / 2Nculture
kono
A three-day journey into Kono District, including B Kongo, eastern Sierra Leone beyond the tourist trail.
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CustomQuoteadventure
freetown
Custom highland trekking in Guinea’s Fouta Djallon. Quote-only. Logistics confirmed per departure.
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CustomQuotewildlife
tiwai
Custom Liberia programme centred on Sapo National Park. Quote-only multi-country or Liberia-only.
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Custom · typically 13 days · 3 countriesQuoteculture
gola
A cross-border circuit through Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, the three countries that meet at the Mano River. One route, three national guides, and a single DMC coordinating the handover at each border.
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11 days / 10 nightsQuoteculture
freetown
Eleven days across the country's headline sites: Freetown's museums and monuments, Bunce and Tasso Islands, Tacugama, Tiwai Island on the Moa River, the peninsula beaches, and Banana Island.
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9 days / 8 nightsQuoteculture
makeni
Nine days from Freetown into the north and south: Rogbonko village, the Wara Wara mountains at Kabala, agro-tourism at Senekedugu, Bo's markets, Tiwai Island, and Banana Island.
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44 days · 8 countries · 3 joinable segmentsQuoteculture
freetown
A 44-day overland route across eight West African countries, run with Oasis Overland. It splits into three segments that can be joined separately: Benin, Togo and Ghana; Ghana through Ivory Coast and Liberia to Sierra Leone; then Sierra Leone north to Senegal.
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How it works
Pick one of the published itineraries or describe the trip you want. Dates, rough group size, and what you care about seeing are enough to start.
The Freetown desk confirms availability with lodges, guides and boats before quoting anything, so the plan you get back is one we can run.
Costs are quoted per trip and per group rather than listed as fixed prices, because accommodation, vehicles and group size all move the number.
Once you confirm, we take on guides, transport, entrance fees, accommodation and the airport pickup. Nothing is charged through this website.
Tell us roughly when you want to travel and what you would like to see. The Freetown desk replies within 24 hours, and a person reads every message.
