region
Bissau area
Sleep one or two nights in Bissau; book the Bijagós boat through your lodge and keep a Bissau night before any flight.
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Rules in force · 2
- Guinea-Bissau ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Guinea-Bissau government sources before booking.
- Guinea-Bissau ↗Political instability occurs; avoid gatherings and check your government's advice before and during the trip.
Every Guinea-Bissau trip goes through Bissau. The capital is a one-to-two-night base, not the trip: the islands are reached by boat and the tides set the schedule. Keep one Bissau night before any flight, carry cash, and check your government's travel advice before you book.
Where to sleep
Bissausleep base
Old fort, port and market; the base for the boat to the Bijagós.
Bijagós Archipelagoovernight
Boat from Bissau, arranged by the lodge; tides and weather set the times.
Night sequences
- 2 nights
- Bissau 2, then the boat transfer
- 6 nights
- Bissau 1 + Bijagós 4 + Bissau 1
- Check your government's travel advice before booking and again before you fly.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
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Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding: leave the big bag at the Bissau hotel and take a day pack for a night away.