Cultural & Historical Tour Of Liberia & Sierra Leone – 13 Days

DAY 1: ARRIVE Monrovia, LIBERIA

Arrive in Monrovia; meet assist and transfer to hotel.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

DAY 2: MONROVIA HISTORICAL TOUR

After breakfast go on a Tour of Monrovia, highlights will include the remnants of Ducor Hotel the highest point in Monrovia, where the first lighthouse of Liberia and the Joseph Jenkins Roberts monument is located. The monument Liberia’s most popular President William V.S. Tubman and finally, Providence Baptist Church, Liberia’s oldest church built in the 18th Century where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 3: MONROVIA - JOLA HOUSE WOMEN’S SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

After breakfast, visit the Jola House Women’s Social Enterprise see Artisans who have become self-sufficient by creating and designing furniture and gift items.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 4: MONROVIA – GBARNGA – KPATAWEE WATERFALLS

After breakfast drive to Gbarnga in Bong County, visit some Tribal villages, and learn the cultural and archaeological history of these tribes in Liberia. Afterward, visit the Kpatawee Waterfalls covered by a lush canopy, afternoon at leisure trek along the falls, or just relax.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 5: MONROVIA -AFRICAN VILLAGE EXPERIENCE

After breakfast, enjoy a drive through the Liberian countryside to visit the Bai T. Moore Village in Bomi County for a unique look into village life. Learn about the history and cultural heritage of one of Liberia’s most prominent writers Bai T. Moore, while listening to selected readings from his poetry and his most famous story, a Liberian Romeo and Juliet story, Murder in the Cassava Patch. Take a short tour of the village and enjoy an entertaining cultural dance and drum performance.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 6: MONROVIA

After breakfast go on a tour of the Waterside Market, visit the booths of local artisans to shop for souvenirs, African artifacts, and carvings. Also, visit local Mandingo tailor shops.

Overnight at Bella Casa Lodge & Suites

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

DAY 7: FREE TOWN – SIERRA LEONE

After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to Free Town; meet assist and transfer to Hotel.

Overnight at Country Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 8: FREE TOWN

After breakfast go on a city Tour of Freetown; visit the National Museum; historic sites around the City. This morning, take a city tour by visiting the National Museum, and the market. After lunch, tour the University of Sierra Leone’s Fourah Bay College the oldest University in West Africa enjoy the amazing view from the mountain and the Botanical Gardens around the University.

Overnight at Country Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 9: FREETOWN - BUNCE ISLAND

After breakfast drive to Aberdeen, enjoy a cruise to Bunce Island a commercial Fort built to facilitate The Atlantic Slave Trade; during its operation about 50,000 men, women and children were sent to slavery mainly on the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia, known as the Gullah Tribe. Walkthrough the ruins of Bunce Island and experience the paths the slaves took.

Overnight at Country Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast

DAY 10: ROGBONKO VILLAGE

After breakfast drive to Rogbonko Village Retreat to experience real village life, meet the villagers, and experience their culture and daily lives.

Overnight at Rogbonko Village Retreat

Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 11: ROGBONKO VILLAGE

After breakfast spends a full day in the village.

Overnight at Rogbonko Village Retreat

Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 12: BANANA ISLAND

After breakfast, drive to Banana village and visit the two Island Villages of Ricketts; located on the coast facing the Western Peninsula both Islands have a combined population of about 900, connected by a spit of sand that is underwater at high tide. A stone bridge connects the path between the two islands’ learn about the culture and mingle with the villagers.

Overnight at Banana Island, Guesthouse

Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner

DAY 13: FREE TOWN / DEPART

Return to Free Town; transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Meals included: Breakfast