Liberia and Sierra Leone Travel Guide 2026: Monrovia, Freetown, Sapo Rainforest and Bunce Island Complete Itinerary
Browse more guides: Liberia And Sierra Leone travel | Africa destinations Liberia and Sierra Leone Travel Guide 2026: Monrovia, Freetown, Sapo Rainforest and Bunce Island Complete Itinerary I had been circling West Africa on my map for two years before I finally booked the ticket to Monrovia. Liberia and Sierra Leone sit shoulder to shoulder on the Atlantic coast, both shaped by the return trips of people who had been carried across that same ocean in chains. I wanted to walk the streets where freed Black Americans landed in 1822, stand where the Cotton Tree once shaded emancipated families in Freetown, and see the rainforest that still hides pygmy hippos. This is the honest field guide I wish I had carried with me, covering eighteen days on the ground. Why Liberia and Sierra Leone Belong On Your 2026 List These two countries are sometimes written off as difficult or only for aid workers. That picture is more than a decade out of date. The Liberian Civil War ran from 1989 to 2003...