Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone

The tropical African country of Siera Leone is located in the west of Africa, between Guinea and Liberia and facing the Atlantic towards the southwest. From the coastal plains the landscape gradually rises up to a mountainous plateau in the east of the country, with Mount Bintumani (1948 m) as the highest peak.

Outamba-Kilimi National Park in the north of the country, with its woodland and grass savanna, offers some possibilities for exploration on foot with a guide.

Regions

Mountains

Books

Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Chasing the Devil
  • For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries,... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Chasing the Devil
  • For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through, bedevilled by a uniquely brutal form of violence from which sprang many of Africa's cruellest contemporary icons - child soldiers, prisoner mutilation, blood diamonds. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries,... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2018
  • Sierra Leone
  • This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Sierra Leone remains the only English-language guide dedicated to this unique West African destination, one of only three countries where the uber-elusive pygmy hippo can be found and where coastal mountains and sheltered beaches are the stuff of daydreams and postcards. With Bradt's Sierra... Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
  • De Zwerver, Netherlands
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Bol.com
Belgium
2018
  • Sierra Leone
  • This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Sierra Leone remains the only English-language guide dedicated to this unique West African destination, one of only three countries where the uber-elusive pygmy hippo can be found and where coastal mountains and sheltered beaches are the stuff of daydreams and postcards. With Bradt's Sierra... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2018
  • Reisgids Sierra Leone | Bradt Travel Guides
  • Voor vele landen net zo goed, zo niet beter dan de Planet. Beduidend soberder uitgevoerd, maar ook met veel informatie voor backpackers en met veel kaartmateriaal. Een aanrader! This new, thoroughly updated third edition of Bradt's Sierra Leone remains the only English-language guide dedicated to this unique West African destination, one of... Read more
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Netherlands
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