Half dayculture
Freetown City Tour
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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Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia
A Freetown-based destination management company for travellers, tour operators, and cruise ships. Local experts. Global standards.
Local experts
Freetown-based DMC, founder-led.
Tailor-made
Circuits across four regions plus Guinea and Liberia.
B2B & B2C
Independent travellers, operators, cruise, MICE.
Full-service
Tours, visas, vehicles, hotels, insurance, ticketing.
The four circuits

Year-round
Freetown’s peninsula beaches, Banana Island, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and Bunce Island — the gateway most travelers meet first.

December – March
Highland trekking and savannah parks: Wara Wara, Bumbuna Falls, and Mount Bintumani, West Africa’s highest peak.

October – April
Wildlife sanctuaries and island coasts: Tiwai Island, the Turtle Islands, and the southern riverine towns.

November – May
Gola Rainforest National Park — pygmy hippos, hornbills, and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests — plus Kenema and Kono.
Featured journeys
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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Why Tourism Is Life
Founded by Alieya Alie Kargbo and shaped by guides such as Peter Momoh Bassie — featured in AFAR Magazine — the company builds thoughtful Freetown days and harder expeditions to Gola Rainforest and Mount Bintumani.
Meet the team“Great experience Sierra Leone”
Signature experiences
Half daywildlife
tacugama
A half-day visit to Tacugama in the forested hills above Freetown, pairing conservation with peninsula views.
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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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4D / 3Nadventure
bintumani
Expedition to Mount Bintumani, the highest peak in Sierra Leone — a signature Tourism Is Life trek.
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3D / 2Nwildlife
gola
Three days in Gola Rainforest National Park — pygmy hippo country, hornbills, and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests.
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Operators
Ground handling, manifests, multi-country Mano River itineraries, and a 1 DCM World network affiliation as stated by the CEO in 2024.
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