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.
Half day easy
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Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia
Discover the Heart of West Africa
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
Sierra Leone, mapped as we travel it
Year-round
Western Circuit
Freetown’s peninsula beaches, Banana Island, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and Bunce Island: the gateway most travelers meet first.
December – March
Northern Circuit
Highland trekking and savannah parks: Wara Wara, Bumbuna Falls, and Mount Bintumani, West Africa’s highest peak.
October – April
Southern Circuit
Wildlife sanctuaries and island coasts: Tiwai Island, the Turtle Islands, and the southern riverine towns.
November – May
Eastern Circuit
Gola Rainforest National Park, home to pygmy hippos, hornbills, and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests, plus Kenema and Kono.
Featured journeys
Tours from the public catalogue
Half day
Half daywildlife
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
tacugama
A half-day visit to Tacugama in the forested hills above Freetown, pairing conservation with peninsula views.
Half day easy
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Day tripbeaches
Freetown Peninsula
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.
Day trip easy
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Half daybeaches
Banana Island
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.
Half day easy
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Full dayadventure
Picket Hill
freetown peninsula
A full-day peninsula hike with forest and coastal views above the Western Area.
Full day moderate
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Half dayculture
Bunce & Tasso Island
bunce island
River journey to Bunce Island’s fort ruins and neighbouring Tasso, history at the heart of the transatlantic story.
Half day easy
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Why Tourism Is Life
A Sierra Leone story, told on the ground
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”
Travel by experience
Signature experiences
Islands, chimps, rainforest, summit
Half daywildlife
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
tacugama
A half-day visit to Tacugama in the forested hills above Freetown, pairing conservation with peninsula views.
Half day easy
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Half daybeaches
Banana Island
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.
Half day easy
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4D / 3Nadventure
Bintumani Mountain
bintumani
Expedition to Mount Bintumani, the highest peak in Sierra Leone, a signature Tourism Is Life trek.
4D / 3N challenging
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3D / 2Nwildlife
Gola Rainforest
gola
Three days in Gola Rainforest National Park, in pygmy hippo country, with hornbills and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests.
3D / 2N moderate
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Operators
Your DMC partner in Sierra Leone & West Africa
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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