Sierra Leone · Guinea · Liberia
Welcome to Sierra Leone
Discover the heart of West Africa
A Freetown-based destination management company for travellers, tour operators and cruise ships.
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
Freetown Peninsula & Western Area
Western Circuit
Freetown’s peninsula beaches, Banana Island, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and Bunce Island: the gateway most travelers meet first.
Explore this circuitFeatured journeys
Tours from the public catalogue
culture · Half day
Freetown City Tour
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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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
wildlife · Half day
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
A half-day visit to Tacugama in the forested hills above Freetown, pairing conservation with peninsula views.
Check availabilityOperators
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.
Partner enquiryWhat we handle
Seven DMC services
Tourism Is Life service
MICE
Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions: venue search, ground transport, staffing, and cultural programmes in Sierra Leone.
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Notes from Freetown
Occasional itinerary notes. No invented offers.
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