Cruise handling
Call Freetown with confidence. Tourism Is Life is your Sierra Leone cruise desk for shore excursions, turnaround services, destination services, and 24-hour support.
Tourism Is Life assists cruise lines and operators with shore programmes, ground transport, and destination services in Sierra Leone. Every programme is timed to ship schedules and confirmed per call.
Emergency / operations
A 24-hour contact is provided once a request is confirmed. For urgent port matters, contact the operations officer: Sonia Koroma. Travel director: Alieya A. Kargbo.
Overview
A full-service DMC for cruise calls at Freetown, covering arrival coordination, shore programmes, and turnaround support.
Cruise service
Destination management for cruise calls at Freetown, from arrival coordination to shore programmes.
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Why Tourism Is Life
A locally owned and managed destination management company with the experience to handle cruise calls safely and professionally.
Tourism Is Life Tours is a destination management company established in 2013.
The company is 100% locally owned and managed.
Qualified travel and tourism staff and guides with extensive travel and tourism experience.
Dedicated cruise ship handling as part of the company’s DMC services.
Transportation, tours, excursions, hotels, and related destination services.
Serves an international customer base.
Shore excursions
Six primary shore programmes covering Freetown, heritage islands, rainforest, wildlife, and peninsula beaches, timed to ship schedules.
Compare & filter
Experience and activity tags are filters derived from the proposal descriptions, not extra product claims.
$60 ppFreetown
A guided city programme covering major historical and cultural attractions in Freetown.
Stops described in the proposal include the Cotton Tree, National Museum, Maroon Church, Railway Museum, market, and Old Fourah Bay College.
Included
$75 ppBunce Island
A heritage excursion to Bunce Island and Tasso Island on the Sierra Leone River.
The experience includes both Bunce Island and Tasso Island.
Included
$65 ppTacugama
A rainforest sanctuary visit with a guided tour and chimpanzee-related activities.
The proposal describes a rainforest sanctuary experience, a guided tour, and chimpanzee-related activities.
Included
$90 ppBanana Island
A coastal island day with water activities and a seafood lunch on the beach.
Activities described include diving, snorkelling, paddle boating, swimming, and relaxation.
Included
$85 ppRiver No. 2
Rainforest birding on a trail that ends at River No. 2 beach.
The experience includes rainforest birding and a trail ending at River No. 2 beach.
Included
$65 ppPeninsula beaches
A peninsula beach programme with sport, water, and community activities.
Activities described include surfing, beach volleyball, beach football, canoe racing, surfing competitions, community engagement, and storytelling.
Included
Destination discovery
Freetown, Bunce Island, Tacugama, Banana Island, River No. 2, and the peninsula beaches, all within reach of Queen Elizabeth II Quay.
Cruise guest destination
Sierra Leone’s capital and the starting point for city sightseeing: Cotton Tree, museums, churches, markets, and Old Fourah Bay College.
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Port of Freetown
Africa’s largest natural harbour, with a minimum entrance depth of 11.6m and quay facilities for cruise calls.
Port figures are taken from the 2024 cruise-ship proposal and are presented as proposal information, not as independently verified live conditions.
Arrival information
The following vessel information is required for cruise calls at Freetown.
Documentation
Required documentation for port clearance and customs facilitation.
Port services
Essential port services available for cruise calls at Freetown.
Fresh water availability is listed in the proposal.
Bunkering by truck is listed in the proposal.
Ship chandler / store provisions are listed.
Garbage collection is listed among port services.
Hospital, doctor, and dentist emergency availability is listed.
Telephone and mobile services are listed as available with notice.
Berthing & maritime
Maritime information for smooth arrival and departure at Freetown.
The proposal lists seven berths and associated draft information. Those berth-by-berth figures are confirmed per call with the ship’s agent rather than shown as a live berthing table on this public page.
Personnel
Experienced English-speaking staff who accompany every cruise programme.
Capabilities
Standard inclusions and capabilities across cruise programmes.
Terms
Key terms for cruise excursion bookings and services.
Payment
Payment arrangements for confirmed cruise programmes.
Deposit
A 50% deposit is required upon confirmation.
Balance
Payment is due at least three weeks before excursion dates.
Banking
Payment details are provided during confirmed booking and invoicing.
Cruise inquiry
Submit your vessel and programme requirements. The cruise desk confirms every itinerary in writing.
