São Tomé and Príncipe is the second smallest African country consisting of two main islands. We decided to visit São Tomé, the larger of the two islands. Our jam packed 4 day itinerary covered a lot of ground. Using the capital city of São Tomé as our base, we decided to split our time with one day…Continue reading São Tomé and Príncipe
Togo
Entering Togo on an e-visa was not as straight forward as we thought it would be. The remote border crossing we entered from Ghana did not have the technology to scan us in but thankfully the border officials allowed our tour leader, Chloe, to enter Togo with all our passports to find a facility where…Continue reading Togo
Ghana
Our first visit to Ghana was 13 years ago, so naturally we were excited for a repeat visit. After crossing the border from Côte d’Ivoire, we drove straight to the coastal town of Axim where the lovely Axim Beach Resort was our home for a couple of nights. Ghana has more historic forts and castles…Continue reading Ghana
Côte d’Ivoire
We entered Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) from Liberia and immediately made our way to the western city of Man. Known as the “City of 18 Mountains”, Man is famous for its waterfalls hidden in a mountainous setting. Our full-day exploration of Man included visits to two waterfalls, Les Cascades de Man (Man’s Waterfalls) and Cascades…Continue reading Côte d’Ivoire
Liberia
Liberia is an unexplored country that has attracted adventurers seeking to discover this little known destination. All we knew about Liberia was that the country was founded in the 19th century as a project to relocate free-born and freed slaves after the American Civil War. Liberia was the first African republic to proclaim its independence. Our…Continue reading Liberia