Guinea’s landscape is spectacular. The country has some of the world’s few remaining tropical dry forests, and the rainforests that remain in the south are lush and verdant and full of wildlife. The waterfall-rich Fouta Djalon Plateau in the west has breathtaking scenery and some of the best hiking in West Africa. Guinea is not well endowed with beaches, but those it has are superb; and often empty. It’s capital, Conarky, while not heavy on the must-sees, has a vibrant nightlife and is safer than most other West African capitals.
Geography is a mistress both cruel and kind to Guinea. Cruel because this country is something of an overlander dead end, very tough to reach from the north and blocked by Côte d’Ivoire’s civil war in the south. And kind because Guinea’s landscape is naturally blessed – hence the bottomless love Guineans have for their country and their mystification and anger that it continues to be among the poorest in the world.
Population 9.5 million
Borders Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Liberia and Sierra Leone open. Côte d’Ivoire open but not advised
Seasons Dry (November to May), wet (June to October)
Telephone Country code 224; international access code 00
ATMs There’s one in Conakry
Budget US$10 to US$20 per day
Visas Required for all, except residents of Economic Community of West Africa States (Ecowas) countries, Morocco and Tunisia; must be bought before arrival
Capital Conakry
Languages French, Malinke, Pulaar (Fula), Susu
Area 245, 855 sq km
Money Guinean franc; US$1 = GFr5640
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