West Africa
West Africa Overland
For travellers who want zero crowds
35 days
Duration
$34
Daily budget
Rugged
Difficulty
Nov – Feb
Best months
Bush taxis, drumming lessons and beaches with nobody on them. Harder than Asia, infinitely more memorable, and you'll rarely meet another backpacker.
The route, stop by stop
🇸🇳 Dakar · Senegal
Gorée Island and the best live music in the region.
4 nights$36/day
🌴 Casamance · Senegal
Palm creeks, empty beaches, village homestays.
4 nights$28/day
🛶 Bissau · Guinea-Bissau
Bijagós archipelago boat trips.
3 nights$30/day
🇸🇱 Freetown · Sierra Leone
River No.2 beach is the best on the coast.
4 nights$33/day
🇬🇭 Accra · Ghana
Easy landing spot with a great hostel scene.
5 nights$38/day
🌳 Cape Coast · Ghana
Canopy walk at Kakum and heavy, important history.
3 nights$30/day
6 stops · 23 nights
≈ $758 total
Totals are estimates built from the per-night budgets above — your real spend will vary.
Getting around
- →Shared sept-place taxis
- →Local ferries
- →Occasional regional flight to skip a border
Don't forget
- ✓Yellow fever certificate
- ✓Malaria prophylaxis
- ✓Cash in CFA
- ✓Universal sink plug
Ready to walk it?
Save the stops as a trip, track your budget and find hostels along the way.
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