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Places in Sierra Leone
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Freetown Home Base
Bunce Island
Bunce Island holds the ruins of a British slave-trading fort active from the late seventeenth into the early nineteenth century.
Explore Place →Kenema Home Base
Gola Rainforest National Park
Gola protects Sierra Leone’s largest surviving block of Upper Guinea rainforest and, with Tiwai, forms the country’s first World Heritage property.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
Leicester Peak Viewpoint
Leicester Peak gathers Freetown into one view: the old city and harbour, Atlantic edge, forested hills and ridges toward Tacugama.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
Old Wharf Steps and Guard House
The Old Wharf Steps descend through Freetown’s historic waterfront geography toward the former Government Wharf.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
River Number Two Beach
At River Number Two, a river and lagoon meet the Atlantic below the forested Peninsula in a community-managed visitor setting.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
Sierra Leone National Museum
At the centre of Freetown, the Sierra Leone National Museum brings the country’s material culture and history into one focused collection.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
Sierra Leone National Railway Museum
Inside former railway workshops at Cline Town, locomotives, coaches and archives preserve the story of the narrow-gauge system that connected Freetown with the interior.
Explore Place →Freetown Home Base
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Tacugama is a rescue, rehabilitation and conservation centre in the forest above Freetown.
Explore Place →Bo Home Base
Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Tiwai is a rainforest island held within the Moa River and cared for with eight neighbouring communities.
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