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Places visible in one day, leaving Bissau in the morning for coming back in the evening or in the night; for example:
> Villages where to attend traditional ceremonies or participate in activities; historical sites; beaches near Bissau,
> Or even places that offer opportunities for longer visits, but if you have only one day you can see some interesting things.
 (the visits, the duration of which is indicated for 1 day or more, are also included in 2 days visits list)

CACHEU PARK – South part
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start: Canchungo or Cacheu
Vehicle: car / boat
length: 1 day or more
season: nov - jun
warning in foot or canoe passing

A wonderful park where you can see the greatest mangrove swamp, water & land animals, culture and local traditions.

RIO CACHEU MANGALS
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start: São Domingos or Cacheu
vehicle: car / boat
length: 1 day or more
season: nov - jun
warning in foot or canoe passing

The biggest mangrove park of West Africa, where human life harmonizes perfectly with the ecosystem. Water animals and migratory birds can be seen.

THE JOURNEY OF SLAVES
Escravos

place: Cacheu
vehicle: car
length: half to 1 day
season:all the year
(but better in dry season for going to slaves island)

A memory journey about a sad period in the African history. A moment to reflect together and to learn many unknown aspects.

THE BALAFONES OF TABATÓ
tabato

start: Bafatá
vehicle: car
length: 1 day
season: all the year

A little village close to Bafatá, where the inhabitants are specialized in building and in playing some musical instruments typical of “mandinga” culture.

FANADO
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start: many regions
vehicle: car
length: 1 day
season: mainly march

You can see a traditional ceremony performed in the villages to celebrate the adulthood (25-30 years old).
(more details in Portuguese)

PALM OIL PRODUCTION
OleoPalma

start: many towns
vehicle: car
length: 1 day
season: mar - jul

You can visit a village where people produces palm oil by traditional method, using a machine built and tested in Guinea Bissau.

GUILEDJE
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region: extreme South
vehicle: car
length: 1 or 2 hours
season: all the year
suggested to be visited jointly with Cantanhez

A visit to the Guinea Bissau independence Museum, located into the former barracks of the Portuguese Army.

SALTINHO
Saltinho

start: Bissau - Buba road
vehicle: car
length: half-an-houror more
or you can spend a night in the hotel

Rio Corubal rapids: an enjoyable moment to admire the landscape on the way to the South from Bissau or an overnight stop in the hotel overlooking the stream.

CUFADA LAGOON
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start: Buba
vehicle: car
length: 1 day or more
season: nov - jun
warning in foot or canoe passing

A very interesting place, where you can observe the habitat of a multitude of water birds that stop in the lagoon during the migration from Africa to Europe.