Mountains and Wonders

Day 1: Paris – Conakry.

Arrival in the evening. Welcome on arrival, transfer and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Conakry – Dalaba

Departure in the morning for Dalaba. Change of landscapes and climate as we climb towards Fouta Djalon.

Visit the small town of Dalaba: a former resort in colonial times, it has a certain charm with its colonial houses nestled in its pine forests.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Dalaba – Labé – Mali

Road to Labé and the La Saala Falls. We will visit the weavers and dyers installed on the side of the road. Again, change of landscapes, many meetings in the villages.

Dinner and overnight camping in the village.

Days 4 and 5: Hiking in the lowlands of Mount Loura.

Start of the trek around Mali. From Mount Loura, 1500 meters, descent into the « lowlands » by mountain paths.

Landscapes of green hills, cotton and fonio fields, villages and magnificent vegetable gardens at the bottom of the steep valleys. Swimming in the waterfalls.Meetings with weavers, dyers, blacksmiths…

Nights in tents in the villages.

Day 6: Mali, the legend of the Lady.

The lady of Mali, an extraordinary face sculpted by the wind and rain, is so beautiful that one cannot help but build one’s own legend…

Free time to meet the inhabitants of Tensira, very fond of contacts, visit the school and live in the « Guinean » way. The day will end with music and dancing.

Night in the camp.

Day 7: Mali – Saala Falls – Labé.

Long track from Mali to reach the Saala Falls. Probably the highest in Guinea, it is impressive. Maybe you will be lucky enough to hear the chimpanzees there if not see them.

Night at the hotel in Labé.

Day 8: Labé – Doucky

Stroll to the Labé market and picnic in the garden of Alpha, an enthusiast who will introduce you to his crops and aromatic plants.

You will probably want to leave with a packet of organic coffee from his production.
We will take the road again to Doucky and its cliffs. Hike through the cliffs of Tountin Bonodji, the Hyenas cliff, an impressive massif composed of strange sandstone formations.

We go down the cliff to the valley and the Kokoulo river.

From the cliff, we saw a magnificent landscape, the valley and the mountains in the background. We spend the night on the banks of the Kokoulo river.

Night camping in the Grand Canyon valley, on the banks of the Kokoulo river.

Day 9: Doucky

A beautiful day of hiking with the ascent of the famous nine ladders of Doucky, nestled in a crack in the cliff, which are still used today to reach the plateau and the markets.
To go back up to the plateau, we take a series of nine ladders made of bamboo and vines that we have to climb in a crack.
Originally, they connected the villages of the noble Fulani located on the plateau to the villages of their captives in the plains. (Beware of people with vertigo).
We spend the night in Doucky. Dinner and night at the camp in tents or huts.

This day of hiking is physical. Our guide will be attentive to our progress during the climb of the ladders. If we wish, we can take an easier path by accompanying the porters.

Day 10: Doucky – Ley Fita

New day of hiking. We leave the village of Doucky and cross a vast stony plateau before reaching the Fétoré valley.

Between valleys with wild landscapes and villages, we alternate hiking and swimming in the many waterfalls that we discover on the way.

Night in a campsite.

Day 11: Ley Fita – Ainguel

Discovery of three magnificent waterfalls in the Fétoré valley: Djourougui, Kamawi and Donsowol. The Fétoré has dug a natural pool and an astonishing stone bridge there.

We discover the hospitality, the cheerfulness of the Fulani villages.
Visit of the village of Ainguel with its wonderfully decorated typical Fulani huts, certainly the most beautiful in Fouta-Djalon.

We settle into the village camp. Night in a tent.

Day 12: Ainguel – Kindia

Long day of driving to reach Kindia. We take regular breaks in order to break our journey into several times.

Day 13: Kindia

Discover the very colorful market of Kindia. Visit to the dyers and sculptors. Picnic at the Voile de la and enjoy the setting for a refreshing swim.

Music and dance evening with the association « Danse Ta Vie » which educates street children.

Night at the hotel

Day 14: Kindia – Conakry

Free morning then departure for Conakry. Visit of the National Museum then transfer to the airport