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The Bijagos Islands is an archipelago in Guinea-Bissau.

Regions[edit]

Map
Map of Bijagos Islands

The archipelago is made up of eighteen major islands and a dozen more smaller ones.

  • 1 Bubaque — the most populated island and administrative capital of the islands
  • 2 Caravela Caravela on Wikipedia
  • 3 Formosa Formosa (Guinea-Bissau) on Wikipedia
  • 4 Canhabaque Roxa on Wikipedia — also known as Roxa
  • 5 Uno Uno (Guinea-Bissau) on Wikipedia
  • 6 Carache Carache on Wikipedia
  • 7 Bolama Bolama Island on WikipediaBolama is a town of 5000 people a short pirogue trip from the mainland
  • 8 Orango Grande Orango on Wikipedia — famous for its salt-water hippos
  • 9 João Vieira João Vieira (island) on Wikipedia and 10 Poilão Poilão on Wikipedia — best islands for turtle-spotting
  • Keré — a tiny island between Caravela and Carache. No people live on the island, there is only a single hotel. Fishing trips and visits to villages in Caravela and Carache can be arranged. To go there, contact the hotel, which will be able to arrange transport from Bissau.
  • 11 Rubane Rubane on Wikipedia — the Bijagós ethnic group consider it a sacred island; it is accessible from Bissau on a 3-hour boat trip

Understand[edit]

The Bijagos Islands have been affected less by Western cultural influence than the mainland. Many of the smaller remote islands remain unspoilt paradises.

Get in[edit]

  • 1 Bubaque Airport (BQE IATA). serves the city of Bubaque. Bubaque Airport (Q1257520) on Wikidata Bubaque Airport on Wikipedia

Get around[edit]

Motorised canoes or the bigger but safer boats are the best ways to move between the various islands.

See[edit]

Do[edit]

  • Boating is a popular activity in the Bijagos Islands.
  • There are plenty of beaches on Bubaque Island, many of which are largely untouched by mass tourism.

Eat[edit]

  • 1 Saldo Mar Restaurant, Bubaque, +245 955 496 826.

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

  • Les Dauphins (Bubaque), +33 1 42 89 32 64.
  • 1 Africa Princess, Island of Canhabaque (Port of Bissau), +221 77 645 7529, +245 517 8356, . Check-in: synchronized with the flights arrivals, check-out: synchronized with the flights departures. This is a motorized catamaran with 4 cabins with independent WC and air conditioning that tours the two Bijagos National Parks every week in the dry season. With a set of 5 boats and good skippers, is ideal for itinerant fishing, nature and ethnic tours.
  • 2 Hotel Bijagós-Kéré, Kéré Island, +245 96 679 49 65. This hotel sits on its own islet, and offers fishing and eco-tourism. African-style bungalows with quality beds, mosquito nets and toilets in the majority of the bedrooms. You can also enjoy a big terrace with a living room and sea view. Restaurants and bar.
  • Orango Park Hotel (Orango Grande).
  • Chez Claude (João Vieira), +245-6179577, +245-6661037.
  • Decouverte (Keŕe).
  • Le Tubaron (Rubane).
  • Lodge Ponta anchaca (Rubane).
  • Hotel Acunda (Acunda). There is a fishing lodge at Acunda. Basic facilities, good fishing boats and skippers. Is an excellent base for fishing the outermost islands and marks.

Bubaque[edit]

Stay safe[edit]

Watch out for the Nile crocodiles and saltwater hippos in the marshes.

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