Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Imaginative Traveller
(
www.imaginative-traveller.com
) Adventure tours to 11 countries including Guinea-Bissau and
Sierra Leone.
Limosa Holidays
(
www.limosaholidays.co.uk
)
Specialist birding trips, including The Gambia, Ghana and Morocco.
Naturetrek
(
www.naturetrek.co.uk
)
Bird and wildlife specialists offering tours in Ghana and The Gambia.
Peregrine Adventures
(
www.peregrineadventures.com
)
Six-country tour of West Africa.
Rainbow Tours
(
www.rainbowtours.co.uk
)
Goes to Sierra Leone.
Responsible Travel
(
www.responsibletravel.com
) Serves as a clearing house for eco-tours and sustainable travel operat-
ors with 12 West African countries covered.
Songlines Music Travel
(
www.songlines.co.uk/musictravel
)
Music-centred tours to Mali, Senegal, Cape Verde and Mo-
rocco.
Undiscovered Destinations
(
www.undiscovered-destinations.com
)
Off-the-beaten-track agency that goes to Sierra
Leone and Nigeria.
USA
Access Africa
(
www.accessafrica.com
) Tours to six West African countries including a Fespaco special.
Adventure Center
(
www.adventurecenter.com
) Adventure tours and activity-focused trips to most West African coun-
tries.
Adventures Abroad
(
www.adventures-abroad.com
) Small-group tours to a handful of West African countries.
Born Free Safaris
(
www.bornfreesafaris.com
) Tours to Ghana, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali and Benin.
Elder Treks
(
www.eldertreks.com
) Tours for the over-50s to Morocco, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Ghana and Benin.
Journeys International
(
www.journeys-intl.com
) Small-group or customised tours to a handful of West African coun-
tries.
Palace Travel
(
www.palacetravel.com
) West Africa specialist with tours to most countries in the region.
Spector Travel
(
www.spectortravel.com
) An Africa specialist with tours to Senegal, Ghana and elsewhere.
Wilderness Travel
(
www.wildernesstravel.com
)
Trips to Benin, Cape Verde, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Sierra Leone
and Togo.
Overland Tours
For these trips, you travel in an 'overland truck' with about 15 to 28 other people, a couple of drivers/leaders, plus tents
and other equipment. Food is bought along the way and the group cooks and eats together. Most of the hassles (such as
border crossings) are taken care of by the leader. Disadvantages include a fixed itinerary and the possibility of spending
a long time with other people in relatively close confines. That said, overland truck tours are extremely popular.
The overland-tour market is dominated by British companies, although passengers come from many parts of the
world. Most tours start in London and travel to West Africa via Europe and Morocco. For those with plenty of time,
there's also the option to do the West Africa trip as part of a longer trans-Africa trip.
African Trails
(
www.africantrails.co.uk
)
Dragoman
(
www.dragoman.com
)
Keystone Journeys
(
www.keystonejourneys.com
)
