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its beaches, especially those around
Serekunda
(
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), make a good (English-
speaking) rest stop for taking time out from the African road. From
Banjul
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),
consider flying to
Freetown
(
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) in Sierra Leone - the nearby beaches are beauti-
ful and utterly undeveloped. Attractions such as
Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary
(
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here
) with its fabulous wildlife concentrations should not be missed.
You could continue along the coast through Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, but most travel-
lers fly over them to agreeable
Accra
(
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) in Ghana. From there excursions to the
old coastal forts,
Cape Coast Castle
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) and stunning beaches at
Kokrobite
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),
Busua
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) and
Dixcove
(
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) never disappoint. Don't fail to
detour north to
Kumasi
(
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) in the Ashanti heartland. There's plenty of onward
transport to the fascinating markets and fine museum of
Lomé
(
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), and don't
miss an inland hiking detour around
Kpalimé
(
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). Not far away is Benin, with
Ouidah, the evocative former slaving port and home of voodoo, the history-rich town of
Abomey and the stilt-villages of Ganvié.
Cotonou
(
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) has all the steamy appeal
of the tropics; from here fly to
Yaoundé
(
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) in Cameroon, which has a distinct-
ive Central African feel.
Limbe
(
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) has distinctive black-sand beaches and sits
in the shadow of
Mt Cameroon
(
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), West Africa's highest peak.
Kribi
(
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here
), an idyllic tropical beach, is the perfect place to laze on the sand and consider just
how far you've travelled.
