Guinea-Bissau

A former Portuguese colony, Guinea-Bissau's post-independence history has been chequered. A civil war in 1998, followed by the imposition of a military junta in 1999 has been replaced with a multi-party democracy. The economy remains fragile, however hopes are high.

Regions

Cities

Bissau - capital

Other destinations

canchungo,farim,gabo,bafata,catio,bijagos, bolama,etc

Get in

By plane

Direct flights from Portugal. yer right

By train

$1,000,000 for a day trip

By car

By bus

By boat

Get around

in the city you have vehicles that they call[toca-toca] cab for everybody who will stop as long as i go to pick up and drop up passanger.to travel fron city to city you have the [candongas]they big commercial vehicles carrying ten to twenty passanger [mini buses]tip make sure you get the front seats.rented vehicles four wheels car are available.

Talk

Portuguese is the official language, however the local creole and some native African languages are widely spoken.

Eat

the food is fantastic.is a variety of fish meat and diverse vegetables,the country is rich in fish so if are a fish lover you gona loved,most or all of the food is organic.

Contact

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