Sierra leone attractions

Millions of tourists flock to Sierra leone each year and one of the main reasons why so many tourists travel to Sierra leone is because there are so many wonderful Sierra leone attractions for the visitors to choose from.

If you are planning a trip to Sierra leone and are looking for some great ideas on why to do in Sierra leone then our Sierra leone travel guide is a great online resource for you. The Sierra leone travel guide has reviewed the leading Sierra leone attractions for our readers.

Millions of tourists visit Sierra leone each year coming from all regions of the world as Sierra leone is not only an inexpensive travel destination but also a city filled with plenty of culture, history and beautiful sights.

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The most accessible part of Sierra Leone is the Freetown Peninsula. From Leicester Peak, superb views of the city between the sea and the mountains unfold below, and a narrow, steep road through the mountains leads to the old Creole villages (dating from 1800) of Leicester, Gloucester and Regent. The area was chosen as a resettlement area for liberated slaves who built the villages of Sussex, York, Kent, Waterloo, Hastings and Wellington. Freetown itself, surrounded by thickly vegetated hills, is both a colourful and historic port. Attractions include a 500-year-old cotton tree; the museum; the De Ruyter Stone; Government Wharf and ‘King’s Yard’ (where freed slaves waited to be given land); Fourah Bay College, the oldest university in West Africa; Marcon’s Church, built in 1820; and the City Hotel, immortalised in Graham Greene’s novel The Heart of the Matter. The King Jimmy Market and the bazaars offer a colourful spectacle and interesting shopping. A boat trip up the Rokel River to Bunce Island, one of the first slave trading stations of West Africa, makes an interesting excursion.