All the latest news on the travels to West Africa with transafrica. Updates from the continent directly from our collaborators
I am sending the following review of my recent trip with Alberto traveling from Monrovia, Liberia to Nouakchott, Mauritania: I recently returned from a 3+ week tour in Western Africa conducted by TransAfrica. I want to pass on my enthusiastic review of the experience. We began in Monrovia,...
Sahara expeditions have always been part of TransAfrica's DNA.During the Covid forced stop I decided to spent the all winter scouting the western part of the Sahara and North Africa, from Nouakchott to Tangier. Travelling with small groups, local guides and in solo, I have scouted new areas and...
Hi everyone,My name is Amédée. I'm 46 years old and I'm a bilingual (French and English) tour guide. After my A-level, I registered at English department at Abomey-Calavi University. After a bachelor degree, I started working as English teacher and I was also recruited as a tour guide at the...
On July 16th, 2021, all staff of Transafrica travelled to Atakpame (Togo) and surroundings. Initiated by the managing team, the trip aimed at discovering the town of Atakpame and its surroundings, paying a visit to the Chief and learn more about Atakpame (history, traditions, culture and...
Like every year, Time Magazine has published the 100 best destinations in the world for 2021. We are pleased to note the presence of Accra, among these destinations. With the following reasons: "Accessing the Ghanaian capital has become even easier this year, with last fall’s debut of Qatar...
Here are the videos of our discovery tour in Mauritania.Enjoy views of desert and oasis, nature and cultures: Nouakchott: sand & ocean Banc d’Arguin Adrar Plateau: the White Valley One day in Chinguetti Ouadane, the most remote oasis Terjit Oasis Mauritania at a glance...
A trip organized in Benin from 08 to 18 January 2021 by TransAfrica describes its reality. From the airport to the hotel nothing has changed other than the request to comply with anti-covid measures. The covid test on arrival and departure. City markets such as Dantokpa and Ganhi have not...
At TransAfrica, social sustainability is not a slogan to be flaunted, but a tangible reality. The permanent year-round employment of the majority of our staff (not just seasonally contracted during the peak tourist months), guarantees them and their families a sustainable future. We have...
TransAfrica is a big family across numerous countries. In African terms, I will say we are an extended tribe.The loyalty and dedication between TransAfrica and our staff has been woven by thirty-five years of building and sharing an innovative travel experience. The combination of...
The story by our traveller Massimo Bocale
Ganvié was built by the Tofinus between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the unhealthy northern lagoons of Nokwé, the lake located about twenty kilometers from Cotonou, the capital of Benin. They built it to escape the attacks of the slave hunters Fon, who still live on the mainland....
