Land of old kingdoms.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA Area: 1.030.700 km2Population: 4.005.475 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 64 yearsCapital: NouakchottBorders: Morocco to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Senegal to the south-west, Mali to the south and east, and Algeria to the north-east.Ethnic...
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Area: 446.550 km2Population: 35.561.654 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 73 yearsCapital: RabatBorders: with Algeria to the east and south-east, with Mauritania to the south-west and faces north-east to the Mediterranean Sea, north-west and west to the Atlantic...
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA Area: 111.369 km2Population: 5.073.296 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 64 yearsCapital: MonroviaBorders: to the north with Sierra Leone and Guinea, to the east with Côte d'Ivoire and to the south west with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa...
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA Area: 245.857 km2Population: 12.527.440 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: ConakryBorders: with Guinea-Bissau and Senegal in the north, Mali in the north and north-east, Ivory Coast in the south-east, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the south, Atlantic Ocean...
REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA Area: 11.300 kmqPopulation: 2.173.999 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 66 yearsCapital: BanjulBorders: to the north, south and east it borders with Senegal, to the west with the Atlantic Ocean Ethnic groups: Mandinka/Jahanka 34%, Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo 22.4%,...
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU Area: 36.125 kmqPopulation: 1.927.104 (July 2020 est.) Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: Bissau Borders: north with Senegal, east and south with Guinea and west with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: Fulani 28.5%, Balanta 22.5%, Mandinga 14.7%, Papel 9.1%,...
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL Area: 196.722 km2Population: 15.736.368 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: Dakar Borders: to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north and north-east by Mauritania, to the east by Mali and to the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Ethnic groups:...
REPUBLIC OF TOGO Area: 56,785 kmPopulation: 8,608,444 (estimate July 2020)Life expectancy: about 66 yearsCapital: LomeBorders: to the west with Ghana, to the north with Burkina Faso to the east with Benin and to the south with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: the main from north to south:...
REPUBLIC OF BENIN Surface: 112,672 Km2 Population: 12,864,634 (in 2020) mainly concentrated in the south. On the Atlantic coast, Cotonou alone has 2,401,067 inhabitants. Demographics are relevant with an annual population increase of 3.5%. Life expectancy: 61 years. Capital: formally Porto...
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...
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....
