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Guinea
The Fouta Djallon highlands are green, cool and full of waterfalls, and three of West Africa's great rivers rise there. Very little infrastructure for visitors.
When to go
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026Best time to visit Guinea: Nov–Mar
Cities
Where people go in Guinea
Landmarks
What people go to see in Guinea
Conakry· 8 landmarks
Camp Boiro
Conakry Botanical Garden
Grand Mosque of Conakry
Marché Madina
Palais du Peuple
Sandervalia National Museum
St Mary's Cathedral
Tombo Island
Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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Fly to Guinea
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Driving
On the right
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
C / F / K
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
220V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
GNF · Guinean franc
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Bonjour
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
Tipping
Not customary. Guides in the Fouta expect a negotiated fee instead.
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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