Dalaba

After an easy boarder crossing we were

Much of the camping in Guinea has been in the grounds of hotels, it's difficult to find remote, clear areas for bush camping & its also a bit more secure. One of the more spectacular settings for a hotel of the whole trip & possibly in the entirety of West Africa was our stop in Dalaba.  A huge tree and veranda was a great spot to watch the sunset & the weaver birds were active around the hotel too.

Hotel grounds, Dalaba

Weaver bird, Dalaba

Chutes De Dittin

This was our starting point for a group outing to the Chutes de Dittin. After some negotiates on taxi prices 10 of us piled into 2 taxis and we were off, 6 of us in our '9 seater' were joined by a guy of the roof who was literally along for the ride. Along the dirt tracks for 2+ hours then a 30 min hike through the woods to get to an amazing view.

sunset, Dalaba

After another glorious sunset we set off in the morning for Pita

My group was on cooking duty that day & we went to the market to shop, but all of a sudden the whole place was packing up around us. From a bustling market to closed within 10 minutes was incredible. It turned out there was an expectation of trouble following on from Conakry with unhappiness at the lack of elections. We were a km or so out of town but it appears nothing came of the rumours.

Chutes De Kinkon

So that afternoon was time for another waterfall outing. This time the chutes de Kinkon. We left the hotel in search of taxis & were soon piling into another '9 seater' with 2 in the front seat 3 in the middle & 3 in the back it's now a challenge to get 9 in. This was a much shorter trip on the dirt roads before a military escort to the viewpoint. Of course not being in Europe means you can walk around the edges of the falls with no barriers or restrictions & there's certainly no other tourists around.

Chutes De Kinkon 

Chutes De Kinkon