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Visiting Sierra Leone

• Before you travel
  • Things you need to know
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  • Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Missions in Sierra Leone
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• Things you need to know
• Getting to Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone Flights Schedule
  • Getting to Sierra Leone by Land
  • Airport Transfer from Lungi to Freetown
  • Flying to Sierra Leone
• Getting around Sierra Leone
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  • Getting around Sierra Leone
• For Business
  • Investing and Setting up a business in Sierra Leone
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• Activities and things to do
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Attractions

• Beaches and Islands
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  • Freetown Peninsula
• Heritage and Historical Sites
  • St John's Maroon Church
  • The Wharf Steps and Old Guard House
  • St George's Cathedral
  • St Charles' Church, Regent
  • The Gateway to the Old King's Yard
  • The Martello Tower
  • Three Old City Boundary Guns
  • The Cotton Tree
  • National Railway Museum
  • Old Fourah Bay College
  • Bunce Island
• Eco-Tourism
  • Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
  • Banana Islands
• Nature and Wildlife
  • Yawri Bay
  • Kangari Hills Forest Reserve
  • Kambui Hills Forest Reserve
  • Tingi Hills
  • Mamunta Mayosso Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Western Area Peninsula Forest
  • Outamba-Kilimi National Park
  • Lake Sonfon and Environs
  • Gola Forest Reserve
  • Loma Mountains & Mount Bintimani-Bintumani

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  • Freetown and a taste of the Country (10 days)
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• News
  • Sierra Leone launches online mining database to increase transparency
  • Steinmetz Looking to List Sierra Leone Diamond Mine
  • Sierra Leone Diamond Mine Set for IPO
  • Commercial Banks set up defense against Fraud
  • Trekking to Pickets Point
  • Chinese Investors to Boost Rice, Rubber Production
  • WAMZ Governors meet in Sierra Leone
  • EU donates €3 million to boost smallholder production and youth employment
  • Sierra Leonean women root for peaceful campaigns
  • Special Court for Sierra Leone / Justice Richard Lussick Elected Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II
  • London Mining to Ship First Ore from Sierra Leone
  • Blair says Sierra Leone has 'much to celebrate'
  • AGFUND opens bank for the poor in Sierra Leone
  • “I inherited a good company” -Babatunde Cole
  • 2012 Afcon/Angola: Palancas Negras host Sierra Leone in final test game
  • African-Canadian Health Specialist and Consultant Back in Sierra Leone
  • Hummel Academies… Danish coach visits Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone Announces Bid Round on 29 December 2011
  • St. Matthews Church Germany donates to Sierra Leone Nursery
  • Sierra Leone set to deregulate international gateway
  • Sierra Leone set to deregulate international gateway
  • African Petroleum Corporation Limited awarded exploration permit
  • Sierra Leone to establish Country Water Partnership
  • In seminar, Pa. undergraduates help asylum seekers
  • Youth Ambassador Anthony Navo elected as Chairman of AWOL in Sierra Leone
  • Tinton Falls Couple Makes Africa Their Mission
  • Sunergy Announces Further Analytical Results for Its Pampana River Heavy Mineral Sands and Discovers
  • African Petroleum pulls out all the stops
  • Women make a difference
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  • Scholars want help identifying slaves’ origins
  • New Book by Sierra Leonean Scholar
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  • Spotlight on New Deal for fragile states
  • Patriotic Sierra Leoneans for development
  • AXMIN At Yr Lows, Being Bid Lower; Closes Sale of Remaining Interest in Sierra Leone JV
  • Twelve Year Old Sierra Leonean–American Makes History
  • London Mining aiming to up iron-ore production at Sierra Leone mine to 1.8Mt by end of 2012
  • Africa Rising: With film school, can Sierra Leone change 'Blood Diamond' image?
  • A free kick to Sierra Leone
  • A variety show, staged by the U.S. Sierra Leonean Association, showcased West African nation's cultu
  • At UN After 33 Days, Uganda Tops Sierra Leone for ICJ Spot, India Pulled Strings?
  • Australia Provides U.S.$1.5 Million Agriculture Support to Nation
  • From war to peace: Sierra Leone eyes bird-watching money
  • Five days out before Christmas
  • Cape Lambert Ramps Up Marampa Interest
  • There is more to Sierra Leone than just war
  • Disabled in Sierra Leone make gains
  • Cullompton nurse returns from Sierra Leone volunteer work
  • Bellamy Foundation League Set for Kick-Off Across Salone
  • Medo Kamara Worth Four Million Euros
  • UNIDO offers support to the government of Sierra Leone
  • Penn twins launch educational magazine
  • Joule Africa Strengthens Advisory Board
  • Sierra Leone study begins of expanding 50-MW Bumbuna to 389 MW
  • Skye Bank promotes health in Sierra Leone
  • Spanish superspy Francisco Paesa, 75, gets out of yet another scrape
  • SGC. Announce pamana River Concession Acquisition
  • Study underway for Bumbuna phase II, Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone to post mining revenues online
  • University of Texas at Arlington helps Sierra Leone respond to country's social needs
  • Germany Provides â?¬. Five Million Nutritional Support in Sierra Leone
  • Four British paratroopers have been training Sierra Leonean troops in mortar firing in preparation f
  • Oraco Resources Announces Revival of Diamond and Gold Mining Concessions in Boroma, Sierra Leone, We
  • Sierra Leonean academic calls for Human Rights Journalism
  • SLIEPA ends investment forum
  • Black Challenge begin 2011 CANAF on a losing note
  • In Sierra Leone, UN envoy urges greater support for sexual violence survivors
  • Germany coach hails Sierra Leonean star
  • Black Challenge begin 2011 CANAF on a losing note
  • Meet the newly empowered women of Sierra Leone
  • UNEP Supports Restoration of Meteorological Services in Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone gets honorary consul in Bavaria
  • Delegation from Arab Emirates arrive in Sierra Leone
  • President Koroma says “a culture of rights is taking hold in Sierra Leone” as he adresses the Human
  • Cluff Gold Company sponsors Sierra Leone trade & investment forum
  • UN Representative On Peace Consolidation to Visit Salone
  • Interesting test awaits Ghana
  • ABC Secretariat: remedy to Sierra Leone’s sickness
  • Sierra Leonean Justice minister visits jailed war criminals in Rwanda
  • ARS youngsters invited for national duty
  • 'Working class' internship scheme begins in Westminster
  • Kwesi Appiah Claims Gabon And Sierra Leone Will Test Black Stars
  • WVU grad helps rebuild an African school with ‘Return to Bumpe’ event
  • Volunteer and you’ll make a real difference
  • Another Sierra Leonean scoops accolade at Rising Star Football Clinic
  • Sierra Leone wins 1st place at ITU Telecom World International Open Contest
  • Another Sierra Leonean scoops accolade at Rising Star Football Clinic
  • Leone Stars captain hints at retirement
  • ABC7 sees impact of aid groups in Sierra Leone
  • Brian Stanley: Weapon-heavy event is safest spot in state
  • Biggar woman Emma Dalrymple gets set for Sierra Leone
  • On a medical mission in Sierra Leone
  • Bank of Sierra Leone Lowers Key Rate to 20% as Inflation Slows
  • Sierra Leone/Tanzania: Four ARS Stars Off to Man-U Clinic in Tanzania Today
  • Sierra Leone’s Justice Fofanah Participates In New York Human Rights Seminar
  • Honorary Consul General visits Sierra Leonean Community in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas
  • Princess Anne in visit to Sierra Leone
  • Eva Mendes Visits Sierra Leone
  • President: Sierra Leone will become aid donor in next 50 years
  • Visit to Sierra Leone of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal
  • The 'Journey' from Sierra Leone to Framingham
  • Polo Resources’ Nimini kicks of drill programme at Sierra Leone gold projects
  • Sierra Leone in Africa top 12
  • Stellar Diamonds - Progress Update on Tongo Kimberlite Project in Sierra Leone
  • Sierra Leone: Mineral Industry Overview
  • Bill Hamid supports education in Sierra Leone
  • Lukoil’s Sierra Leone Exploration to Cost at Least $100 Million
  • Stellar Diamonds work programme on Tongo kimberlite continues to show strong results
  • Vitafoam Nigeria Gets IFC Loan to Expand in Sierra Leone
  • Manny Williams hopes for Stars call-up
  • Presidential Speech at the Last Session of Parliament under the Current 5-Year Administration
  • Sierra Leone gets fibre optic link to Internet
  • South Africa 0-0 Sierra Leone: Bafana miss out on 2012 African Cup of Nations
  • SKC's Kamara to represent Sierra Leone in crucial qualifier
  • Press Release: Fibre optic link will arrive in Freetown this weekend
  • Southern Christian College reaches Sierra Leone
  • South Africa/Sierra Leone: Fourth Time Lucky
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