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Archipelago in Guinea-Bissau
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The Bijagos Islands is an archipelago in Guinea-Bissau. The Bijagos Islands have been affected less by Western cultural influence than the mainland. Many of the smaller remote islands remain unspoilt paradises. In 2025, the islands were listed as a natural .
This is a motorized catamaran with 4 cabins with independent WC and air conditioning that tours the two Bijagos National Parks every week in the dry season. With a set of 5 boats and good skippers, is ideal for itinerant fishing, nature and ethnic tours.
This hotel sits on its own islet, and offers fishing and eco-tourism. African-style bungalows with quality beds, mosquito nets and toilets in the majority of the bedrooms. You can also enjoy a big terrace with a living room and sea view. Restaurants and bar.
There is a fishing lodge at Acunda. Basic facilities, good fishing boats and skippers. Is an excellent base for fishing the outermost islands and marks.
It has a sports fishing club with guides to help get you to the fishing hotspots.
Motorised canoes or the bigger but safer boats are the best ways to move between the various islands.
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