Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Outside Freetown and will require a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Follow the Regent road through Hill Station and Leicester. Watch for the entrance on the right. Open twice daily at 10:30AM & 4PM 7 days a week by appointment. Le 30,000 (approx. 10 USD), Le 15,000 for children.
Lumley Beach
The main public beach close to Freetown itself facing the Atlantic with shops, restaurants, hotels, golf course, as well local clubs. The beach is popular for football, running and is normally crowded on holidays and the weekend. It is often not too clean and in September 2015 was inundated by huge quantities of sea weed washed in from the Atlantic. Demolition of all of the (illegally) constructed beach bars has not improved the beach. 2016: cleaning crews clean the beach daily. A paved pathway now runs the length of the beach, popular for walking and jogging, especially when the tide is in.
Hamilton Beach
Unfortunately this beach has become a mining site.
Sussex Beach
The popular Franco's restaurant is here. Nice setting, good food but really slow service.
No. 2 River Beach
Driving further, for another 20 minutes will get you to No. 2 River Beach. The villagers have set up a community project to look after this stunning beach and river outfall. There are some small craft shops and a bar serving cold drinks and fresh fish/lobster. If you are old enough to remember the 1970s Taste of Paradise commercial for the Bounty chocolate bar, this is where it was filmed.
Tokeh Beach
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