Durata:16giorni
Date:31/01/24 – 15/02/24
Da2.290€ / persona
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Every year between February and March, the most joyful and colourful carnival in Africa comes to life in Guinea Bissau. A mix of Afro-Brazilian traditions expressed in a popular festival, including parades of masks and exciting dance performances.
A tradition that is renewed and enriched year after year, showcasing the unbridled joie de vivre of the local population. In the capital, Bissau, jugglers, artists and fire-eaters compete in acrobatic contests, while drums enliven the dances of young dancers dressed in raffia skirts and bras made from coconuts. But it is in the Bijagos Islands archipelago that the most impressive festivities take place. There, nature spirits materialise in papier-mâché masks adorned with feathers and rattles, shamans stage propitiatory rites and each village elects its queen, choosing her from the most beautiful young women. A riot of colours and rhythms for an unforgettable experience!
Day 1 : Monday 05 February 2024
Outward flight/Bissau (OXB)
Giorno 2 : Martedì 06 febbraio 2024
Bissau/Bubaque Island (Bijagos Archipelago)
By boat to the Bijagos archipelago, the “West African Polynesia”.
Day 3 : Wednesday 07 February 2024
Bubaque/Orango Island/Bubaque
Orango villages and saltwater hippos.
Day 4 : Thursday 08 February 2024
Bubaque/Soga Island/Bubaque
Animist rites related to women’s initiations on the Soga island.
Day 5 : Friday 09 February 2024
Bubaque/Canhabaque Island/Bubaque
Trekking between Bijago villages and the dream beaches of Canhabaque Island.
Day 6 : Saturday 10 February 2024
Bubaque/Bruce/Bubaque (Carnival)
The wild beaches and the parades and dances of the Bijagos queens at the Bubaque Carnival.
Day 7 : Sunday 11 February 2024
Bubaque/Bolama/Bissau
The Bolama island, an ancient center for the ivory and peanut trade.
Days 8-9 : Monday 12 February to Tuesday 13 February 2024
Bissau (Carnival)
The papier-mâché masks, the buxom dancers and parades of the Bissau Carnival.
Day 10 : Wednesday 14 February 2024
Bissau/Quinhamel/Bissau
Meeting with a Pepel ethnic feticheur and tasting of cana rum.
Day 11 : Thursday 15 February 2024
Bissau (OXB)/Return flight
Durata:16giorni
Date:31/01/24 – 15/02/24
Da2.290€ / persona
PRE-REGISTRATIONS OPEN!
Contact us at info@kanaga-at.com
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