What budget for activities and outings Guinea?
There are few places to play sports outdoors in Conakry. Among the few sandy beaches, some offer the opportunity to practice soccer, the king sport in Guinea, or other less popular sports like rugby.
For running (in safety), the Jardin du 2 Octobre or the Jardin Botanique offer a few paths adapted for this practice, but over short distances.
In the interior of the country, Fouta Djalon offers an almost unlimited terrain for hiking. Trekking for several days can be organized quite easily.
For those who would like to spread their towel on the beach to bubble, it will be necessary to go to one of the islands of the archipelago of Loos off Conakry or a little further to the beaches of Bel Air, Denkelekele and Koukoudé.
Note that for lovers of sport fishing or underwater, various operators installed on the islands of Loos offer packages stay or day to allow them to indulge their passion
A basic rule to respect in all your purchases (or almost): negotiate the price. Rare are the shops where the prices are posted and, in fact, it is the local habit to negotiate everything. So don't hesitate, while remaining smiling, to divide by two or three the announced prices, before reevaluating little by little your offer to agree with your interlocutor.
On weekends, several bars/restaurants offer weekly musical evenings animated by local groups, an opportunity to discover the old standards of Guinean music or more recent rhythms.
The Franco-Guinean Cultural Center regularly offers evening shows with the possibility of eating at the Brasserie des Arts.
Some establishments also organize afterwork parties, usually on Thursdays. A good opportunity to have fun during the week.
What budget to eat Guinea?
The possibilities of eating local and cheap are diverse and varied. Moreover, in many cities in the interior of the country, you will not have any other choice. Beware for those with a weak stomach, avoid small restaurants. If possible, choose the small restaurants that seem to be the most frequented.
A 33 cl Guilux beer, produced locally by Sobragui, costs between 8 000 FG and 10 000 FG in the small restaurants of the place and rather 15 000 FG in the more chic establishments.
What is the budget for accommodation Guinea?
For more than twenty years, Guinea has been striving to develop tourism by improving its infrastructure. In a few years, many establishments have been built (mainly in Conakry), and others renovated, to ensure a better reception of visitors and increase the offer. This first stage has allowed the development of business tourism in Conakry, often in connection with the multiplication of mining projects, with a consequent increase in the average price of overnight stays.
As for leisure tourism, it has remained very marginal, if not non-existent, until now. It is true that tourism outside of Conakry remains an adventure for which one must be somewhat prepared. Here, running water is still often a luxury, electricity is rarely distributed continuously, roads are still too often degraded, even impassable. As for the hotels, they are often of average quality/price ratio, even bad. Finding an establishment offering quality services to spend a few days of rest in complete serenity is an uncertain quest in some regions.
Travel budget Guinea and cost of living
Hotels outside of Conakry are often modest and cost around 250,000 FG per night for one person with very uneven services and amenities. However, if your budget is limited, you will be able to find accommodations for less than 100 000 FG per night per person. For luxury hotels and car rentals, prices are in line with international tourism infrastructures with some excesses, especially in Conakry. There are few or no luxury hotels outside of Conakry. However, you will find a few decent establishments with nightly rates of 400 to 500,000 FG.
Food in gargotes (small restaurants) is not expensive at all; count between 10,000 FG and 15,000 FG for a hearty local rice dish. But beware of the hygiene which is not always guaranteed. For a full meal in a mid-range restaurant, you will have to count more or less 150 000 FG.
To rent a 4 x 4 vehicle with a driver, you should count 800 000 FG on average outside Conakry and a little less if you stay in the capital
