(by shared taxi from Freetown, Sierra Leone), Conakry: Cathedral Sainte-Marie, Grand Mosquée (Sekou Touré's mausoleum), National museum, Les iles de Los (popular weekend escape for expats, good place is Kassa Kounki, at the Pink sand beach. The Fouta Djalon highlands good for trekking through Fulani villages, and some waterfalls, for instance the amazing Cascades Kambadaga and Kinkon near Pita.