Safety Tips for Visiting Sierra Leone

Is Sierra Leone safe to visit? This is one of the questions we are most often asked by wannabe travelers. Recent history hasn’t been kind to our beautiful country, and in the mind of many people, Sierra Leone is still associated with images of war, illnesses and destruction.

Guess what, though – Sierra Leone is perfectly safe to visit. The Sierra Leonean Civil War ended over 20 years ago, in 2002, and since then the country has rebuilt itself into a stable democracy with one of the highest levels of religious tolerance in the world.

The country is also taking important steps towards the improvement of gender equality. The election of the first female mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, is an important milestone in this direction.

Let’s go through the most common safety-related concerns of people travelling to Sierra Leone, to show you that yes, you can come and visit without being worried about your safety.