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Tours with Encounters Travel to Western Africa.We specialise in imaginative, adventurous, small group tours and travel-goers.

Encounters Travel is an adventure tour operator, based in the UK but with representatives in Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. We run a wide selection of cultural and adventurous tours around the world, each carefully designed to help you get the most out of the country you're visiting.

Western Africa
Western Africa is the region South-West of the Sahara desert, with countries like Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Niger and Nigeria. People speak mostly French or English. Cacao (chocolate) is a Mexican invention, but the world center for cacao beans is now in Western Africa.