Dalaba

Dalaba is in the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has excellent hiking and some interesting architecture.

Understand

Dalaba is a town in Moyenne Guinea region. It is the highest (~1300m altitude) town in Guinea. It is approximately 200 km by air from the capital Conakry and about 280 km by road.

South African singer Miriam Makeba ("Pata Pata") lived here while in exile in Guinea, which was from 1969 to 1985.

Dalaba makes a nice stop on a long way from Guinea-Bissau or Senegal.

Get in

• By taxi
  • From Conakryː 6-8 hours by taxi. FG 140,000.
  • From Labéː 2-3 hours by taxi. FG 100,000. (These prices might be outdated)
• By 5place/7place
  • From Labé for 70.000 GFr per person. (2023)

Get around

Mototaxi will take you everywhere for FG 10,000.

See

View of Dalaba's rocks

There are some nice viewpoints overlooking the city center and the hills nearby.

• Case a Palabres. A circular, Fulani-style builder with beautiful interior mosaics.
• Villa Sili. The former residence of the French governor of the region.
• Chutes de Ditinn. A towering waterfall that drops straight off a cliff face.

Do

• Take a hike to the natural bridge Le Pont De Dieu 1 .  Leave Dalaba to the east, cross Dara, and turn right at the crossing 2 .  Going straight might work in the dry season.

Sleep

• 1 Hotel de Fouta SIB. A good option for FG 300,000 for a double room with breakfast included. Rooms with panoramic view are FG 400,000. There is also a restaurant. Scenery is really nice, but loud music all day is really annoying. 
• 2 Hotel Safitel. Clean hotel with restaurant which does not serve alcohol. There are TVs with Canal+ to watch sports. 300,000 for the cheapest double room. (updated Aug 2023)
• 3 Centre Notre Dame. The rooms are a bit musty bit very cheap. The view from the terrace is nice. 100,000 for a double room with private shower and toilet. 70,000 for a room with two single beds, no private shower or toilet. (updated Aug 2023)

Go next

• Conakry
• Kindia
• Mamou
• Labé – to overland to Guinea-Bissau, get to Labé first.