Guinean griot Mory Kanté plugged his kora into amplifiers and sent 'Yé ké yé ké' to the top of European charts in 1988 — the first African single to sell over a million copies, later reborn in Bollywood and as a 90s techno remix.
The UNESCO-listed Nimba Mountains shelter Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis, the world's only fully viviparous toad — it gives birth to live, fully formed young, skipping eggs and tadpoles entirely.
Hike the Fouta Djalon highlands: Doucki's canyons, the Kambadaga falls, cool-aired Dalaba. In Conakry, brave the Madina market, then take a pirogue to the Los Islands. An eSIM helps: messaging guides on WhatsApp, tracking GPS on remote trails and confirming boats back from the islands.