Bong County's waterfall, then the highlands where 13 of 15 Upper Guinea endemics live
5 days14 stopsSMOVECITY EditorsUpdated September 2026
Five days from Monrovia into the interior: the Kpatawee Waterfall in Bong County, then Nimba County for the East Nimba Nature Reserve — 171 resident bird species by the LNTA's count — and a night at the Nimba Ecolodge. Liberia holds about half of the world's remaining Upper Guinea forest.
Inland to Bong County's main town. Plan the drive with your driver or lodge; the LNTA publishes no fixed timings.
Base for the waterfall the next morning.
Bong County's centre; markets and an early night before the falls.
Bong County — one of the eight key destinations on the LNTA's list.
The falls and the forest around them; swim where it is safe and take the afternoon slowly.
East to Sanniquellie, the county capital, at the foot of the Nimba range.
The LNTA's birding page: 171 resident bird species, and 13 of the 15 Upper Guinea endemics spotted here — Nimba Flycatcher, Gola Malimbe, Yellow-bearded Greenbul, Black-headed Rufous Warbler among them. Go with a local birder.
The Nimba Ecolodge is the LNTA's named lodge in Nimba County.
The Nimba Range is the southern extent of the Guinea highlands; walk the lower slopes with your guide.
A second morning for the species you missed — White-breasted Guineafowl and White-necked Rockfowl are on the LNTA's list for Liberia's forests.
The county town at leisure.
Wood carving, basket weaving, pottery, mask making and fabric dyeing are the crafts the LNTA describes across Liberia's 16 major ethnic groups; ask the lodge who to visit.
The long drive back to the coast.
Fish and crabs on the coast, or palm butter soup — the LNTA's own shortlist.
Inland Liberia: Kpatawee Waterfall and the Nimba Range covers Nimba County in 5 days, with 14 planned stops. You can follow it exactly as published, or shorten and extend days after opening it in the SMOVECITY app.
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