Robertsport, the Jewel of Liberia's Surfing Coast

North-west along the coast into Grand Cape Mount County. The LNTA names three guesthouses in Robertsport — Vartilda Beach, Philip's and Nana's Lodge — and Warkolor Jungle Lodge near Lake Piso; arrange your transfer with the one you book.

Vartilda Beach, Philip's and Nana's Lodge are the guesthouses the LNTA lists for Robertsport.

The LNTA describes surfboard rental and lessons at the Robertsport Surf Club, run in partnership with a Swiss NGO, and days spent 'sharing waves with locals'.

Fresh fish and crabs are the coast's food, and the LNTA describes evenings at Robertsport's beachside venues.

Long waves and warm water year-round, per the LNTA. Beginners can take a lesson at the surf club.

A cottonwood tree where, as the LNTA tells it, freed slaves carved their names in 1829 — the town's historical anchor.

The LNTA lists shipwreck exploration among the non-surfing things to do here, alongside beach volleyball.

Liberia's largest coastal lagoon, ringed by tropical rainforest. Guesthouses arrange traditional canoe tours; the lake is also fished and swum, per the LNTA.

Near Lake Piso, with forest-trail birding. The LNTA's birding page counts Lake Piso among Liberia's key sites, with herons, egrets and waders on the lagoon.

One more hour on the sand before the road back.

Return along the coast road to the capital.