You can swim at several beaches near Conakry and further afield, and the best hiking in the country is in the beautiful Fouta Djalon region.

The main events celebrated in Guinea are tied to the Muslim (lunar) calendar, and the dates vary from year to year. Tabaski, also known as Eid-al-Kabir, is the most important celebration, when Muslims kill a sheep in commemoration of the time God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son, then interceded at the last moment and suggested a sheep instead. The second major Islamic holiday is the end of Ramadan, or Eid-al-Fitr. Mohammed's Birthday, about three months after Tabaski, is also celebrated.