Makasutu Culture forest is West Africa’s premier eco tourist destination. This pristine
tropical 1000-acre reserve borders five miles of the Mandina Bolong (river) and encompasses
five different eco systems – gallery forest, savannah, mangroves, palm forest and wetland/salt
flats. These diverse eco systems sustain a great assortment of wildlife that includes a vast
array of bird life
, monitor lizards and troops of migrating baboons
.
Visitors to Makasutu are taken on walks with expert guides through the bush after an orientation
on the history and myths of the area. These guided walks bring visitors face to face with the
indigenes people
of the area who still make Makasutu their home.
Visitors have the chance to sample palm wine directly from the source, observe the local oyster
women on their daily collections and visit Makasutu’s very own Marabou (holy man)
.
Locally crafted dug out canoes
carry visitors along the calm waters of Mandina Bolong,
whose riverbanks overflow with lush mangroves and bird life. Giant herons and king fishers are just
two of the beautiful birds that can be observed at work. Depending on the tide, visitors to the area
will see local fishermen plying the bolong in their ancient dug out canoes, or wading the waters with
their throwing nets
– scenes unchanged for hundreds of years.
