Welcome to Liberia
You are planning on visiting Liberia! This great land of liberty has everything. Liberia is a country of numerous interesting and wonderful tourist attractions. The uncommon combination of historical, cultural, and natural attractions that marks Liberia as a unique. Liberia is a unique place to visit. It has towering mountains, rivers, lakes, beaches, forests, modern nightclubs, picturesque native life and culture. The climate is hot and humid with two main seasons, the rainy and dry. From May to October bringing as much as 200mm of rainfall annually to the coast.
The inland areas are comparatively drier with about 70 mm of annual rainfall. The winter from November to April is dry with little variation in temperature. December to March sees a definite decline in humidity and temperatures at night (an average of 15°C in the night and 35°C in the day in Monrovia) because of the “Harmattan”, a dry and dusty wind, blowing in from the Sahara. Sapo National Park is an international focal point in Liberia. Sapo National Park, which lies in Sinoe County, was established in 1983 and is home to leopards, forest elephants, pygmy hippos and chimpanzees. At some 700 square miles, it is one of the largest blocks of protected forests in the sub-region. In 2002, seven (7) new plants which are not found elsewhere in the world were discovered in Liberia and scientists are now conducting several laboratory tests to establish their values. The Sapo National Park is the only pride of Liberia’s tourist attraction and a well functional area in this post war-torn country.
Just in case our introductory paragraph on the Travel & Tourism page did not compel you to visit Liberia, we encourage you to explore the rest of the topics in the menu on your left. You will agree that Liberia is worth visiting at least once. Note: Two important facts about Liberia that are not mentioned elsewhere but are very relevant to visitors 1. The Liberian people are nice and, 2. The Liberian people are friendly
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