Mpak – São Domingos Border Crossing by Taxi, Motorbike and Canoa

This article is about the land border between Mpak (Mpack) in Senegal and São Domingos in Guinea-Bissau. On the 22nd of March, 2025, we traveled from Ziguinchor in Senegal to Cacheu in one day. We took a taxi, crossed the border on foot, tried to hitchhike, and eventually took two mototaxis to the port, where we boarded a pirogue/canoa. Read on to find out how we did it. Contents1 Zichuinchor to Cacheu instead of Bissau2 Taxi from Ziguinchor to Mpak + Senegalese Immigration3 No Man’s Land to Guinea-Bissau4 Bissau-Guinean Immigration + Guinea-Bissau Visa5 Hitchhiking Two Mototaxis to São Domingos6 LunchContinue reading