Top 10 Day Trips from in Gambia, Gambia

The menu varies from meat and fish dishes like Yassa, to Benachin rice. We also make local juices like Baobab and Wonjo juice, which is a dark cranberry-coloured juice, made from boiling the dark red flower from the sorrel plant. We will take you to a local market, dress in a traditional Gambian outfit and help you shop for food items or you to take home. We will then give you the guidelines on how to cook Gambian cuisine. You will then do the cooking including all the preparation of meats, vegetables, fish and rice. Finally, we sit as a family and friends and devour the meal before returning to the hotel.

Inclusions: Lunch, Beverages, Bottled water, Driver/guide, Live commentary on board, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by Land Rover, Private transportation

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks, Gratuities

The South Gambia-tour is for people who are interested in seeing something more than the tourist areas. The Tanji Fishing Center is one of the major fishing communities in the Gambia and the Paradise Beach in Sanyang is a beautiful and peaceful place.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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On this Banjul City Tour we will be visiting some of the main attractions for people who are interested in history! During this tour we will visit the Arch 22, Gambia National Museum and the Albert Market which is named after Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert.

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: Admission fees to the venues are not included

This excursion is for those of you who want to experience a lot in a single day. We start early in the morning and visit Kachikally Crocodile pool, Serekunda market, Lamin lodge, The wood carving factory in Brikama, Paradise Beach in Sanyang and Tanji fish market. This is a whole-day trip. Make sure to bring water and sunscreen! NOTE: Admission fees (Kachickally Crocodile Pool) and fees for boat trip (Lamin Lodge) are not included in the price.

Inclusions: Knowledgeable Local Guide

Exclusions: Entrance tickets for the different attractions are not included in the price.

We depart early around 06.00hrs and head to Banjul for our ferry crossing to Barra. We will be welcomed into the Fathala Nature Reserve currently 2000 acres of a natural environment which many African Wildlife have now made their home. On our 4 X 4 vehicle, we will be able to follow the animal tracks through the wilderness in search of some of the species that roam the area. In just 2-3hrs, it is possible to spot Giraffes, Rhinos, Giant Elands, Zebras , Antelopes, Warthogs, Buffaloes to mention only a few – How lucky you might be? Don’t forget your cameras – this may be your only chance to take some amazing pictures! Lunch in the wild and drinks are available to buy during the day at the park. An optional Lion Walk of about 30mins if available for those who dare to take part (paid locally). Please bring along your passport and acquire your visa(s) if you required one plus yellow fever certificate. The ferry schedule and condition is beyond my control as it is a public ferry

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Lunch, Private transportation, Ferry crossings and border formalities

Exclusions: Optional Lion Walk of €40, Entry clearance / visa fees

This tour entails four major trips that are offered by other tour companies separately. It is not physically demanding as one may think, so we decided to do them in one day to provide our customers real value for the money that they pay to us. It is not a constant drive the whole day, in every 30-40 minutes,we stop at a place of interest.

Inclusions: Lunch, Private transportation, All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages

We begin around 06:00hrs and drive by minibus to LAMIN LODGE where, after a wakening tea or coffee, we will embark onto the age old Gambian canoes into the creeks from which we will be given a totally different memory of the dawn and the accompanying Dawn Chorus. We will then take you back to the restaurant at Lamin for a cooked breakfast. After a digestion and relaxation period, during which time we are surrounded by the wonders of up to 200 different species of bird life, we take a 1.5km stroll along the edge of the rice fields towards Abuko to further sample the delights of The Gambia "Aviary" and general wildlife (monkeys).

Inclusions: Breakfast, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)

Exclusions: DVD (available to purchase)

Makasutu, a nature lovers' paradise ! Enjoy walk through the palm forest with morning breakfast look out for various species of birds in the forest during your 1hr 30mins walk in the forest with your local guide. Guarantee to see Red Colobus and Green velvet Monkeys, monitor Lizards, Pygmy Deer and Mongoose and maybe a glimpse of Baboons A Gambian buffet lunch and display of a Jola cultural dancing tops the Day !

Inclusions: Fuel surcharge, Local taxes, National Park fees, Buffet lunch, Driver/guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Breakfast, Bottled water

Exclusions: Excess luggage charges (where applicable), Airport/Departure Tax, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Drinks, Food and drinks, Food and drinks, other than the "value added offers" specified in your guidebook, Gratuities, DVD (available to purchase), Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Our mini " Taste of The Gambia" begins with a visit to the katchikally Crocodile Pool Bakau . Stroll around with your guide, visit the museum and learn a bit about Gambian history.Warning do not touch the Crocodiles ! Visit Serrekund market, packed with locals shops, craft sellers and street peddlers . We then continue to the iconic Lamin Lodge, a wooden restaurant on stilts in the middle of mangrove swamps for a tea or coffee break while we enjoy the nature around us and the panoramic view of the areas or you may see some monkeys. The next market stop will be at the main craft center in the country located in Brikama where we will shop for crafts ( masks, Djembe drums, painted calabashes etc) from famous woodcarvers in Gambia . Relax /Swim, enjoy lunch and traditional wresting at the beach side . The last stop will be on our route back to your hotels will be a stop at Tanji Fishing village and see fishermen coming in with their days catch and see how they process fish.

Inclusions: Lunch, Coffee and/or Tea, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Bottled water

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Gratuities

Abuko has amazingly diverse vegetation for a park of only 105 hectares, party because the stream runs through the centre allowing both river side and savanna species to flourish. This is a birder's paradise with over 250 species of birds. Walking through the reserve animals you may see include monkeys, antelopes, monitor lizard along with the convention project where there are hyenas and Baboons. Fifty of the most common tree species are labelled and can easily be seen on the various trails which lead through the reserve. Once arrived at the Nature Reserve we walk through the Gallery forest to the Education Center or Darwin Field Station. We continue to the fresh water pool for the crocodiles and observe the monkeys birds or we might possibly see some crocodiles. Last stop a visit to the orphanage where they keep confiscated or orphan animals like baboons, monkeys, turtles etc.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)