What to do and see in Gambia, Gambia: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

October 13, 2021 Stefan Strunk

This small country in western Africa has become more popular recently as a beach destination for European travelers. It’s a relatively short flight, there’s no time difference, and lodging is generally very affordable. River Island National Park in Banjul is fantastic for watching wildlife (especially the native baboons).
Restaurants in Gambia

1. Lams Tours - Day Tours

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5.0 based on 87 reviews

Lams Tours - Day Tours

I make the Gambian holiday more comfortable for the tourists. I come to the airport pick them and drive them direct to the hotel. They can contact me on phone or true e-mail before they arrive or visit my office in Kotu Kraft market and planing their own trip together with me. It can be on the countryside or in town The costumers wish will make the trip.

2. Kamas Tours

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5.0 based on 69 reviews

Kamas Tours

We provide airport pick-up taxi service and arrange tours and excursions through which you discover the real face of the Gambia with all her deeper spiritual and cultural values. If you want to discuss a tailor made trip please reach out to us so we can explore all the options.

3. Arch Tours

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5.0 based on 785 reviews

Arch Tours

Arch-Tours is a Gambian owned & managed ground tour operator with office in the Senegambia strip next to the Scala restaurant. We offer in The Gambia & Senegal ethical site seeing tours, tourist trips, safaris, educational tours, exclusive tours, cultural tours, scenic tours, airport transfers, hotel and private apartment bookings and reservation & excursions. We have being operating as a fully insured and registered tour company in The Gambia and Senegal since 2004.

4. Black and White Safari - Day Tours

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5.0 based on 266 reviews

Black and White Safari - Day Tours

Black and White Safari is a fully registered,insured and licensed Ground Tour Operator that is established to show tourist round within the country and beyond so they can see the real and esisting way of gambian people live ,like the culture,tradition,history and also the beautiful land scape of the gambia and to explore on the very navigable river.The other important main objective of Black and White Safari is to encourage tourist to spend locally also by supporting local shchools and the communities.Therefore if you want to explore and see more about the Gambia in a very comfortable and relaxing adventure with no rush ,hassle free and more educative, use our services.

5. Musa Manneh Bird Watching Tours

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5.0 based on 44 reviews

Musa Manneh Bird Watching Tours

I’m Musa , a well-known Gambian birdwatcher and freelance guide. I studied bird watching with the Department of Parks and Wildlife Management and have many years of experience as a bird guide, and arrange tours to different parts of this country and also to Senegal. I’ve loved birds since very early age. I was born and brought up in a village where the vegetation is ever-green around farmlands and the river and full of wildlife. Birds are my speciality but I have a love of nature at large, so I also know a lot about plants, reptiles, and mammals. And about Gambia and our culture.

6. Fort James Island

Gambia http://accessgambia.com/information/fort-james-island.html
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4.5 based on 99 reviews

Fort James Island

Former colonial fort linked to the control of the slave trading routes.

Reviewed By 37421kittyw

a place you will not forget. it is wonderful and the history is there... just great.. see the movie roots...

7. One For the Road Bar

Bakau Gambia
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4.5 based on 34 reviews

One For the Road Bar

8. Kotu Beach

Kotu Gambia
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4.5 based on 743 reviews

Kotu Beach

Reviewed By MatthewVH

Lovely clean beach with amazing golden sands ,Great to people watch ,lots of horse riding and fisherman hauling in the nets..Lots of great restaurants on the beach as well.

9. Bakau Fish Market

Bakau Pier, Bakau Gambia
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4.5 based on 108 reviews

Bakau Fish Market

At 9 am the fishing boats go out to sea for the day at 4pm they return and the Bakau Fishing Market is open for business. Go to Bakau Guest House Iiagrasroculteexperietrulyamazing!!!!

Reviewed By Nightowl0 - Lichfield, United Kingdom

This is well written and well photoed and well described. We were actually there to buy some fish, so someone with me to know what to look for and haggle a price. Reasonable at the best of times by Europe fish market prices. Boats, highly decorated go out about 9.00 so be a bit early to see them being prepared, you can wander about anytime, always a hive of activity and all very colourful. Boats back about 4-5pm and catches hauled in. Then the real action starts, ladies everywhere with big gutting knives, all gets a bit messy and smelly, lot of negotiation going on. Some fresh taken away immediately, some for the smoke house. Make a donation when you sign the book, otherwise as you find life in Real Gambia.

10. Tanje Village Museum

Main Street, Tanji Gambia +220 705 7045 http://www.tanjevillagemuseum.com
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4.5 based on 52 reviews

Tanje Village Museum

Reviewed By lcbl2016 - Wassertrudingen, Germany

Very informative exhibition especially on culture, music instruments, history and fauna of The Gambia

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