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SUMMARY OF TOURS

Because we are specialized in customizing tours, you can make hundreds of different tours in The Gambia. To help you make your choice, just a summary of some possible tours, of course also these tours can be personalized.Because of this personalization, ask us your best price !!!!!!

Half-day tours

Banjul, capital of The Gambia

Pick up at your hotel, short drive to Banjul to see the main highlights, the markets. Customize your trip with optional visit to museum, some birding.

Banjul/Serrekunda

Visit of Banjul, drive to Serrekunda to visit the biggest market of The Gambia. Visit of batik factory ( painting of fabrics, clothes). Customize your tour as you want it !!!!

Brufut Woods

Pick up at hotel, drive to Brufut Woods for a half day of birding. Walking, hide, eventually with guide from Brufut to see special birds.

Tanji birding

Pick up at hotel, short drive to Tanji Bird Reserve. Walk to the sea, walk to the mangrove.

Tanji Birding/Fishing Market

Pick up at hotel. First birding at Tanji Bird Reserve, then in late afternoon visit of the Tanji fish market, the biggest of The Gambia.

Kotu Creek

A one hour boattrip between the mangroves of this magnificiant creek. Lots of birds, with kingfishers, egrets, herons, waders. Some short walks to see even more birds.

Abuko livestock/reserve

Visit of Abuko Nature Reserve, the oldest nature reserve of The Gambia. Walk in the forest to see birds, monkeys. Visit of the livestock, experience the selling of goats, sheep, cows.

Marakissa Woods

Early start, first impression of the rural Gambia and great birding at the creek of Marakissa and in the woods. Also walk in the rice-fields.

Lazy Day Boat Trip

Half day on a boat , with birding, fishing, drinks, buffet music. Great experience with friends or family, for companies or sport teams.

Full day tours

Farasutu/Pirang forest birding

An absolute topper for birding, with in each forest walks and a hide. Also on the way to the forest you already can see great birds. With several types of owls, turraco's and many great ,,small birds", a great great birding day.

Fatala safari ( Senegal)

A great trip to a safari park where you can seen different types of deers, rhinos, giraffes, zebra's, monkeys, lions, and of course birds. The trip start with the ferry crossing from Banjul to Barra, already a great experience.

Kunta Kinteh Island

A historical trip with a visit of Kunta KintehIsland, Gambia's slave island, and a very interesting visit of the museum. The trip starts with the ferry crossing Banjul-Barra, then the drive to Juffureh and the boat trip to the island. Lunch is included in the price.

South Gambia Special

Lots of possibilities for this trip. For the animals we can visit Monkey Park and do a boat trip at Kotu Creek, to se a busy market is the Serrekunda Market - the biggest of The Gambia - perfect. In the batik factory you can see how clothes are painted, something completely else is the Reptile Farm with close-encouters .

South Gambia 6 in one

Another great trip in South Gambia, with 6 fantastic places to visit . Crocodile Pool, Abuko Livestock Center, Abuko Nature Reserve - the oldest reserve of the country-, Lamin Lodge, with oyster factory, the wood carving factory of Brikama and Tanji Fish Market are all great experiences. Lunch is at Paradise Beach.

Bintang Bolong

Birding direction Bintang Bolong you will discover the real rural Gambia, away from the touristical center. Lots of birding stops, lunch at Bintang Bolong Lodge above the water.

To the south

Trip to the southern border with Senegal, direction Gunjur and Kartong and their great birding places. Optional a boat trip really ,,on" the border, with lots of osprey's and other water birds.

Marakissa Woods

After a short drive and first impression of the rural Gambia a full day of birding. Before noon we visit the woods, the creek and the rice-fields of Marakissa. Lunch at Marakissa River Camp, with many birds at the drinking places, and later after noon walk in the creek before driving back.

Chimps/hippos

The long drive to Kuntaur to do the boattrip for chimps and hippos is in fact a 2 day trip, but if you really have only one day we can do it for you. A very early start for the 180 km to Kuntaur, with some stops. After the boat trip of approx. 1,5 hour we drive back.

Lazy Day Boat Trip

Full day on a boat, with birding, fishing, drinks, buffet, music. Perfect for relaxing with friends or family, for company team building.

Multiple day tours

2 days chimps/hippos

Discover the rural Gambia, driving to Kuntaur for a 2 hour boat trip to see chimps , hippos, birds. Next day lots of birding stops, driving back to the coast on the south bank road.

4 days safari/slaves/birds

A tour full of highlights. First the drive to Fatala Safari Park ( Senegal), then the visit to the slave island James Island. The next day we take long boat trip to see the chimps & hippos, the following days we do a lot of birding, driving back to the coast. see link.

7 days coastal birding

A unique tour in the coastal area, so that every evening you are back in your hotel.Some hotspots we visit : Tanji, Brufut, Pirang Forest, Farasutu Forest, Kotu Creek, Kartong, Marakissa. see link.

10 days Gambia Special

A perfect combination of coastal and inland birding. The first 4 days we visit the coastal area : Pirang, Kotu, Brufut, Tanji. Then we drive on the south bank road to some great hotspots of the rural Gambia : Tendaba, Georgetown, Bintang. see link.

15 days Gambia Special

5 days coastal birding, 10 days up country birding on the south bank and the north bank : great trip to discover the real Gambia and his many birding hotspots. Several boat trips, hides, hidden hotspots. see link.

15 days Gambia/Senegal

We not only visit the coastal and the rural Gambia but go also birding in south east Senegal, by visiting Niokolokoba National Park. A very complete trip, with several great boat trips to bring you extremely close to lots of birds. see link.

4 days mammals/slaves

7 days coastal birding

Gambia 10 days

Gambia Special 15 d

Gambia/Senegal 15 d

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Because we are specialized in customizing tours, you can make hundreds of different tours in The Gambia. To help you make your choice, just a summary of some possible tours, of course also these tours can be personalized.Because of this personalization, ask us your best price !!!!!!

Half-day tours

Full day tours

Multiple day tours