Gambia Tourist Guide: Places To Visit: Bakau

One interesting part of the Kombos is the Bakau area where nearly every resident knows of a Crocodile reserve in the Cathcaly area. At the pool is the oldest living Crocodile in the Gambia called "Charlie". It has become so popular over the years that its popularity rating can only be compared to that of Senegalese-born musical star, Youssu N'dour, whose music is a household thing in the Gambia.

A lot of tourist spots abound here for holidaymakers. This includes the African Village Hotel along Atlantic road and Cape Point road. There is also the Bakau beach where those who love sun bathing go to have a good time. This area is also popular because it leads to some prominent hotels like Cape Point hotel, Marietta Beach Hotel etc. And like you have in other parts of the Combo area, there are telephone centres, a market, banks, supermarkets and just recently, a modern post office.

Thereby is a central taxi station from Bakau to Serrekunda where you see other taxis with drivers signalling to you their various destinations. The taxi fare within the Kombos is fixed at D2 (two dalasis) except when you decide to go on charter known in the Gambia as "town trip".Then its negotiable.

Tourist areas are not difficult to find out once you get into the country. You might choose to begin your pleasure trip from the Fajara beach, which is another popular spot in the country. At Fajara beach, the tourists are not alone here. The locals, students and new lovers also answer to the natural call here by frequenting this beach for sightseeing and cooling off. Fajara beach plays host to music lovers with its standby music set that makes going to the place hard to resist. At this beach you will find also supermarkets, a bank, bureau de'change, restaurants and of course the popular Bungalow Beach hotel commonly called "BB" hotel. Like in most tourist areas, there is also a craft market in this area.

This area used to be notorious for "bumsters" but is now much better.