Gambia Holiday Trips, Tours and Excursions
Gambia Holiday News offer a fascinating introduction to
African culture. This genuine opportunity to explore West
Africa in safety and comfort, meeting others and sharing
the experience of a lifetime comes with a certain amount
of 'roughing it' but can be indivudually tailored to meet
your exact requirements.
We are trying to create a new type of tourism, which involves
the local communities in the ecotourism decision-making
process and has a high success rate in creating and sustaining
profitable ecotourism projects that benefit the tourist,
the local villages and the environment.
We are very sensitive about the environment and many of
our tours are designed to give our visitors another experience
of The Gambia - slightly different from what is generally
offered to tourists by the hotels.
We strive to bring the tourist in direct contact with the
local people to experience their culture and sample their
friendliness and hospitality. In general, we offer an insightful,
mindful and participatory travel experience to natural and
cultural environments, that will assist the well-being of
the local cultures and environments for future generations.
At the same time our brand of ecotourism produces viable
economic opportunities for the local areas.
If you prefer to safari alone or with a group, these trips
are perfect for you! Small group safari departures are set
throughout the year. We can build your tour to your exact
specification
- Our business tour will help you to explore and develop
any business plans that you may be considering. Covering
residency, taxation, insurance, employment, banking and
law, we can show you the way through the paperwork.
- For property inspection visits we can help you with
all of the due dilligence issues and source residential
and commercial properties all over the Gambia.
- With our specialist "Family Orientation Safari",
you can spend the week with a typical Gambian family living
in local town or village homes. Meet the neighbours, the
extended family and experience everyday African life,
sharing the chores of shopping and cooking or enjoying
the cultural ceremonies.
- Or spend a week with the Griots, the oral historians
and musicians who narrate the stories about our past.
Learn how they play their musical instruments and learn
the real history of Africa.
- Or enjoy our historical tour. From pre-historic stone
circles to Gambia as a modern 21st Century African State,
our tour can show you a lot of Gambia's history. Learn
about the Senegalese saint, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, glimpse
Colonial Gambia, learn about Gambia's role in the Sonike-Marabout
wars through slavery to Gambia's role in the Second World
War.
What do you get when booking with Gambia Holiday News?
The programs listed below are options and can be arranged
in any order with any standard of accommodation. Approximately
150 GBP or less, per person, per night.
We offer the Alternatives!
In addition to the main excursions on our programme, we
have several special trips for the individual traveler and
small groups.
We are very flexible and we can help you design your own
itinerary to suit your needs. We also organize airport transfers,
hotel bookings, incentive tours and conferences.
Try us and see the difference!
'Roots'
A pleasant boat ride to the historic village of Juffure
where black American author Alex Haley had traced his ancestry
to in his best-seller, "Roots".
Also see James Island from where most of the slaves captured
along the banks of the River Gambia were shipped across
the Atlantic.
A delicious buffet lunch will be served on board. During
the trip, you are most likely to come across the famous
Gambian dolphins. There will be a brief stop to allow you
to swim.
South Gambia Tour
Travel along The Gambia's southern coastline seeing everything
that is interesting to see - a village market, a school,
a women's communal garden, a fish landing center, the Tanje
Village Museum (the first natural history museum), a fish
curing site and a sprawling sandy beach.
Banjul City Tour
Visit the SOS Children's Village at Bakoteh, a Batik factory
in Serrekunda, Arch 22 in Banjul, the Gambia National Museum
and Banjul craft market. Lunch stop on the way back.
Lions and Crocodiles
Abuko Nature Reserve is one of the few remaining areas
of tropical forest in The Gambia. Carefully protected, it
is the home of perhaps the last remaining lions in The Gambia
plus lots of other wildlife - hyenas, monkeys, deer, reptiles
and birds.
After visiting the reserve, you proceed to the riverside
restaurant at Lamin Lodge for lunch.
On the return journey to your hotel, you will stop at the
sacred crocodiles pool at Katchikally. The water from this
pond is believed by the locals to have healing powers especially
for infertility.
Mangrove Tour
Spend your day at the scenic riverside camp at the historic
village of Bintang Bolong. Your transport will first take
you to the Abuko Livestock Market and then to the Brikama
woodcarver's market where you can make excellent bargains
for some souvenirs.
Then proceed to Bintang, stopping briefly in a local school
for a glimpse of The Gambia's education system. After lunch
at the scenic restaurant on the river, you will board a
local pirogue on a cruise on the Bintang Bolong - perhaps
the best known of all the tributaries of The River Gambia.
You may be lucky to spot one of the very few salt water
crocodiles in The Gambia. When you return to the camp ,
you will be free to swim or walk through the village to
meet the people in their typical environment.
Treasure island
Perhaps the best spot in The Gambia! A deserted sprawling
beach on an isolated island where the River Gambia meets
the Atlantic Ocean.
The trip to the island starts with a crossing on a crowded
public ferry, followed by a drive through small villages
to the Island of Jinack, which is invariably called Paradise
or Coconut Island.
A short boat ride takes you to your beach bar where you
are served a delicious lunch. The rest of the afternoon
is then yours to swim or sunbathe.
Janjangbureh Tour
This is a two-day trip to the heart of The Gambia and to
the historic town of Janjangbureh (formerly Georgetown).
The trip starts with a landrover or mini-bus ride along
the south bank trunk road, stopping in a number of villages
on the way.
After lunch at Tendaba Camp, you will proceed to Sapu to
join your Gambian river craft on a pleasant early evening
cruise to Janjangbureh Island. Overnight will be in the
delightful Bird Safari Camp or Baobolong Camp.
An early breakfast the following morning followed by a
visit to the ancient slave house, a trip to the prehistoric
Stone Circles at Wassu. The return trip will take you through
the cosmopolitan border town of Farafenni.
Gambian Pub Crawl
Explore the nightlife in The Gambia . Have dinner in a
top class restaurant, then visit as many bars as possible
stopping at each for no more than a couple of drinks. You
will return to your hotel in the second half of the night
and we wish you a sound sleep.
Gunjur Adventure
An expedition taking you to several contrasting situations
- a modern international airport, thick tropical forest,
small rural village, bustling cosmopolitan town, vibrant
fishing community and a Swiss-run seaside restaurant - all
in one day.
Gambian Market Tour
Market visits are always the best way to learn about a
people and their culture. Visit the bustling Serrekunda
market where you can literally buy anything under the sun.
You will see lots of food stuff. Find out what Gambians
put in their delicious food.
Gambian Sunset Cruise
A slow evening cruise in an African pirogue, through a
maze of creeks. Many birds to spot. See the local women
in their dugout canoes fetching oyster. Enjoy the beautiful
tropical sunset as you arrive at the picturesque riverside
restaurant where you will be served a buffet dinner followed
by cultural entertainment.
African Wrestling
The national sport of The Gambia - full of excitement and
color. Come and see our strongest men outdo each other in
wit and strength in a festive African
The Gambia is peaceful and stable. Crime rates and the cost of
living are among the lowest in the world. The sun shines for all 12 months of
the year! The Gambia offers you the best climate in the world and one of the
most beautiful landscapes. This makes the Gambians warm and friendly people
with a contagious relaxed attitude to life.
The Gambia is known as the Smiling Coast. In many ways, the lifestyle in the
Gambia is very different from the one you may be used to. Try to relax and enjoy
life like the locals and the residents do and you will discover the pleasure
of living in a tropical paradise. more
Did you know that our escorted tours using locally trained and registered tourist
guides can save you up to 40% off the price of traveling the same itinerary
with hotel organised tours and trips?
