As well as our highly regarded Birding Tours we can also offer a number of other interesting tours. These are……

City Tour – Banjul…. This is a Highlight Tour touching on the life and culture of the people of The Gambia. The capital city of The Gambia is situated at colonial St. Mary’s Island, Banjul. As we drive into the city we will stop at the Arch 22 which is the symbol of the Second Republic of the Gambia, which can also give you a platform view of the city.
We will visit the National Museum of the Gambia, which will give you a real picture of the Stone Age and how The Gambia became Independent. Then we visit the Albert Market of Banjul, here you can visit food, vegetable and fish markets and see how the local people struggle with their daily life.

Fathala Game Park…. Fathala Game Park is a nature conservation area of 2000 hectares of thick savannah within the national park. Fathala has been stocked with indigenous wildlife from Bandila and Nkol ko ba park, including Roan Antelope, Kob., Buffalo., and Defassa Waterbuck, and also hosts a good number of other mammals, such as Patas monkeys, Guinea baboon, Bushbuck, Warthog, Forest Buffalos and Side-striped Jackal.
For serious wild life enthusiasts, a big draw here is a herd of 17 Giant Eland , which have been introduced from Nkolkoba and might represent around 10% of the Global population of this world-endangered subspecies of the world largest antelopes.

“Roots” - The Mandinka land of Kunta Kinteh….. The American Author Alex Haley made “Roots” the most interesting tour within your visit to The Gambia. He traced his African origins back to The Gambia and wrote the book “Roots”, a book about his ancestor Kunta Kinteh the Mandinka warrior, one slave boy taken from a compound at Juffereh and transported to an American Plantation.

“Up Country”2 To 4 Day tour to Tendaba & Georgetown..

Day 1 - This is an adventure that will take you over 250km inside the “up country” of the Gambia. Allowing you to see the true life of the countryside Provinces. On the way we will visit the heritage site of the stone circle at Wassu and stay overnight at Baobolong camp at Georgetown. On this trip we cross by ferry from Banjul to Barra on the north bank of the Gambia river. From here it is 4 to 6 hours driving to Georgetown.
Along the way we will stop at Baobolong wetland to see the crocodile bird, the Egyptian Plover and other species of birds. We will then drive to Farafenni market for our second stop. We visit on the busy weekly market day called (LUMO). Locals from the surrounding villages visit the place to sell all the local commodities. Our next stop will be at Wassu stone circle, here we will learn a lot about the existence of the stone circle and the legend about how it come into existence. We believe that this stone circle was discovered around 750AD.
From here we head to our ferry crossing from Lamin koto to Georgetown and join our accommodation at Baobolong Camp. In the evening we can have a walk around in the village to explore the old town and its unique environment.
The British named this place Georgetown, it was used as a trading post and a place of settlement for the free slaves.
Day 2 - From the breakfast we have our boat trip to river Gambia National park to see the wonderful bird life , Chimps rehabilitation Project and hippos sighting towards kuntaur.
Tendaba:is a small fishing village located 150km from the cost Banjul,the village is Dominated with Tendaba camp one of the best well Known stop for upcountry camp. The camp was founded in 1970.To see more on Tendaba camp.
Day 3 - From Breakfast in Georgetown we start to drive through the southbank of the Gambian River towards Tendaba camp the lower river Region.when we get to Tendaba after our accommodation. With bit of relax at the pool. And in the afternoon by 4 oclock we can do the boat trip, for two to three hours, to cover the two creeks which is Kissi creek and Tunku Creek.we will spot lots of Birds and we can be luky to see some Bush Pigs, crocodiles and Nile monitors etc and back to the camp for the dinner over night in Tendaba.
Day 4 - After the breakfast in Tendaba we then start to drive through the south bank coming Dawn to wards the western region to the village park of Kanilai the President Home village. From the Games park visit we stop for a lunch at Sindiola hotel.
After lunch we start to drive coming dawn to the costal area to your hotel you where staying.

City Tour Photos:

Fathala Game Park Photos

“Roots” - The Mandinka land of Kunta Kinteh Photos

“Up Country” Tour Photos

Local Home visit on the Way to up Country

Basic education

Tendaba camp, Kiang West