"Gambia" Top 5 Page for this destination The Gambia by sachara

The Gambia Travel Guide: 888 reviews and 1,408 photos

Oyster Creek near the Denton Bridge nearby Banjul

a small country, but enough to see

The Gambia is a very small country in West Africa with a length of 320 KM and a breadth of hardly 35 KM. The Gambia is situated at the two banks of the river the Gambia and enclosed by Senegal at three sides.

Along the way curious kids come to say hello

The first time we visited the Gambia in 1996. We stayed in a hotel at the coast, but we also drove inland to the Wassu Stone circles, spent the night close to Georgetown and came back partly by boat. we also visited Senegal, the area around Kafountine, not far from the coast south of The Gambia.

A few years after our visit the Wassu stonecircles and the area around Georgetown were declared UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Soma, early morning after spending the night here

In 2004 we started our transsahara trip from the Gambia. After we had prepared everything at the coast like visa for Mauritania and the 22 years old car, we head east to Soma. Here we encountered the first problems with car. Later the day we crossed the border southeastwards into Senegal.

Last visit to The Gambia: Nov 2004
Intro Updated Dec 19, 2010
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Reviews (88)

Vultures Favorites (11)

In Gambia we saw several times prey birds and vultures along the way to the east. Often the vultures were sitting in the... more travel advice

Basse Santa Su in the far east Things to Do (34)

Basse Santa Su was the most eastern town we visited in Gambia. From here we headed south to the Senegalese border. In... more travel advice

Marshlands with a rich birdlife - The Gambia

Marshlands with a rich birdlife Things to Do (34)

The wetlands in the Lower River Division are very scenic. We saw lovely lillies in the water. We really enjoyed this... more travel advice

Mangroves Things to Do (34)

The main road in the Lower River Division crosses a lot of mangrove forest and creeks. Even directly from the highroad... more travel advice

Warnings Or Dangers (2)
See All Dust, dust, dust
Transportation (11)
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Local Customs (10)
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Off The Beaten Path (3)
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Nightlife (1)
Senegambia, dancing in the street
Restaurants (3)
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Hotels (7)
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Comments (32)

hunterV Aug 9, 2011 at 8:48 AM Report Abuse

Hello, Ali! Thanks for your interesting virtual tour!~ Take care!~
BruceDunning Jun 25, 2009 at 1:42 PM Report Abuse

You have presented a fabulous depiction of the region and things to see/do. Thank you for the good work put into it.
jumpingnorman Feb 17, 2009 at 3:09 PM Report Abuse

Ali - you're truly blessed --- you also went to Gambia! Sigh, I can only dream...but maybe someday...dolphins in the Gambia River? Intersting. And the Wassu stones ---- like Stonehenge?
AFRICAMEET2011 Jun 10, 2008 at 2:30 PM Report Abuse

Hi Ali, the sign-up link is on my homepage now!
Darby2 Mar 22, 2008 at 9:36 AM Report Abuse

Looks a lot like some of the big cattle ranches I've been to in British Columbia, except for the climate. The famous Gang Ranch has more than 1,000,000 acres and 12,000 head.
djalecc Dec 31, 2007 at 8:46 AM Report Abuse

excellent ! We are going in a weeks time, glad to hear we can hire mopeds, how much are they and where do you get them?
tini58de Apr 7, 2007 at 9:39 AM Report Abuse

Great impressions, Ali! Wow, 4 days delay due to repairs - but better with a fixed car than having a breakdown in the middle of the Sahara! I enjoyed your local customs, too! Happy Easter!
roamer61 Aug 24, 2006 at 3:54 PM Report Abuse

Looks like an interesting and exotic country. Right out of a National Geographic Magazine.
geordiebutcher Nov 22, 2005 at 10:35 AM Report Abuse

Hi Ali, We never tire of reading your pages, in fact we've enjoyed your pages on The Gambia so much we are going there in January. One question,Where next?
janey2 Oct 15, 2005 at 4:26 PM Report Abuse

brilliant pages, and I am pleased to hear you are able to hire mopeds over there