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Mali & Senegal Tours with Oumar Diarra

Anyone considering a beach holiday in the Gambia and Senegal, may want to look West and venture deeper into the real Africa. Whether you just have a few spare days away from the beach or would like to spend three or four weeks travelling around the sights of Senegal, Mali, Guinea Bissau and Guinea Conakry, Oumar can take you there. For those lucky enough to spend several months away from the cold winters of Europe and America, Oumar can take you deeper into the forests and deserts of West Africa. Oumar can speak several languages outside of French and English, including Mandinka, Bamanan and Fula , the main tongues of West Africa. This will give you entrance to people and places denied to those on a tourist package.
For those looking for Music and Culture, such as the Festival of the Desert in December and the Festival on the Niger in January, Oumar can organise the trip for you. He can tailor the tour to suit your budget, whether it's luxury hotel or a tent in the desert , Oumar will organise it for you.

Other Contact: odgullit@yahoo.fr

Phone: 002207873831

Website: http://oumarbamanan.webs.com/

Lucas Jatta, Gambia's friendliest palm tapper

Lucas is very happy to meet any visitors to the Gambia and demonstrate his palm tree climbing skills. Lucas is too poor to travel much further than to his homeland of Guinea-Bissau. He loves to hear tales told of other countries over a jar of his palm juice. He'll be happy to take you back to his compound to meet his family. Lucas works very hard for little reward but loves to party when he can, he's an ideal companion for a visit to the local hot spots. His late, older brother's son, Akoli, works most days as Lucas' helper. You can talk to him if Lucas is up one of his trees.

Address: Lucas Jatta PO Box4489 Bakau The Gambia

Directions: For details of where to find his open air "nature bar" click on our shopping link!

Overnight in Georgetown

It's really worthwhile taking one of the overnight tours to Georgetown if only to experience the dreadful state of the roads. You'll get to see the Wassau stone circles that have that Stonehenge like mystic strangeness. In Georgetown you'll get another reminder of the brutal slave trade and the awful conditions we kept our fellow humans in.

Address: Use the local travel agent in Kololi

Directions: The travel agent has an office above a shop near the Senegambia hotel.