"Ancient Stone Circles" Wassu by grets

Wassu Travel Guide: 13 reviews and 19 photos

All around this area you can find collections of these monuments - still one of Africa's greatest enigma. Around 40 stone circles such as these are found in The Gambia, Senegal and Guinea, and still experts do not agree on their origin.

It is belived that they were created by a civilisation maybe 1000 years ago, whose only remains are these circles. Very little is being done to discover the history behind these archaeological finds.

The smaller stones placed atop the monoliths are a much later addition, with touist guides encouraging visitors to place a pebble on the top to "make a wish". This has nothing to do with the original site.

Last visit to Wassu: Feb 1996
Intro Updated Jan 26, 2005
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Always make sure the hand brake works. - Wassu

Always make sure the hand brake works. Warnings and Dangers (1)

The diver of this lorry got out of his cab near the top of the hill, in order to take a pee. Either he didn't apply the... more travel advice

The sunset Favorites (2)

The sun sets relatively early in this part of the world, and we wer still on the road when it went down. I love sunset... more travel advice

The people Favorites (2)

As you can see from this picture, the clothing in the village was not very new and modern. We had brought with us a huge... more travel advice

Village Things to Do (3)

Not far from Wassu, we visited a traditional village. The houses are made from mud and the people are very poor by our... more travel advice

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sachara Nov 12, 2006 at 5:51 AM

The Wassu stones are very unique. Maybe we visited the same village nearby....
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freya_heaven Feb 17, 2005 at 4:19 AM

Nice David made a new friend, lol! Lovely pics, especially the sunset q(~_~)p