Kunta Kinteh Island

Kunta Kinteh Island

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Kunta Kinteh Island Trip

Kunta Kinteh Island Tour
Kunta Kinteh Island formerly called James Island and St Andrews Island is an island in the river Gambia. Here you will see historic remnants of the slave era. It includes Guns, Batteries and dungeons all set amid some old baobab trees. Kunta Kinteh Island was awarded a World Heritage Site in 2003. Hundreds of
thousands of slaves departed here for the new world. To visit this island we would take a boat from Banjul to Barra. This would be a 1 day trip.

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

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Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool Trip

Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool Tour
This is located in the heart of Bakau about 10 miles from Banjul. It is one of 3 sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals. It is a place where you touch the crocodiles and see where they live up close.

Kartong Snake Farm

Kartong Snake Farm

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Kartong Snake Farm Visit

Kartong Snake Farm Trip
Kartong snake farm is located south of Gambia and takes 1 hour to drive from the hotel district. Here you will find a wide variety of reptiles, such as turtles, alligators, chameleons, and of course snakes. All kinds of snakes from egg eating snakes to cobras and pythons can be seen here. At Kartong you don’t just get to see the reptiles but hold them as well. A specialist guide will take you around and educate you on all the different breeds on the farm. This is an excellent experience for reptile lovers as you get to touch and handle the animals which is something not done in many other zoo’s around the world.

Fathala Safari Senegal

Fathala Safari Senegal

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Fathala Safari Trip to Senegal

Fathala Safari Senegal Tour
Fathala is a large animal reserve where you can see lions, giraffes, antelopes, zebras, Rhino’s and others. This tour can be done in a day if we set off early and the ferry across the river is running well. Once across the river it is a 2 hour journey to the reserve where you transfer to jeeps for a trip around the reserve to see the animals. One (1) day trip

Tanji Nature Reserve

Tanji Nature Reserve

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Tanji Nature Reserve Tour

Tanji Nature Reserve Tour
This is a bird reserve in The Gambia. It is also known as Karinti the Tanji River Reserve or the Tanji National Park. It was established in 1993 together with Bijol island it is situated along the Atlantic coast. It has accommodation if you want to stay there. It is a great place to go Bird watching.

George Town & Wassu Stone Circles

Wassu Stone Circles

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George Town & Wassu Stone Circles

Georgetown, Wassu Stone Circles, Hippo’s and Chimpanzee rehabilitation Tour

A tour to Georgetown is a 2 night tour where there is an opportunity to experiencethe diverse culture, tribal traditions and history of the people of the Gambia. We will travel by road towards Banjul where we will cross the river Gambia on a ferry to the north bank of Barra and make our way to Georgetown. Georgetown is a port on Mac Carthy Island on the river Gambia and is the capital of the central Gambia. It is the oldest Town in The Gambia outside Banjul. It was founded in 1823 by Captain Alexander Grant as a settlement for freed slaves. Georgetown’s Wesleyan mission (1883) introduced the peanut crop still exported downstream today. We will also visit the Wassu Stone circles. These are in Wassu in the central river region. These stones are believed to be burial mounds of kings and chiefs in ancient times over 1200 years old. The stones vary in size and are of a circular shape. The average height of the stones is 5 ½ feet. The stones are cut out of laterite which occurs in large quarry outcrops in this region. Excavations have been carried out and they found iron weapons, spear heads, arrows and knives, pottery vessels and an array of bronze ornaments.
There is a museum that was opened in 2000 situated at the stone circles in the Wassu area. Hundreds of stone circles can be found in Gambia and the Senegambia region. This scared site was declared a National Monument in 1995 and in July 2006, 93 monuments in the Senegambian region were declared by UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site.
On this tour we can visit the River Gambia National Park. (This is also known as Baboon Island}. This park is approx. 300km from Banjul. It is a rich forest full of animals and is along the Gambian river. In the middle of the Park is a group of 5 Islands. On one of these is the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation project also known as Badi Mayo camp. The rehabilitation project was started in 1969 for orphaned Chimps.These were reintroduced to the Abuko Nature Reserve. The project is now a working eco camp for visitors. Also in this area it is possible to see the hippos.

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Bijilo Monkey Forest

Bijilo Monkey Forest

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Bijilo Monkey Forest Trip

Bilijo Forest Park Tour
This forest lies in the coastal zone next to the beach. This protected nature reserve is a canopy forest with a significant number of Rhun palms. The nature trail is over 4.5 km of sign posted footpaths
which take you throughforest, coastal scrubland and sand dunes.
At the Bilijo Monkey Forest you can feed the monkeys as you walk along the paths through the forest. You will see Green Vervet Monkeys and Western Red Colobus monkeys. There is also other invertebrates, reptiles and other mammals. The forest is rich in bird life Hornbill birds can be seen here. Also seen in this forest are great termite mounds. ½ day Trip

Monkey Trip to Bilijo Forest
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