The small Botanical Gardens in Bakau are well worth a visit. First established in 1924 they are home to the 'fairy-tale teak tree' and ancient cycads, a shady place good for relaxing and bird-wa...
The Banjul National Museum houses a variety of Gambian artefacts, including some traditional warri boards, palm wine tapping equipment and documents dating back to the Senegambia battles and migration...
The Bijilo Forest Park, found at the southern end of Kololi Beach, is an extremely small reserve covering an area of only half a square kilometre. It is a good place to spot Vervet and Red Colob...
There are 500 different species of birds in The Gambia living within six protected areas aggregating about 40,000 hectares nationwide, under the protection of the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The...
The river, which meanders within The Gambia from the west on the Atlantic into the east, cutting the country into two halves, carries with it a rich variety of fish, as does the vast ocean of the Atla...
The craft markets outside the main hotels offer a large variety of antique masks, carvings, batik products, hand woven fabrics, leather work and jewellery. Prices for these products are affordab...
Like other African countries, The Gambia has a variety of traditional musical instruments and the most famous of them is the Kora - a 21 strip harp. The drum is also popular, because it plays a ...
James Island can be found in the middle of the Gambia river close to the villages of Jufureh and Albreda. The island is home to the ruins of Fort St James originally built in the 1650s and the s...
The 'Roots Heritage Trail' is a popular excursion, inspired by the historic epic, based on the classic novel of the tragedy of the slave trade and triumph of freedom, a full circle, inspired by Alex H...
