grets Says: Large and sprawling, the market was a local affair, we did not see any tourist trinkets for sale at all. The goods were mainly fruit and vegetables, meat, household gooda and colthing. Unlike on the coast, the people took very little notice of us, getting on with their daily...
1 Review and 492 Opinions I spent half my trip in Banjul at the Corinthia Atlantic. This was the one hotel where you were not...
grets Says: We're not really nightlife people, preferring to go to bed early and getting up early in order to make the most of the dailight hours, but I do like to see a good sunset!
grets Says: We arrived with our vehicles at the ferry port in Barra with plenty of time to spare and booking documentation in hand. But this being Africa, we did not have a reservation. The ferry was full. There was room for us, but not the two vehicles. Eventually it was decided that...
localhairdresser: Rastafarihair!
Sunshinegirl_83 Says: When you are in africa you have to make som rastahair:) Jenny did and became a real rastafariwoman:)... But warning: It took about 8hours, five girls made her hair and it is ALOT of pain getting this hair done. Nothing for the weak ones... she still had pain the next day!...
Sunshinegirl_83 Says: There are alot of malaria moskitos in this area. So it is wise to eat malariatablets before you go here. And if it is possibly, sleep in a moskitonet:)
Friendly but persistent children
grets Says: All over the castal area of The Gambia you will be approached by friendly children practicing their English. "Hello", "What's your name", "Where are you from", "Your first time in Gambia", "How you like my country?" "I give you my address, you send me gift" so on and so...
grets Says: Along the coast from Banjul at Bakau, the crocodile pool is quite an incerdible experience. The taxi stopped in the middle of the small town and we just asked a couple of local to show us the way to the pool.We saw a couple of small crocodiles off the side of the pool in...
Getting intimate with a crocodile
grets Says: There is one particularly docile old croc at the Katchikally Crocodile Pool in Bakau, called Charlie, and you are encourages to get close and actually touch him! Hey! I stroked a crocodile!!!!!!!
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There is one particularly docile old croc at the Katchikally Crocodile Pool in Bakau, called Charlie, and you are encourages to get close and actually touch...
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Q: hello--we arrive banjul 3/25/11 via cruise ship for 1 day--ship tours SO expensive--are there local tour operators/ taxis on pier...

A: I went to the gambia jan 2010 and I'm returning Jan 12th 2011. We were told the bright green and yellow taxi's were safer. It's not the people by the way they are...
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From our hotel on the coast we hired a taxi - otherwise known as rent-a-wreck - to take us down to Banjul. I swear the driver was younger than the car! He was an excellent driver, however, negotiating...
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The place where Alex Haley came to research Roots. It is abundant in natural beauty and west african culture. Laid back and historical best describes the Gambia.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Banjul. I'd love to share with you the 1 tip I've written, the 2 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Ok.... Plane lands. Get off the plane and melt in the sun, the runway is in a field, an old fire engin greets you with the unstable stairs to get out the plane. Inside the airport is the most...
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Banjul "Capital of The Gambia"

Banjul is the capital of the Gambia but it isn't the greatest place of the country. The entrance of Banjul is trough the Arch 22. This is a monument that remembered when - at 22 of July 1994 -...
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