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Take the ferry and visit the North bank, travel through Niumi National Park keeping your eyes open for monkeys and a wide range of birds. Walk to the beach and sunbathe with the cows and watch for the dolphins that are regularly spotted here.Travel around the creek in the lodges pirogue or spend time by the creek watching the fishermen.
Go along to Tanji - the beach is fabulous (but then they all are in Gambia), but you can experience the fish market.I have, and I want you to too!They bring thousands of fish here, prepare them, and then smoke them in open smokers.Whilst you are enjoying the smell of the fish, you can play a game of beach football with the locals.I can still remember the smell to this day....
We can't recommend Ebou (Abraham) Bah strongly enough as a guide to rural Gambia. Please feel secure in accompanying him across the Barra ferry to his homeland. His family are wonderful people but please be generous as they live very simply. They can't posssibly entertain you in a western style, you'll have to take your own drinking water and a sck of rice would be welcome. Ebou has an aunt in Serrakunda who is hoping to offer a room in her home for those who would like to experience urban Gambia.
Ebou (Abraham) Bah, a casual plumber at the Badala Park invited us to share the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr with his family in the north of the country. They farm groundnuts in the bush not too far from Jufureh but a long way from any electricity supply. Fortunately the farmers co-operative, who collect the nuts, had helped them acquire a well making their life a little more comfortable. If you do plan to visit these small communities please take the largest sack of rice you can afford and a bag of sweets for the hoards of children.
The picture was taken on the way from Banjul to Albreda and Juffure - situated at the northern bank of the Gambia river, 30 km southeast of Banjul.Juffure is known for Alex Haley's novel 'Roots': In 1750 the Mandingo boy Kunta Kinte was kidnapped and brought to America where he had to work as a slave.
get into the backland to Georgetown. The roads are in a terrible condition. Make sure your car is in a good condition. It takes a lot of time to get from one place to the other. Make sure not to drive after dark.
When on an off road trip, you see lots of the actual local culture and how they live which is very interesting. Gambia has a vested interest in agriculture and have many women agriculture plants which you can see pictured below.
You must go on a safari or cultural trip around the Gambia,. I went on an off road trip and visited a rural Gambian school. It was an experience.In the Gambia, school is not compulsary and you have to pay, most of the children want to go to school but their parents may not be able to afford to send them, it is around £20 a term and the average Gambian only earns £30 a month. The children rely upon gifts from tourists such as pens, paper and anything else children would need for school normally. So if you plan on visiting a school take some pens with you as the children will really appreciate it.
The organised excursions are great but I recommend getting to know the real Gambian people away from the tourist areas.....for a richer experience and understanding of the country and its people.
An interesting activity is the sacred crocodile pool at Fajara -- but be careful! According to local legend, it is possible for infertile women to get pregnant after visiting the pond.
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