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Maleria is a serious illness!!

by breezywestyorkshire

There are plenty of porters at Banjul airport they will get you through Customs as quick as possible for a tip of £1 per case well worth it! Cases are ex-rayed by customs which is not really a issue for most people, but for us we usually carrying items such as learning aids for schools, which quite often means we have CD players, old mobiles phones etc, running the gaultlet each time we visit as they expect to collect duty on already high taxed goods that we have bought or had donated in the UK so it's haggle, barter or just plead or you may lose an item or two. November, December is humid so light clothing, light wieght jacket for evening time. Good comfortable trainers/sandals. Beware if you go off the beaten track as shoes get ruined with the sand. Beware on the beach the sand can be very hot, on my last visit it melted the glue on my new sandals!! A good medicine kit is essential,...

Tampons are hard to find!

by Zarasher

I would recommend taking everything you need with you. Toiletries are moere expensive than in the UK and choices may be limited. With regards to sanitary products definitely DO NOT leave that to chance as you will not find tampons and any sanitary towels you find will be like nappies.

Packing List

by jigeen

let it be some with a key! shoes to walk in, light long shirts and trousers. Make sure to take clothes along you can leave for friendly people, they will apprteciate it anti-mosquito-lotion for the skin. Leave your lotion and shampoo there! Likewise the rest of your malaria tablets, paracetamol green tea as a small gift is always welcome. Otherwise bags of rice or sugar. Torches are always needed. And candles, current is hardly steady!

Clothes for charity

by susu77

Most of the population in the Gambia is very poor. All gifts are highly appreciated. Please take as much pens and paper, toys and used clothes as ever you can with you. Your airline company may allow one extra luggage for charity purposes if you ask them beforehand. Dont give the stuff away just there on the streets. That is one way to teach bad manors for children and there will always be someone left without. You will find a suitable situation and place. If you ask around people seem to bee more than happy to give some clothes away for a good cost. The picture of the girl is taken on the next day that my mom gave her this pink shirt. You may want to take a flashlight with you. There are hardly any streetlights. Power cuts are also common.

Insect repellant... and lots of it

by SarahJohnson

something light and easy to carry round for day trips out flip flops are usually fine, i never wear anything else. All standard garments you'd associate with a holiday where temperatures are averaging 30C.Some thin full length trousers and a light top covering your arms are perfect at dawn and dusk when insect bites are frequent anti malarial tablets are a must and plenty of insect repellent especially if you happen to be travelling between may and october as this is the rainy season and there are mosquitos a plenty! Lots of sun cream! Not really necessary but for travellers who have real issues with the heat a small hand held fan is always nice for those ocassions when you're just too hot!

Quick list of things I'll take next time

by Hils_w

Strong sun cream, it really is very hot. Good tummy-bug medicine as almost everyone caught Banjul Belly.Football shirts - either old ones of yours or cheap ones you can find in sports stores. You can swap these for anything.

Mosquito Repellent, Books, Camera, Visa

by kucha

Bring nothing nice. In the long dry season (November to May), temperatures average 70-80F and the humidity is 30-60%. Summer temperatures range between 80-90F and the humidity is high. The rains begin in June and continue to October. Throughout the year, temperatures tend to drop substantially in the evenings. Malaria is present throughout the country, although the risk is essentially limited to travel between June and December -- the wettest months. It is advisable to take anti-malarial prophylactics and use insect repellent on all exposed skin!!! Telphoto lenses are a must if you hope to capture some footage of the many terrific bird species. Not any more for me. At this point, just traveling in countries like this is enciting enough. I don't need to do the backpack and camping to make it a thrill. Indeed, many of the better hotels can help you achieve that sensation of camping...

MALARIA RISK

by Wafro

There is a growing risk that people who travel to tropical and sub-tropical regions may contract malaria. At the same time, malaria prevention and treatment is becoming increasingly complicated by developing resistance. LARIAM is a widely used prescription medication that is highly effective at preventing and treating malaria. Since 1985 more than 25 million travelers worldwide have used LARIAM.But when you react bad on this medicine, you should contact a doctor and consider to change it.

Take items that you can leave behind

by Caryntay

Light weight and old luggage as everything gets very dusty. Small lightweight rucksack for daily use. It's best to take as many items as you can that you don't want to return with. My daughter takes and wears items getting too small and returns with an empty suitcase!! Towels not really essential as a sarong makes a light weight alternative. A decent 1st Aid kit advisable, be happy to leave it behind as most Gambians are grateful for all received.Take malaria preventatives and use them, there is100% increase in malaria cases in the U.K. Take everything you will require, you can get stuff there but everything takes a long time to find.Many people will ask you to take their photo as to have a photo taken in The Gambia is expensive.Try to get an address to send the photo's to or take them back next time. When there in October we got off the plane to a temperature of 38C.At this time of...

Your unwanted items will find a welcoming home

by David&Pauline

If you have space for your old shoes, you'll find someone with your shoe size! Take some extra shampoo and leave it with the people, it's an expensive product for them. Their are such a stylish people that they love to look sharp. Leave your old camera, someone will appreciate it. Remember you must have once thought it pretty cool yourself. If you can afford it leave some sports equipment, a new football would mean a lot to a community. What you can pack are all those music cassettes that you've grown out of, original tapes are like gold as most music consists of pirate copies. They are easy to carry around, make a great tip to your taxi driver, and keep the bumsters happy too. Paper is in critical shortage so children's books and comics make an excellent gift. We took some paints and brushes, our daughter Esme bartered two paint sets for a rather fine drum with Peter a rasta...

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