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Ideally situated for shops, bars, restaurants and all amenities. Great value for money.
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prostitution
In a nutshell
the lplace to be for sunlovers
nextholiday Says: Try to use a local company for trips rather than the overseas big holiday companies that way more of the money you pay stays with the locals and directly benefits their families. We used Tilly’s Tours http://www.tillystours.com/ who are also a charity working in the Gambia...
Go wild and take a rasta hairdo!
WanderingFinn Says: Why don't you surprise your family, relatives, friends and your boss when coming back from your trip? I did it, and didn't get fired ;O)For women I can tell that it helps a lot: just wash and go! Act like a man, finally. No hair conditioners, no mousse, no gel, no hairspray,...
Local dance and drumming shows are fantastic!
WanderingFinn Says: A must at least once during the trip is to see a local dancing and drumming show. Now you might think "I've seen this already" - but it is far from the tv ads or pictures in magazines. You got to see it live. What amazed me most was the fact that this is not only show - it...
grets Says: This area is great for bird watching, just in the grounds you can see a gerat many different species. Just along the coast is Bijilo Beach Forest Reserve, which is a birder's paradise, with hornbills, various local forest varieties, seabirds and variagated waders.
grets Says: Most people who stay here are either here for pure relaxation, the only activity being walking from the pool to the beach; or they use it as a base for exploring the rest of this area.Whatever your reason for staying here, you cannot go home without having done some beach...
2 Reviews and 304 Opinions well such an extraordinarily well run venue in Gambia. German influence, very efficient. What...
3 Reviews and 332 Opinions The Senegambia Beach hotel was a good choice. It is a three start hotel, but services and outside...
African Queen: Great food and service
nextholiday Says: What a great restaurant this is. The food is freshly prepared and tastes really good. Average meal consisting of a main course and 2 beer's and coffee will be about £12 stg. Say hello for me to "Walk On By" he is employed by the restaurant and is the guy working immediately...
JOJO'S: the best steaks in Senengambia
abdoulie Says: This restaurant is located next to the entrance of Holiday Beach Hotel. It was formerley the Bush Garden. The steaks are delicious as are the other dishes which include chicken, pork and fish. The menu is select and therefore does not take ages to decide. The proprietor is a...
African Queen: Real African food and great athmosphere
WanderingFinn Says: The menu contained all the traditional and famous African dishes like domoda, yassa (with either chicken, fish or meat) and benechin. You could also order fresh exotic fish like butterfish, Captainfish and Ladyfish.The ambience and surroundings were cosy, attractive and...
Liao Thai Restaurant: Great buffet
grets Says: From my journal:"In the evening we had a table booked at Liao Thai Restaurant. Arranged a taxi to take us there, wait, and then take us home. We had a lovely table in a little courtyard by a small pond with koi carp, plants and an Oriental bridge acros it leading to an...
Main restaurant, Kairaba Hotel: Free cabaret
grets Says: From my journal:"We asked if we could sit inside as it was rather cold outside, and they were very obliging, moving a table from the terrace to the inside corner of the restaurant, but I think it was the waiter's first night. Watching him trying to lift a roll on to the...
WoW: Local "afro-reggae-hiphop disco" wíth loud music
WanderingFinn Says: WoW was a really WoW to us as we entered it the first time. We don't usually go to these kind of places (hip-hop, rap & black music; cannot dance). Still the ambience took us; as earlier in the evening the music was not loud so you could talk, older music + reggae was...
grets Says: From my journal:"In the evening we went for the BBQ by the pool, followed by African dancing. It got surprisingly cold outside with the wind. The dancers were good - very energetic! The asked for 'volunteers' and for a change I wasn't picked on. One lady was obviously upset...
grets Says: One night in the hotel there was a happy hour with a little band which played Caribbean and Reggae music on strange looking instruments and wooden boxes with strips of metal attached to them. Very different!
Firestar24 Says: We made the Banjul-Barra ferry crossing four times in total. Three times were completely trouble free but once we attempted to make the crossing on the first ferry of the morning of Milad an-Nabi and it was chaos! This particular crossing was part of a group tour to Janjang...
nextholiday Says: Please make sure that any tour operator you do use has a valid operator licence as your insurance company will not pay out in the event of an incident which requires you to claim for lost property or medical etc etc.
grets Says: The area all around the hotels on the coast is full of sales people and hustlers. If you want to go to the supermarket or walk along the beach, you need to be prepared to run the gauntlet of the persistent locals. Most are Ok and take no for an answer, and some you can even...
Firestar24 Says: If you’re planning to venture outside the coastal tourist areas and head inland then it’s a very good idea to take cheap gifts for the children you will meet. Before we went I visited Wilkinsons (am I allowed to name drop like that? Oh, well!) and picked up a whole load of...
grets Says: A little inland from the beach, we stopped by these enormous termite mounds along the side of the road.
Firestar24 Says: Before setting off for The Gambia, I read in The Lonely Planet that there were very few ATMs in the Country and it would be a better idea to take cash or travellers cheques. Never having used travellers cheques before and having a general mistrust of all things that were not...
Fowlezi Says: the nightclubs in kololi is excellent! the drinks are very cheap and are open all nightand also the locals are very nice as well. My best advice is to go to a nightclub with someone that either works in the hotel, or a rep, because they know what/where to go Listerning to...
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Kololi is the place to be when it comes to hotels and restaurants. Its fun to sit outside in the evenings in the company of a cold drink and watch the people...
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Q: what are the best precautions to avoid mosquitoes in your room. considering a two week break in January. Do we need medication...
A: You are asking us amateurs here on VT for medical advice. This is not a good plan. I would suggest you ask a doctor who deals with travel medicine for specific advice. ...
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Most of the main hotels are situated along this stretch of the coast, and there are lots to choose from, within every price range. Many activities are available from the beach and there are a host of...
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The Kololi area and further south towards Ghana town have lovely beaches. Around the Kololi area lots of beaches are almost gone because of the Atlantic waves hitting the beach and causing damages. So...
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On leaving Scotland in the midst of the February snow and ice, it was extraordinary to be greeted by the scorching heat of Banjul International Airport six hours later. My son, who had been sledging...
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