A half day, full day, longer trip : just check our tours. Everything is organized for you by fatou tours gambia. For the longer trips we pick you up at the airport when you arrive in The Gambia, do the tour and bring you back to the airport. When you are already in the country or for a short tour, we pick you up at your hotel.

OUR MOST BOOKED TOUR in 2022 : 2 DAYS MAMMALS/HYPOS & CHIMPANZEES TOUR, + WASSU STONES !!!!!!!!

To KUNTA KINTEH, THE SLAVE ISLAND YOU WILL NEVER FORGET, 1 days

Also The Gambia has a dramatic history of slavery. A short drive, including the ferry-crossing to Barra - always an experience - brings you into the hart of the slave-history.A visit to the island, the museum: an impressive confrontation with the dramatic acts of the europeans. Around 20 miljoen slaves were send from this area, a quarter of them died at sea.....To never forget......

After pick up at your hotel we drive to Banjul to take the ferry to Barra, on the North Bank. Taking the ferry is always a little adventure, a little chaotic, let's say a great experience, good for a lot of pictures. During the crossing of he river Gambia gulls, pelikans and other seabirds are there for some birding, and maybe also some dolphins. At the always busy Barra we start our drive on the north bank road , then we take the road to Albreda ( Juffureh), where we can take the boat to Kunta Kinteh Island, previously known as James Island.

Kunta Kinte Island sits at the mouth of the Gambia River. Though tiny -- it is barely big enough to house some ruins of its past and a baobab grove -- the role it has played in world history has been large indeed.

Because the Gambian river runs like an artery from the Atlantic into Africa, it was a crucial passageway for the slave trade. At its height, an estimated one in six West Africans slaves came from this area.

The most famous of these slaves is Kunta Kinteh, who was immortalized in the book and the television programme Roots. He was born in 1750 in Juffureh ( now Albreda), captured when he was 17 and send to America where he married, get a daughter and died in 1822.

At Albreda we take the small boat to the slave island that did sink partially into the river Gambia but where you still can do a very interesting guided tour with visits to some ruins. Back at Albreda the visit of the museum is also very interesting, also you can drink/eat something at the restaurant.

Later we drive back to Barra, to the ferry, to the hotel.

Included in price of this tour :
- ferry at banjul and return ferry at barra
-transport
- drinks ( water/soft drink during day)
- boat trip to kuntah kinteh island
- guide kuntah kinteh island
- lunch
- museum at Alberda

not included : tips guides

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From mammals to chimpanzees and the slave history : 4 day tour full of diversity !!!

A tour full of diversity, with lots of highlights. Mammals in Senegal, chimpanzees in The Gambia, the terrible slave history of this region, the great inland of the country, and even birding : maybe our most diverse short tour !

Day 1 : very early pick up at your hotel - around 06.30 - for the short drive to Banjul and the ferry-terminal. The ferry to Barra: often chaotic, always a great experience. Can be a little fresh early in the morning, be prepared. Certainly some birding, maybe dolphins. At Barra we take the special 4 x 4 for the visit of Fathala, that we reach immediately after crossing the border with Senegal ( pasport needed !).Rhino, zebra's, giraffe, different types of deers, monkeys, birds, warthogs : lots of things to see. Then time to drive to Alberta, the gateway to Kuntah Kinteh Island. The boat trip on The Gambia starts the visit, we get all info from the guide, also on the island. Back in Alberta time for lunch/drink and later the visit of the museum. Already late afternoon we drive on the North Bank to our first lodge : Morgan Kunda. A lodge with a very big garden, and so : birding till the evening.

Day 2 : as promised, today something completely different. After some driving we have the highlight of the day : boat tour to the chimpanzees, with all the time also birding.The close encounter with the chimps is soo impressive ! Back at the car, we drive direction Georgetown that we reach after crossing The Gambia on the small ferry, then we drive to our new lodge at Bintang.

Day 3 : At Bintang we visit a quarry with a lot of birds and a big colony of bee-eaters, then we drive to Georgetown to visit the slave house and to learn more about the slave history. Driving and birding on the south bank road we go direction Bintang Bolong and another great lodge : Bintang Bolong Lodge, with terrace and lodges above the water. Good for a great unique evening with possibly a very colorful sunset.

Day 4 : After breakfast we will explore the surrounding and do bird watching up to 1 pm, then go for lunch at the lodge. After lunch we drive, with some more stops, back to the coast and the hotel, for relaxing after 4 busy days.

This is a all inclusive tour : ferry, boat trips, all transport, lodges, meals, entrance tickets, coffee/tea break at 12.30, water and soft drinks during the day, guiding service.

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Changes possible, we make YOUR tour

For all these tours and many more see www.fatoutoursgambia.com and contact us to make your personalized tour at your best price. Completely organized ( pick up at airport, lodges, food, itinerary, transpor with our own perfect cars and busses. Fatou senghore and Foday Bojang, owners of the company, will organize for you the perfect birding or cultural tour. At your pace, with your number of hours of birding each day. we organize, you take the pics.