Trips, Excursions & Tours in Gambia with Arch Tours

Our escorted tours are worry-free and hassle-free. Our local Gambian tourist guides will help you discover the craft markets, the museums, the bars and restaurants, James Island, Roots Village, Bakau, Banjul, Serra Kunda, Sene Gambia, Westfield and experience more sights than you could possibly find on your first visit to the Gambia.

'Roots'

This is a tour in the Northern part of the Gambia. A historical Tour about Slavery. Starts at 07.30 hrs - 18.00 hrs.

Cross by ferry to Barra which gives you an insight into River Traffic in the Gambia. A visit to the Kunta Kinteh family and Fort James where slaves were kept waiting for the slave ships on a journey of no return.

A visit to the Banana plantation a sample of the local wine.

A delicious buffet lunch will be served on board. During the trip, you are most likely to come across the famous Gambian dolphins. There will be a brief stop to allow you to swim.

4 Tours In 1: THE Gambia Tour

Travel along The Gambia's southern coastline seeing everything that is interesting to see - a village market, a school, a women's communal garden, a fish landing center, the Tanje Village Museum (the first natural history museum), a fish curing site and a sprawling sandy beach.

One Day South Senegal Adventure.

Passports are required on this tour. The tour takes you to the boarder town of Jiboro where we have your passport stamped and a drive to Seleti the first boarder town in southern Senegal. Passport stamped again to allow you into Senegal.

Starts at 08.00hrs – 18.30hrs.

Drive to Kafountine which is a major fishing town in south and the third largest town in the south of Senegal. Stop in Hotel Le Karone (a 3 Star Hotel). A boat trip in the mangroves to an Island of primitive animist or (none believers). People on the island worship tree as their God.

Boat trips last for 11/2 hour (one and a half hour). Cruise back to hotel for a buffet lunch and a 2 hours break for swimming and rest. Drive back home on the smugglers route which is equivalent to the camel trophy. Stop on the way for a real African Dancing by the Jola Tribe.

A drive back to the Gambia boarder town of Daresalami where we have your passport stamped again and back home to our respective hotels.

Cultural event and Dinner Under The Stars

You will be picked up from your respective hotels and drive to a village where you will experience a very special cultural event that you have never seen before. The villagers of the people welcome you with music and dance and you will be part of a magic performance. After this spectacle we will drve you to Denton Bridge where we board a double deck boat.

Starts 3.00am – 19.00hrs.

Cruise to Dog Island for Dolphin stalking and cruise into the Gambia River to see the sunset over the mangroves swamp. Anchor in the widest part of the River for a buffet dinner under the stars.

3 Days Gambia Tour.

This tour gives you an idea of how people in the country side live. A relaxed way of seeing and meeting the people in the interior of the Gambia. Starts 08.00hrs -16.00 hrs

Day 1: Drive to the northern part of the Gambia to see the Stone Circles at Wassu. Over night stop at Jangjangbureh camp. Lunch and dinner at camp and a local entertainment by Mandinka Tribe.

Day 2: Boat trip in the Gambia River for Hippopotamus sighting and Baboons around Baboon Island. Lunch on board the boat and join transport at SAPU to TENDEBA CAMP. Overnight stop at tendeba and dinner & entertainment by the village women.

Day 3: Breakfast at Tendeba camp and drive to our respective hotels.

Banjul City Tour

Visit the SOS Children's Village at Bakoteh, a Batik factory in Serrekunda, Arch 22 in Banjul, the Gambia National Museum and Banjul craft market. Lunch stop on the way back.

Monkeys and Crocodiles

Abuko Nature Reserve is one of the few remaining areas of tropical forest in The Gambia. Carefully protected, it is the home to hyenas, monkeys, deer, reptiles and birdsplus lots of other wildlife -

After visiting the reserve, you proceed to the riverside restaurant at Lamin Lodge for lunch.

On the return journey to your hotel, you will stop at the sacred crocodiles pool at Katchikally. The water from this pond is believed by the locals to have healing powers especially for infertility.

Mangrove Tour

Spend your day at the scenic riverside camp at the historic village of Bintang Bolong. Your transport will first take you to the Abuko Livestock Market and then to the Brikama woodcarver's market where you can make excellent bargains for some souvenirs.

Then proceed to Bintang, stopping briefly in a local school for a glimpse of The Gambia's education system. After lunch at the scenic restaurant on the river, you will board a local pirogue on a cruise on the Bintang Bolong - perhaps the best known of all the tributaries of The River Gambia.

You may be lucky to spot one of the very few salt water crocodiles in The Gambia. When you return to the camp , you will be free to swim or walk through the village to meet the people in their typical environment.

Treasure island

Perhaps the best spot in The Gambia! A deserted sprawling beach on an isolated island where the River Gambia meets the Atlantic Ocean.

The trip to the island starts with a crossing on a crowded public ferry, followed by a drive through small villages to the Island of Jinack, which is invariably called Paradise or Coconut Island.

A short boat ride takes you to your beach bar where you are served a delicious lunch. The rest of the afternoon is then yours to swim or sunbathe.

Janjangbureh Tour

This is a two-day trip to the heart of The Gambia and to the historic town of Janjangbureh (formerly Georgetown). The trip starts with a landrover or mini-bus ride along the south bank trunk road, stopping in a number of villages on the way.

After lunch at Tendaba Camp, you will proceed to Sapu to join your Gambian river craft on a pleasant early evening cruise to Janjangbureh Island. Overnight will be in the delightful Bird Safari Camp or Baobolong Camp.

An early breakfast the following morning followed by a visit to the ancient slave house, a trip to the prehistoric Stone Circles at Wassu. The return trip will take you through the cosmopolitan border town of Farafenni.

 

Gambian Market Tour

Market visits are always the best way to learn about a people and their culture. Visit the bustling Serrekunda market where you can literally buy anything under the sun. You will see lots of food stuff. Find out what Gambians put in their delicious food.

Gambian Sunset Cruise

A slow evening cruise in an African pirogue, through a maze of creeks. Many birds to spot. See the local women in their dugout canoes fetching oyster. Enjoy the beautiful tropical sunset as you arrive at the picturesque riverside restaurant where you will be served a buffet dinner followed by cultural entertainment.

African Wrestling

The national sport of The Gambia - full of excitement and color. Come and see our strongest men outdo each other in wit and strength in a festive African