Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Gambia Excursions at a Glance



                                                   Gambia Four Wheel Drive Adventure
An off the beaten track adventure following the coast and also uncovering the Gambian village way of life.





Makasutu Bush Experience

The Bush Experience provides a host of opportunities for group bonding exercises, team building, corporate training and, more simply, for people to do things together that are intellectually and physically stimulating and which provide a great deal of fun.


Bush Tracker's Breakfast

Half day trip, the idea behind this excursion is to give people more insight into the wild animals of the Gambia/Makasutu, allowing more time to track the animals, and explore the forest and habitats within it.







 Under The Stars

This is an overnight excursion within the Creeks at Lamin Lodge. It is an opportunity to experience at first hand a night under the African Stars.







                                                       Circle Of Life Tour

Take a journey to Senegal and drive through the wilderness of the Fathala Nature Reserve to spot a plethora of wild animals.







                                                       Senegal Adventure

Seven or eight day trip.










                                                       Senegambia Explorer

This exciting 6 days gives us the opportunity to show you further into The Gambia and Senegal, with the possibility to see in a genuine African environment how the village people live from day to day, and gives you an insight into the history, beliefs, religion and culture of this region. Add to this the bird and animal life and you will have memories created that will be everlasting.


                                                  Gambia Fishing

There are a range of fishing options available in The Gambia offering a good variety of fish to be caught!










 Sport Fishing

 One day trip, we collect you from your hotel and take you to Denton Bridge where the boats leave at 10:00hrs depending on the weather and water conditions. We will troll to catch Barracuda or bottom fishing to catch Threadfin Salmon (captain fish). Red Snapper, Grouper, Cassava, Stingray, Guitarfish, etc. Lunch is provided on board, drinks are for sale. All the boats are fully insured.


                                                  Trans-Senegambia Adventure

This exciting 6 days gives us the opportunity to show you further into THE GAMBIA and SENEGAL, with the possibility to see in a genuine African environment how the village people live from day to day, and gives you an insight into the history, beliefs, religion and culture of this region.. Add to this the bird and animal life and you will have memories created that will be everlasting.




Senegambia Bassari Adventure
This exciting 7 days gives us the opportunity to show you further into THE GAMBIA and SENEGAL, with the possibility to see in a genuine African environment how the village people live from day to day, and gives you an insight into the history, beliefs, religion and culture of this region.. Add to this the bird and animal life and you will have memories created that will be everlasting.







Janjangbureh

Let us show you that "GAMBIA IS NOT JUST BEACHES". Join this fabulous 2 day trip, approximately 300 kms up-river and experience the "real country".






                               A Taste of Senegambia

Let us show you that "SENEGAMBIA IS NOT JUST BEACHES". Join this fabulous 3 day trip, approximately 300 kms up-river and experience the "Real Gambia".











                                                       Gambia Roots Tours

A historic journey 200 years back in time to Alex Haley’s “Roots”.








                                      Orientation Tour

An introductory half day trip around Gambia's capital city and surrounding areas to familiarise everyone with the main places to visit.











                                           South Gambia Experience

Go beyond the routes of normal tourist excursions and visit the remote and isolated area of Southern Gambia combined with a cruise on the River which divides us from neighboring .








A Taste of Kombo
A half day trip to experience the local flavour of The Gambia concentrated in the Kombo area.











                                                       Lazy Day Cruise

This is a relaxing and lazy day spent on a 60ft modern Gambian style river pirogue.






A Taste of Senegambia

Let us show you that "SENEGAMBIA IS NOT JUST BEACHES". Join this fabulous 3 day trip, approximately 300 kms up-river and experience the "Real Gambia".







                                                       Abuko Nature Reserve

This is a half day excursion to the principal nature reserve in The Gambia, situated approximately 15 kilometres from the hotel resorts.






Twitcher's Delight

One day trip, since the early twitcher catches the birds we make a predawn start to catch the Dawn Chorus at CAMALOU (or Sting) CORNER. Here we have a view over open marshy ground with rice paddies, mangroves and mudflats. Usually we can see Black, Black-headed and Squacco Herons and Spur-winged Plover amongst many other varieties.



                                        Gambian Bird Watching Tours

Half day trip, we leave the Hotels before sun up in time to be at the waterside to meet the Dawn Chorus at Base Camp on MANDINA BOLONG.
 
 




Tropical Birding

1 day trip, after an early start we travel approx 40 kms to PIRANG, a Mandinka village where we stop at a swampy area where rice cultivation takes place during the summer rains. A walk in this area gives us a good chance to spot a good number of birds which should include Crowned Cranes.





                                                  Gambian Night Extravaganza

Evening trip, we leave the hotels around 17:30 hrs to arrive at the renowned Makasutu Base Camp for around 18:30 hrs. The whole location is lit by lanterns and camp fires to create a magical setting.






                                                Special Tours

West African Tours is proud of its ability to arrange memorable tours for special interest groups.












Ghana Adventure










Senegal Adventure




2 comments:

  1. All great adventures to do ...

    Ciao from Italy =^.^=

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  2. Glad you like our tours look forward to seein you here soon

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