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tour through Gambia, Senegal and our main destination Guinea Bissau
This tour includes hotels (with breakfast), ferry crossings, entrance tickets, guide’s fee, transport, water in a cold box, boat trips, as well as lunches and dinners in The Gambia.
Not included are lunches and dinners in Senegal and Guinea Bissau, drinks in Guinea Bissau or the entry visa to Guinea Bissau.
Prices
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One person £1,300
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Two persons £1,200 each
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hree persons £1,150 each
Schedule
Day 1)
Pick up from your hotel Balafone or Tamala in the early morning. Drive to Farasutu Forest for some photographing and to Bintang Bolong Lodge for one night (on a tributary of the Gambia River).
Day 2)
After breakfast at Bintang/Gambia, we drive to Kuntaur for a boat trip to see hippos, chimps and birds. Then to Wassu to see ancient stone circles. We spend one night at Georgetown lodge.
Day 3)
After breakfast at Georgetown/Gambia, we drive to Brikama Ba and to Pata over the border in Senegal. We then drive to Kolda and Farim in Guinea Bissau, cross the river on a ferry and then drive to the hotel Lisboa Bissau. Lots of excellent birding along the way.
Day 4)
After breakfast at the hotel Lisboa Bissau, we will take a boat trip from the port of Bissau. Lunch on the island, returning to Hotel Lisboa for dinner.
Day 5)
After breakfast, we will visit a cashew farm that produces wine or cashew nuts depending on the season, enjoying the countryside and cashew gardens along the way. Lunch at Hotel Lisboa, then a city tour of Bissau including downtown and the crafts market in the evening.
Day 6)
After breakfast at Lisboa Bissau, we will drive back slowly to the Senegal border via a different road. Interesting off-road experiences. Lunch in Sao Domingos. Several stops on the way for birdwatching and to visit oyster farms to see how the oysters are processed. We spend the night in Senegal.
Day 7)
After breakfast in Senegal, we drive back to The Gambia. Lots of stops on the way for sightseeing, visiting villages and doing some birdwatching. Drop off at the selected hotel or the airport.
TEN DAYS in Senegal
This tour includes:
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Transport and fuel
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Professional driver
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All accommodations
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Dinners, breakfasts, and lunches (or picnic lunches)
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Boat trip
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Entrance fees to nature reserves and national parks
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Cool box with drinking water
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Professional guiding services
Prices
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One person £2,500
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One to three persons £1,700 per person
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Three to six persons £1,500 per person
Schedule
Day 1 – Arrival & Popenguine Nature Reserve
Arrival in Senegal. Depending on arrival time, enjoy introductory birding around the Popenguine Nature Reserve.
Overnight: Villa Serere, Popenguine
Day 2 – Transfer to the Saloum Delta
Drive south toward the Saloum Delta, making several birding stops en route.
Overnight: Mariama Kunda, Toubakouta (Saloum Delta)
Day 3 – Saloum Delta Boat Trip & Kaolack
Morning boat trip exploring the Saloum Delta. Continue driving to Kaolack with a stop at Île de Kaursarnar for Scissor-tailed Kites.
Overnight: Hotel Le Relais, Kaolack
Day 4 – Kaolack to Wassadou
Drive to Wassadou for an overnight stay, with opportunities to observe additional species along the route.
Overnight: Hotel Wassadou
Days 5–7 – Niokolo-Koba National Park
Three full days of birding inside the renowned Niokolo-Koba National Park, exploring diverse habitats and targeting key species.
Overnight: Park-area lodge (3 nights)
Day 8 – Return to Kaolack
Drive back to Kaolack, making birding stops throughout the journey.
Overnight: Hotel Le Relais, Kaolack
Day 9 – Kaolack to Popenguine
Return to Popenguine with various stops for bird watching.
Overnight: Villa Serere, Popenguine
Departure Day
Depending on flight time, enjoy final morning birding before transfer to the airport.
15 DAYS individual Tour
A colourful birding trip from mangroves to savannah. Discover The Gambia at its most beautiful.
This programme is flexible and depends on transportation, local conditions, availability of camps/hotels, etc. and the most recent sightings.
Please indicate in advance what you want us to focus on (i.e. birdspotting, photography, misc. nature, culture) so we can take this into account.
You will travel together with a certified English-speaking bird guide, who is also trained to guide photographers.
Schedule
Day 1) Kotu Creek
Day 2) Abuko Nature Reserve
Day 3) Brufut woods and Tanji
Day 4) Tendaba Camp
Day 5) Tendaba Camp
Day 6) Morgan Kunda Lodge
Day 7) Georgetown
Day 8) Georgetown
Day 9) Tendaba Camp
Day 10) Return to the first hotel at the coast
Day 11) Farasutu and Bonto Forest
Day 12) Tujereng Woods
Day 13) Kartong and Gunjur
Day 14) Marakissa woods and Daselama
Day 15) Cape Point Hotel and Bornroad
SPECIAl TOURS
One week‘s birding in Senegambia
Day 1
Pick up at 7.00 from your hotel reception, travel to Tendaba Camp for one night.
Day 2
After breakfast at Tendaba Camp, we drive to Georgetown for a night. Lots of birding along the way.
Day 3
After breakfast at Georgetown we will drive to Bassa to a border crossing to Walligara town in Senegal. A lot of birding on the way, then to Wassadu Nature Park. On this day, we will have a boat trip at Wassadu and will spend the night in Wassadu.
Day 4
After breakfast at Wassadu we will drive to the Niokolo-Koba National Park, the biggest park in The Gambia and visit some photo hides in Senegal for a night.
Day 5
In Niokolo-Koba after breakfast we will have a full day in nature expecting to see many animals. Lunch and a night in the Hotel Sementi.
Day 6
After breakfast at Sementi we will be returning to Georgetown – a long drive with good birding on the way.
Day 7
After breakfast at Georgetown we will drive to the hotel near Kotu Creek
3 days birding in Senegal
Day 1
After breakfast we will drive to Banjul and cross with the ferry to the north bank of the River Gambia to the border. We will drive to Kaolack to visit the roosting area of the African Swallow Tail Kite and Lesser Kestrel on an island called Khusmarr. Then to the hotel in Kaolack for our night stop.
Day 2
After breakfast we will drive down to Toubakouta in the Saloum Delta National Park. In the afternoon, we will have a boat trip on the Saloum Delta to look for White Crested Tiger Bittern and Goliath Heron (to name just a few!). We’ll spend the night at the hotel in Toubakouta.
Day 3
After breakfast we will have a short birding tour in the Toubakouta area before heading back to The Gambia in the afternoon.
INDIVIDUAL TOURS
£40/per person
half day trip
Brufut Wood
Includes:
Guide fee
Transport
Entrance tickets to parks
Water during the tour
£60/per person
full day trip
Abuko Nature Reserve and Lamin
Includes:
Guide fee
Transport
Entrance tickets to parks
Water during the tour
£60/per person
full day trip
Farasutu Forest
Includes:
Transport
Guide fee
Entrance tickets to parks
Water during the tour
£40/per person
half day trip
Tanji Reserve and river
Includes:
Guide fee
Transport
Entrance tickets to parks
Water during the tour
£60/per person
full day of birding in Kotu
Kotu Creek
Includes:
Transport
Boat trip
Guide fee
Water during the tour
£40/per person
half day trip
Boat trip on the Kotu Creek
Includes:
Transport
Boat trip
Guide fee
Water during the tour
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