Enjoy the Adventure
If you love wild animals and would like to go on a mini safari, Fathala wildlife reserve is your best destination.
Just 10 kilometres from the border between The Gambia and Senegal lies the Fathala Reserve.
If the excursion starts from The Gambia, we cross the River Gambia by ferry from Banjul to Barra, which is an adventure in itself. We stop to sort out the visas for crossing the border into Senegal. If the excursion starts from Senegal, we pick you up directly at the hotel you give us.
Once we reach the Fathala Reserve, we buy the tickets and a reserve guide goes with us, showing us the paths and how to behave around the animals at all times. If you are keen on photography, you won’t be able to put your camera down.
In the reserve we can see native and reintroduced species. In these hectares of wild land we can see, among others, warthogs, patas monkeys, giraffes, gazelles, giant tortoises, zebras, antelopes (impala and Derby’s eland), rhinos, ostriches, crocodiles, hyenas and buffalo.
The main attraction is the walk with lions, a male and a female sibling pair who were raised at Fathala, so they know and respect the men who guide us.
Another attraction for many people, especially birdwatchers, is the multitude of birds you can see on this excursion. Senegal and The Gambia are known as the countries with the greatest diversity of species in all of West Africa.
After the visit, we return to the hotel.
