Enjoy the Adventure
We leave in the morning for Serrekunda, the largest town in The Gambia, just 3 km from the coastal resorts. It has all the typical features of a city, with the bustle of everyday Gambian life. We visit the traditional market and then go to a factory where they make traditional batik, cloth dyed in different colours and patterns.
Our next visit is to a place sacred to the local people of Bakau, where we can get close to the crocodiles that live in the pool. The pool is considered sacred because the crocodiles represent fertility.
We can also visit the small museum nearby (with traditional costumes, musical instruments and tools from the country’s different ethnic groups) and the elephant tree, well known in the region because it is more than 400 years old.
Finally, we head to Banjul, the capital of The Gambia. After visiting Albert Market, a market with a colonial past that sells clothes, food, crafts and souvenirs, we climb the “Arch 22”, a monument commemorating the coup d’état of 22 July 1994.
After the visit, we return to the hotel.
Itinerary
- Serrekunda
- Bakau
- Banjul
