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TOUR INCLUDES
• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
• Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
• Transportation in private vehicle
• Experienced tour guide
• Admission to listed sites and events
• Meals indicated by Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE
• Cost of visa
• Meals not listed
• Travel Insurance
• Gratuity to driver and guide
Arrive Dakar; meet assist and transfer to Hotel. Today's activities depend on time of arrival in Dakar.
Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar
After breakfast, begin the city tour of Dakar and vicinity by visiting the colorful markets including Tilen Market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Visit the picturesque residential district of Medina, the Presidential Palace, the Ifan museum and the National Art Gallery.
Dakar Market, Barry Williams
Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar
After breakfast, go on a tour of Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Highlights will include a visit to the ethnographic museum, and a lecture by the curator on the history of the Island.
Goree Island's `Door of No Return', Barry Williams
Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar
Depart to Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomena caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink color. Interact with the women harvesting salt and visit the Fulani village where you will be welcomed by the Chief and his wives. Continue to Kaolack which is on the way to The Gambia.
Harvesting salt on Pink Lake, Barry Williams
Overnight at Keur Saloum or Similar
After breakfast, depart to Banjul. Cross from Senegal to The Gambia while sitting in the bus for the 20 minutes cruise on the barge.
Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar
Begin today's tour with a visit to Arch 22 in Banjul, which was built to commemorate the Second Republic. The Arch, situated at the entrance to the city, houses a Museum and restaurant. Continue to the National Museum which highlights the history of the Gambia. En route, stop by the main Mosque and have a short visit at a primary school. If time permits, visit a classroom to say hello. Take a short drive through the city to see the sites. Then, visit Albert Market, where amidst much hustle and bustle you may purchase anything from live chickens and vegetables to herbs and other potions.
Gambian Cloth Merchant, Barry Williams
Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar
Today, take a journey "up-river" to one of Gambia's most popular sites, the land of Alex Haley's Saga "Roots". Cruise up-river from Banjul Port and go back 200 years in time on arrival at the ancient Trading Station of Albreda which gained fame in the period of slavery as a result of its Flag Pole, which many believed would guarantee freedom to any slave who touched it after escaping from nearby James Island.
Observe the ruins of the Sao Domingo Church, reputed to be one of the oldest churches in West Africa, erected by the Portuguese during the 17th century. Then, take a fifteen minutes walk to the village of Juffureh where "Kunta Kinte" of Roots fame traced his ancestry. The original home of Alex Haley's great grandfather, which stands near to the mosque. It is still occupied by the Kinte family and may be visited during your stay here. Continue to the "Museum of Slavery" which gives a good insight into the history of slavery in the Gambia.
Board the boat for the short river cruise to James Island, steeped in slave trade history. Fortress ruins tell the tale of colonial rivalries, and the beads still buried deep in the sand conjure pictures of the hundreds of slaves shackled together awaiting transport to an unknown and uncertain future.
Early evening, board the boat back to Banjul accompanied by the friendly Dolphins who will generally make an appearance. Arrive in Banjul early evening.
Welcome sign to Juffureh, Barry Williams
Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar
After breakfast, return to Dakar with stops at the Saloum Islands where you may enjoy "canoe cruising" or just interact with the people whose traditional hospitality enables you to share their daily life of fishing, canoe excursions, and meals grilled over open fire. Continue to Dakar for overnight.
Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
| Numbers of travellers |
Price per person in US $ | |
| Double Occupancy | Single Supplement* | |
| 1 | If only one person travels, the price is $ 3920.00 | |
| 2 | $ 2990.00 | $ 430.00 |
| 3 | $ 2840.00 | $ 430.00 |
| 4 | $ 2740.00 | $ 430.00 |
This could be due to it being situated on the estuary of the River Gambia and not far from the shipping lanes into the port at Banjul.
The Atlantic is Banjul's only first class hotel. An easy cool-weather walk from the town centre, opposite the Gambia's Foreign Ministry on the old Marine Parade, the capital's shadiest and most 'colonial' thoroughfare, which Tomkinson (Gambia book) tells us began as the protectorate's Regent Place and in 1999 became Muammar al Gadhafi Avenue.
The Atlantic has a spacious, landscaped frontage with a drive in past security to the front doors. To the right is parking space and a small taxi park
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