See It All – Safari Tour
Banjul, Gambia
- 5 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Immerse yourself in the incredible natural world of Gambia on this full day tour. Leave early in the morning to get up close with sacred crocodiles, symbolizing fertility, at the Katchikally Crocodile Pool. Explore locally produced wood crafts at the Brikama Craft Market. Finish with a boat trip along a creek from the Lamin Lodge, to observe oysters being collected from the mangroves.
- Learn about the symbolism of crocodiles at the Katchikally Pool
- Purchase wooden souvenirs from locals with the Brikama Craft Market
- Enjoy a private experience restricted to your own group
- Observe the majestic Elephant Tree in Daranka
What's Included
- Knowledgeable Local Guide
- Entrance tickets for the different attractions are not included in the price.
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Pickup from any hotel/anywhere! If you come from a cruise ship. This tour will not be a private tour. Instead you will be joining us and the other travellers from the ship on this trip! Hope to see you Be aware that most places in the Gambia only accept cash and no credit cards.
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Kachikally Crocodile Pool
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Brikama Craft Market
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Mandinari River Lodge
3 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
4.3
based on 46 reviews
Andrew_S, May 2024
Absolutely amazing experience. Jimmy is a wonderful guide and is extremely helpful in answering questions. The crocodiles are a lot of fun and the boat tour is relaxing. The market can be a little overwhelming but Jimmy did a great job navigating it. Highly recommend.
colin_p, Apr 2024
We had an amazing guide for the day (Jimmy) who took around and told us about the history and culture of the people in The Gambia. Excellent guide, excellent tour. Thank you
Marcin_D, Apr 2024
Very helpful and very interesting guide you can't get bored.Polite man I decided to book more trips with him.
Joel_R, Jan 2024
Incredible tour and amazing tour guide. I would really recommend this tour. It showed lots of amazing places with a really knowledgeable guide.
William_S, Mar 2023
Jimmy, our guide was great, good English and informative. The actual tour was so so. The Arch was interesting and we had enough time there. Two of the ship tours stopped by while we were there and they only had time for photos from street level whereas we were on the top level.
The crocodile farm was really good, we actually strolled around them and even stroked them. The river cruise was a total waste of time and the market was mediocre.
Christopher_S, Dec 2022
We really enjoyed this tour with Jimmy. What an adventure. Riding through the dusty streets of Banjul on December 6, 2022, we got stopped twice by the police, which may have been partly due to a presidential motorcade in progress on its way to visit the cruise ship from which we had just departed for the day. The museum at the Kachikally crocodile pool was an added bonus and we enjoyed quickly learning a lot about rituals, ceremonies, musical instruments and history in Gambia from Jimmy. Our guide at the crocodile pool was great working with the crocks and our cameras. Jimmy led us on a whirlwind walk which snaked through a large market filled with all sorts of wonderful sights, sounds, smells and plenty of things to touch as “Baby Driver” always positioned himself at the end of our group making sure we didn’t turn the wrong way or get lost when we got distracted. When we arrived in Daranka at Bareto Tenda, it was low tide for the beginning of our boat trip so we had to be carried onto the boats by local guys who also handed us cold beers for our journey though the mangroves where the vertical roots were covered with mussels. Because the tide was low, we got to walk through the squishy mud stream (the guides carried our shoes and even washed our feet!) which led to the fantastically giant elephant tree. This was a treat for not only the eyes but also for the spirit as all six of us climbed INSIDE the tree to a ceremonial space. Jimmy and “Baby Driver” took great care of us throughout the day and made our short time in The Gambia fun and safe. Be prepared for paying a considerable amount for the boat ride based on your choices (I’ve included a photo of the schedule of charges) plus all the helpers there looking for tips…ask Jimmy for guidance with that. Our group of four was an adventurous bunch of 70-year-old seniors and we all recommend this excellent tour. We did have a bit of trouble finding Jimmy at the port, but with the assistance of port security guard Mo Modou (abaraká: “thank you”) we met up with him just outside the gate but not holding up a sign with our name or Kassama Tours.
Sean_K, Nov 2022
waited over an hour to be picked up, sent two messages back response ,i would mo recommend, and use local guides
Furkan J, Nov 2019
Wirh is a short drive of the resorts on Gambia’s ‘Smiling Coast of Africa’ are a number of interesting sights- crocodile pools, forest reserves, bustling markets, creeks, fishing villages and the like. If you have time, each of these make an interesting, easy excursion. If you only have a day, you want to see it all in that time. With this tour, the excellent Buba showed me everything I wanted to see over a 10 hour day! He even helped me find a money changer with good rates, a good place to find Damodah, a Gambian dish I wanted to try, and gave me plenty of time to wander around a chaotic, vibrant fish market. I highly recommend this tour and Buba!
Agneta_T, Mar 2020
Oseriös guide. Vi åkte först till Crocodile pool, som var väldigt trevligt att se. Därefter åkte vi till Serekunda marknad som var intressant att se. Men efter detta var det stopp på trevligheterna. På Lamin Lodge skulle vi göra en båttur. Denna skulle kosta 6000 dalasi (1200 kronor). Vi sa att vi inte hade så mycket pengar (och även behövde pengar till lunch) där vi stod omringade av guiden och ytterligare två män. De sa att vi kunde betala så mycket som vi hade och resten kunde vi betala guiden på hotellet när vi kom tillbaka till hotellet. Situationen var väldigt hotfull och det kändes väldigt obehagligt och vi kände att vi tar oss inte därifrån själva. Båtturen tog 1 tim 40 min och bestod mestadels av tur genom mangroveträsket ointressant. Vi fick även se elefantträdet som var kul att se. När vi åkte tillbaka såg vi att elefantträdet endast låg 10 min väg från Lodgen. Det var inte tal om att äta lunch på Lodgen eller titta på den utan vi skulle åka iväg direkt. När vi hade åkt ganska länge sa guiden nu ska vi bara åka till Tanji fiskemarknad därefter åker vi till hotellet. Jag sa då att vi skulle ju även till Brikama. Då sa han att den har vi redan kört förbi. Då sa jag att vi ville ju se Craft Market. Då sa han att vi kan stanna vid Semigambia Market när vi kör till hotellet. Tanji fiskemarknad var intressant att se. Ganska vidrigt som en enda stor soptipp där man hanterar fisken. Så vi fick varken se Paradise Beach Sanyang eller Brikama Kraft Market och inte heller äta någon lunch. När vi var på väg till hotellet tjatade guiden om att vi kunde ta ut pengar i automat så att det skulle vara klart. Han stannade vid en automat och vi tog ut de resterande 2000 dalasi. Sen blev det ett tjatande om att vi skulle ge honom 5 stjärnor för att det var bra för hans business. Vi har bokat många utfärder med Viator i olika delar av världen och de har fungerat jättebra med duktiga och seriösa guider så förhoppningsvis är detta ett undantag även i Gambia.
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