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Round Trip Gambia: Crocodile Pool, School Visit & More
4.9
11 Ratings
Serrekunda
Discover Gambia’s culture, history, and landmarks in one day. Visit markets, crocodile pools, beaches, and more with an expert guide.
Discover Gambia’s culture, history, and landmarks in one day. Visit markets, crocodile pools, beaches, and more with an expert guide.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Serrekunda - Serrekunda Market is a vibrant and bustling African market. As the largest city in The Gambia, Serrekunda hosts the country’s biggest market. Here, visitors can find a wide variety of items for purchase, including clothing, food, furniture, and even animals! For those seeking the perfect souvenir, Serrekunda Market is the ideal…
- Serrekunda - Serrekunda Market is a vibrant and bustling African market. As the largest city in The Gambia, Serrekunda hosts the country’s biggest market. Here, visitors can find a wide variety of items for purchase, including clothing, food, furniture, and even animals! For those seeking the perfect souvenir, Serrekunda Market is the ideal destination.
- Katchikally Crocodile Pool - The Katchikally Crocodile Pool is one of The Gambia’s most renowned attractions. Visitors are guided through a museum where a knowledgeable guide explains the culture and history of The Gambia, covering music, traditions, languages, and more. Afterward, guests can visit the crocodile pool to observe and photograph the crocodiles.
- Brikama Craft Market - The Brikama Craft Market is renowned for its exquisite woodworking. Brikama is famous for its crafts, including woodcarving and net weaving. This market is the perfect place to purchase African art.
- Sanyang - In Sanyang, visitors have the opportunity to explore a local village and observe the daily life and culture of Gambian people. Following this, guests can visit Paradise Beach for a delightful lunch.
Sanyang Beach, also known as Paradise Beach, is considered one of The Gambia’s most beautiful beaches. It offers numerous spots to enjoy food and drinks while taking in the stunning ocean views.
- Madiana - In the village of Farato, a guide will lead visitors to a Gambian school. As a resident of the village, the guide’s children attend this school, allowing for an insightful tour of the Gambian education system.
- Tanji Fishing Village - The quaint village of Tanji is home to The Gambia’s most significant fishing port. This colorful tourist spot allows visitors to watch fishermen return from the sea with their fresh catch.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English Guide
- Surcharges on fuel
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- English Guide
- Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Discover the wonders of the Gambia in just one day!
This tour offers a deep dive into the country’s vibrant culture, history, heritage, and art. For those eager to see the Gambia’s most significant landmarks, this day trip is ideal!
Led by a certified guide with over 20 years of experience, you’ll be shown the very best of the Gambia. The guide will…
Discover the wonders of the Gambia in just one day!
This tour offers a deep dive into the country’s vibrant culture, history, heritage, and art. For those eager to see the Gambia’s most significant landmarks, this day trip is ideal!
Led by a certified guide with over 20 years of experience, you’ll be shown the very best of the Gambia. The guide will also share insightful information about the country’s rich culture and history.
The tour includes visits to:
- Serrekunda Market
- Kachikally Crocodile Pool
- Brikama Craft Market
- The local village of Sanyang
- Paradise Beach
- A local school in Farato
- Tanji Fishing Village
Location
Serrekunda
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(11 Ratings)
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Katherine
Apr 2, 2026
Fantasic Trip with Babou, an insight to Gambian Life. - Really well organised trip with Babou providing lots of information & an insight to Gambian life.
A real mixture of activities tailored to what you want.
Loved the fact it was a private tour.
We have booked the Safari trip with him as we we're so happy with this trip.
Would highly recommend.
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Jackie_l
Mar 23, 2026
Babou - Babou was our guide, he was so polite, accommodating, fantastic knowledge of gambia. Would recommend him 100%
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Kiki_b
Feb 26, 2026
Great day! - We had a great day with Baboucarr! He knew a lot to tell in the little museum at Kachically, we saw crocodiles and petted them, walked through the streets of the colorful market, visited a small school, bought nice souvenirs at the Craft Market, had a delicious lunch at Paradise Beach and at the end our eyes were amazed at the Tanji fishermen's market. Besides all these visits we also saw a lot from the van. In short; you get an idea of The Gambia in one day!
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Goplaces48537630098
Feb 24, 2026
Great day! - We were picked up in the morning by Babou and were pleasantly surprised that it was a private tour. The car has no air conditioning but great little fans on the ceiling. We visited the crocodile pool and the museum that comes with it. Interesting and good explanation of the guide. Then we visited the hectic, colorful market where we were neatly guided through all the streets by Babou. The school seemed a bit of a play but was still a fun experience. The ladies who work there are certainly passionate about their work. After a free massage on the bumpy roads we went to the woodcraft market and we had a look at the cattle market. Then it was time for lunch. Good food at the beach with wind from the sea. The last stop was the fish market. You can smell from afar that you're getting closer. But you really must have seen that! Around half past five we were dropped back at the hotel. It was a great day with many impressions. Lots in the car but also plenty to see. The shower after the tour was not a luxury. Thanks Babou!!
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Mike_m
Nov 9, 2025
Feel the real taste of Gambia - Great experience. Babou is a great guide. Communicative and helpful. My short stay in Gambia wouldn't be so good without his support. The trip itself is very interesting. You can feel the real taste of Gambia and understand the present and the past of this beautiful country. See you next time Babou.
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Chris_h
Apr 5, 2025
Baboucarr was excellent... - Fantastic day .Babou carr was excellent and this was our favourite trip, we went to some amazing places we wouldn’t have visited on our own
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Traveler10013158940
Mar 28, 2025
Fantastic! - What a fantastic day!
This day really shows you everything about Gambia. The markets are an experience in themselves and the visit to the school is also very nice.
On paradise beach we had a lovely lunch and enjoyed the view.
The fish market was also very nice.
Our guide did it so nice and relaxed. Just right for us. I love that we had a private tour so we could do everything at our pace.
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W165fzcarolj
Feb 20, 2025
Excellent day out! - We had an excellent day out with Babou. He was very well informed, friendly and helpful. He was happy to answer our questions, including some about his own personal circumstances and his family. My husband and I were the only ones on the trip so it was great having our own personal guide and also easy to be very flexible. For example, I think we may have spent longer in the Crocodile Park and then didn't have enough time for the school visit (it was Friday and they attend only half day on Fridays) so instead Babou added a visit to the livestock market into the schedule, which we found very interesting. The craft market was less interesting for us, and we didn't stay long, but the Serrakunda market was good; it would be easy to spend a few hours there! Paradise Beach is really beautiful, very chilled. We had a tasty and not expensive lunch there. The fishing village was interesting but as I don't like fish (or their smell!) it was less fun for me! However, overall it was a really good day trip. Remember that the roads are not very good and travelling from A to B can take a while.
Highly recommend Babou, a really lovely man and a great guide.
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Wolfgang_j
Feb 7, 2025
Brilliant day trip with Babou - We had an excellent day with our guide Babou. He was very well informed, friendly and helpful.
He was happy to answer all of our questions, including some about his own personal circumstances and family, such as schools in Gambia . His English was very good. We were the only two on this trip so it was great having our very own personal guide. We were happy to amend the trip slightly. As it was Friday the school had half day so we were too late for that and we went instead to an animal/livestock market, which was very interesting .
We found Babou to be a very good guide and can highly recommend his tours.
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