Exclusive 7 day Bird Safari  £550 per person.

This is the ultimate Gambia Birding Holiday, in which you will see all of the best locations the length and breadth of the country accommpanied by your personal guide. You and your party will enjoy full and exclusive use of a 4x4 go anywhere vehicle, and variety of local watercraft.

The package includes accommodation at selected safari lodges, including Dinner Bed & Breakfast.  All fuel , ferry charges, park entry fees are included, as is a snack packed lunch.

The price is based upon two people sharing, but does not include flights which are available at  Thomas Cook from November through to April.

We can accommodate parties of up to 10 birders, for which discounts apply.  

Day 1:

Your guide will meet your party at the Airport, and it is then a thirty minute drive down the coast to Sanyang where you will spend the first night at the Rainbow Lodge. Depending upon your flight times, and once you have unpacked your guide will take you on a short drive along the beach to Sanyang Creek to get your first look at Gambian Wildlife.
Sunset in Gambia is normally about 7.30 and can be quite spectacular as the sun glows red on Atlantic Ocean before giving way to a blackness that you don't see in Europe.
Dinner by candlelight is served on Paradise Beach which is about 50m from the front door of your lodge. Choose from a variety of local dishes including, fish, prawns, lobster, crab, chicken, beef. Everything is cooked fresh to order, and in the case of the seafood caught that day just few hundred metres from where you are sitting. After dinner just relax with a drink and enjoy the backdrop of an African Night Sky, as you listen to the warm Atlantic Surf breaking on the beach.

Day 2 :

An early start and a short drive to the border with Senegal. you will spend the morning aboard a local skiff exploring the mangroves and pools of the River Allahain/San Pedro.  Before lunch there is an opportunity to visit the reptile farm at Kartung.
The afternoon is spent exploring the reserve at Tanje and Brufut.

Day 3 :

We leave Sanyang and spend the morning at Abuko reserve, before heading to Banjul and the ferry to the North Bank of the River Gambia.  From there it is around four hours to your destination and base for the next three days, Janjanburgh.

Day 4 5 6 :

Janjanburgh ( Georgetown ) is an island on the River Gambia some 250 miles up stream where the water changes from tidal to fresh. It is a birding paradise and the opportunities are endless. Your accommodation is a specialist Bird Safari Camp where you can mix in the evenings with other birders and compare notes from the day. During your stay here your personal guide will ensure that every day brings a new experience, and location in the most remote part of Gambia.

Day 7 : 

The last day is a relaxing drive back down the north side of the river ( although you can opt for the south bank which is not such a good road ) with time to explore all the wetlands and forests on the banks. Your last night will be spent in Cape Point at the Sunbeach Hotel

Day 8 :

Normally flights from Gambia are in the afternoon , so there is time to visit either the pools and mangroves on the bund road or the grasslands and forest at Kololi.  The airport is only a short drive and your guide will ensure that you are there on time, so relax and enjoy the last hours of your gambian Holiday.