Cluster · Banjul
Arch 22 and Independence Drive
The arch, its viewing platform and museum, and the wide road at the town's entrance.
Map to the centre
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Rules in force · 5Uneven pavements, crowds and touts
- The Gambia ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Gambian government sources before booking.
- The Gambia ↗Dress modestly away from the beach: shoulders and knees covered in towns and villages.
- Atlantic Coast ↗Taxis are yellow and unmetered: agree the fare and the return before you get in.
- Banjul ↗Uneven pavements, crowds and touts: bags go from the car to the hotel door, never on a walk.
- Banjul ↗Unofficial guides (bumsters) approach visitors: a polite firm no is enough; agree any price first.
Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
Arch 22 and the streets around it at the west end of the island.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Yes, to the viewing platform
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Rescue anchors
A — Arch plaza (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Arch museum entrance (field-verify)
toilet · shelter · valid: always
C — Roadside café (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
D — Park bench shade (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
E — Hotel lobby (field-verify)
ac · food · toilet · valid: always
F — Kiosk (field-verify)
food · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 4.8′, worst cell 4.8′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- Arch 22 — The town's landmark arch: a platform view across the town and a small museum inside; twenty minutes early in the day.
Edges out (directed)
- Albert Market and Liberation Avenue
- Walk east · ~10 min
Red lines here
- Do not photograph police posts at the arch.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.