region
Atlantic Coast
Base on the Atlantic coast for beach nights and treat Banjul as a morning trip; take one guided day upriver or to Abuko rather than moving hotels.
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Rules in force · 2
- 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.
The Atlantic Coast is one strip of resorts, a capital on an island and a few reserves within an hour. Moving hotels wastes mornings on slow roads; keep one bed, take taxis or a hired car for day-trips, and go back to the same bed.
Where to sleep
Banjulsleep base
Central Banjul for a market-side night; most visitors stay on the resort coast instead.
Kololi and Kotu resortssleep base
Where most visitors sleep; 30–45 minutes from Banjul by taxi.
Abuko Nature Reserveday trip
Half day by taxi from the coast.
Night sequences
- 4 nights
- Coast 3 + Banjul morning + Abuko half day
- 7 nights
- Coast 4 + upriver 2 + coast 1
- Banjul + upriver + south coast in 4 days is mostly taxi seats.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjul | Kololi | 45 min | unknown | Taxi both ways; agree the return time. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: leave the big bag at the coast hotel and take a day pack.