Gambia Tour
| Day 1 | Arrive Banjul/sunbeach hotel Bakau |
| Day 2 | Banjul City Tour, with the National Museum and Albert Market. |
| Day 3 | Day trip to makasutu cultural forest and the Gambia good farm sustainable
tourist project. |
| Day 4 | Drive to Wassu stone circle, see some of the thousand 7-ton 2 metre high laterite pillars and anciant burial mounds that line the River Gambia. |
| Day 5 | Board a boat to Georgetown for a relaxing river trip. Overnight on board. |
| Day 6 | Arrive in Georgetown with time to explore: Check out the Bird Safari, market, historic colonial areas, or meet the locals. |
| Day 7 | Drive to Farafenie and cross by ferry to Banjul |
About Gambia
Surrounded on three sides by Senegal, The Gambia River flows for 200 miles through Gambia on its way to the Atlantic. The smallest country on the continent averages only 20 miles in width.
Gambia's 1500-year-old stone circles are unequlled among megalitic monuments in terms of size, consistency, and complexity, reflecting a thriving iron age society.
In the 15th century the Mandinka migrated to the Gambia River. The Portuguese built settlements, and slaves and gold were traded for guns and cloth. By the early 17th century the English, Dutch and French were in on the game.
Slavery was the chief source of Gambia's revenue before it was abolished in 1807.
Gambia became a British Crown colony in 1843, and an independent nation in 1965. In 1970 Gambia proclaimed itself a republic.
Gambia At A Glance
Total area: 4,361 sq. mi.
Population: 1.7 million
Capital: Banjul
Currency: Dalasi
Official language: English
Local languages: Mandinka, Wolof, Fula
Religion: Islam, Christianity
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