Senegal
Offers simple, good-value rooms set around a small, shell-strewn courtyard (rooms with air-con cost an extra CFA2500). Thierry has loads of info about the area, and can happily arrange fishing trips and other excursions. The meals here are decent.
Thierry also has another guesthouse a few blocks away with more space.
29.36 MILES
Abuko is rare among African wildlife reserves: it's tiny, it's easy to reach and you don't need a car to go in. With amazing diversity of vegetation and…
29.57 MILES
This small 51-hectare reserve makes for a lovely escape. A series of well-maintained walking trails (ranging from 900m to 1400m) takes you through lush…
25.07 MILES
One of The Gambia's most popular tourist attractions is a sacred site for locals. As crocodiles represent the power of fertility in Gambia, women who…
St Joseph's Adult Education & Skills Centre
24.12 MILES
Tucked away inside an ancient Portuguese building, this centre has provided training to disadvantaged women for the last 20 years. Visitors can take a…
Fathala Wildlife Reserve & Lodge
9.33 MILES
For those not heading to wildlife parks in other parts of Africa, this 60-sq-km reserve might be worth adding to your itinerary. This reserve was created…
Parc National du Delta du Saloum
8.12 MILES
Established in 1976, this lush national park is a water-filled wonderland with mangroves, salt marshes, islands and woodland all part of the great delta's…
23.78 MILES
Since its founding in the mid-19th century, the Albert Market, an area of frenzied buying, bartering and bargaining, has been Banjul's main hub of…
24.24 MILES
West from the ferry terminal towards the wide Ma Cumba Jallow St (Dobson St) is a chaotic assembly of decrepit colonial buildings and Krio-style clapboard…
1. Parc National du Delta du Saloum
8.12 MILES
Established in 1976, this lush national park is a water-filled wonderland with mangroves, salt marshes, islands and woodland all part of the great delta's…
2. Fathala Wildlife Reserve & Lodge
9.33 MILES
For those not heading to wildlife parks in other parts of Africa, this 60-sq-km reserve might be worth adding to your itinerary. This reserve was created…
23.59 MILES
This massive 36m-high gateway, built to celebrate the military coup of 22 July 1994, grants excellent views. There's also a cafe and a small museum that…
23.76 MILES
Well-presented, if slightly dusty, displays of historical and cultural artefacts, including musical instruments, agricultural tools and ethnographic items…
23.78 MILES
Since its founding in the mid-19th century, the Albert Market, an area of frenzied buying, bartering and bargaining, has been Banjul's main hub of…
23.84 MILES
The quadrangular July 22 Square contains a World War I memorial and a fountain dating from the 1930s.
7. St Joseph's Adult Education & Skills Centre
24.12 MILES
Tucked away inside an ancient Portuguese building, this centre has provided training to disadvantaged women for the last 20 years. Visitors can take a…
24.24 MILES
West from the ferry terminal towards the wide Ma Cumba Jallow St (Dobson St) is a chaotic assembly of decrepit colonial buildings and Krio-style clapboard…