This is slightly better than most Banjul dosshouses, simply because it has doors that lock plus occasional live music in the bar.
Princess Diana Hotel
Banjul
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
6.19 MILES
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Two huge ibex grazing amid swirling waves, a blue tattooed lion, and a lovestruck blacksmith are just a few of the striking images awaiting visitors who…
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St Joseph's Adult Education & Skills Centre
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Like a snapshot of The Gambia, Makasutu Culture Forest bundles the country's array of landscapes into a dazzling 1000-hectare package. The setting is…
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Fathala Wildlife Reserve & Lodge
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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…
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Parc National du Delta du Saloum
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Nearby Banjul attractions
0.16 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…
0.4 MILES
Well-presented, if slightly dusty, displays of historical and cultural artefacts, including musical instruments, agricultural tools and ethnographic items…
0.59 MILES
The quadrangular July 22 Square contains a World War I memorial and a fountain dating from the 1930s.
0.67 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…
0.82 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…
6. St Joseph's Adult Education & Skills Centre
0.84 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…
6.09 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…
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