Co-authored by regional expert Sean Connolly and Philip Briggs, the worlds foremost guidebook writer on Africa, this third edition of Bradts The Gambia remains the most comprehensive guide available to mainland Africas smallest country. This new edition integrates recent developments, from recently opened restaurants and hotels to the new roads and bridges that make circumnavigating the country easier than ever. The guide provides detailed coverage of ecolodges and camps, information on festivals, music workshops and opportunities to experience local culture, plus advice about birdwatching possibilities in a country popular with first-time birders to Africa. As well as encompassing popular coastal resorts, the guide provides information required to explore the relatively undeveloped interior and proposes excursions into neighbouring Senegal, making it ideal for visitors on organised holidays and independent travellers alike.
Bradts The Gambia reveals all the practical information needed to explore this welcoming and safe country (not for nothing is it nicknamed the Smiling Coast) with its plethora of beach resorts, catering to all tastes and budgets, that line the 80km stretch of tropical coastline running from the capital Banjul to the remote southern border. Small in size but rich in character, The Gambia offers perhaps the closest English-speaking winter sun destination from Europe.
Justifiably popular with birdwatchers, the lush mangrove- and jungle-fringed River Gambia is also home to crocodiles, hippos, rehabilitated chimpanzees and various monkeys. The Gambia offers rich heritage tourism for moderately adventurous travellers, from the mysterious megalithic stone circles at Wassu and Ker Batch to fortified Kunta Kinteh (James) Island and the former slave-trading village of Juffureh the heart of novelist Alex Haleys Roots country and part of two UNESCO World Heritage Sites. And why not enhance your visit further by experiencing colourful local markets, witnessing kankurang spirit masquerades or joining a kayak cruise from the sleepy river port of Janjanbureh, or paying homage to The Gambias inspiring journey towards democracy and reconciliation at Memory House?
All in all, Bradts The Gambia is the perfect companion for discovering this safe, welcoming and tourist-friendly English-speaking country which provides an ideal short-stay introduction to West Africas unique atmosphere.
The Gambia travel guide expert travel advice including Banjul highlights, hotels, resorts, restaurants, River Gambia, national parks, reserves, birdwatching. This 3rd edition features suggested itineraries, wildlife tracking, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, culture, Niumi, Juffureh, Kunta Kinteh Island and beaches plus short excursions to Senegal.
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. Co-authored by a regional expert and Philip Briggs, the world's foremost guidebook writer on Africa . Very tourist-friendly country: tourism forms c.25% of GDP, with UK visitors typically forming more than half of total visitors
About Bradt Travel Guides . Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print . Serial winner of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards . Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years . Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign
Introduction
PART 1GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1Background Information
Chapter 2Natural History
Chapter 3Practical Information
Chapter 4Health
Part 2GREATER BANJUL AND KOLOLI
Greater Banjul and Kololi: An Overview
Chapter 5Central Banjul
Chapter 6Bakau and Cape Point
Chapter 7Serekunda, Fajara and Kairaba Avenue
Chapter 8Kotu and Palma Rima
Chapter 9Kololi and Environs
Part 3THE COASTAL BELT
The Coastal Belt: An Overview
Chapter 10Brufut, Tanji and Surrounds
Chapter 11South to Kartong
Chapter 12Inland to Brikama and Pirang
Chapter 13Niumi and the North Coast
PART 4UPRIVER GAMBIA
Upriver Gambia: An Overview
Chapter 14Inland to Soma and Farafenni
Chapter 15Janjanbureh and Central River Division
Chapter 16Basse and Upper River Division
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Index
Sean Connolly (Instagram: @shanboqol) first travelled to Africa as a student in 2008 and returns to the continent whenever possible to research, teach or simply soak up the ambiance in Africa's countless little-visited corners. He's been poring over maps since before he could read them and working with Bradt since 2011. Along with authoring two editions of Bradt's guidebook to Senegal, he has also updated or contributed to Bradt guides to Somaliland, Malawi, Mozambique, Ghana, Uruguay, Sierra Leone, Gabon, two editions of Rwanda, and Sćo Tomé & Prķncipe. He first visited The Gambia when researching in Senegal and was thrilled to explore it extensively to update this third edition of Bradt's guidebook. When he's not working on guidebooks, leading tours or discussing the many merits of camel meat, you'll find him seeking out a country's funkiest records or clacking away at a desk in Copenhagen.
