When we plan to visit some country, the first thought come in our mind is the environment, atmosphere and culture of the country is favorable for our holiday or not? So if you are a beach lover or eager to explore nature than Gambia is the perfect destination for you. Gambia has many stunning places to visit.
Many people come to this country due to its beaches but it has a lot more worth seeing places, resorts with beautiful sunsets, national parks and natural reserves.
Gambia is no doubt is a small African country with amazing cultural values and natural beauty with the blend of modernity.
As we know it is a quite warm place during the dry weather so must carry your best sunscreen with you. It will help you to prevent from sunburn and keeps your skin fresh.
The people of Gambia are very hospitable. The atmosphere is also very friendly due to moderate temperature. Visitors can enjoy there best winter sun holidays in Gambia. Many natural picnic points and local markets attract the guests and they take pictures with local community to make their journey memorable.
There are many places listed below you can visit during your holiday to enjoy at your best.
Bijilo Beach
Its is a well known beach among tourists for its quiet nature. The atmosphere here is moderate and the beach is very calm. It is 45 min away from famous Kololi resort by walk. If you are seeking pleasure and need some quite clam place than head more toward south and you will find the safe and secure beach ever.
At this beach, you can enjoy different variety of bars, local fruit vendors and many amazing food restaurants. Its is a very peaceful and safe place to spend good time under the sunny sky. You can also enjoy the unexpected appearance of monkeys who came in search of some discarded food from nearby Bijilo National Park.
As mentioned above, Bijilo beach has some restaurants and bars. La Pirogue bar and restaurant is well known for its good quality food and huge nice collection of drinks. The main attraction is its water pool. Swimming is not prohibited in this area but be careful about the flags mentioned for life saving. These flags indicate the water level and its current situation. It is absolutely fine to swim with precautions.
Another resort named Coco Ocean resort is a paradise for the visitors. It is highly decorated and luxurious. It has a variety of local and modern food. And for relaxation, the most soothing spa is here to provide the best services to its guests.
Sanyang Beach
As all we know that Gambia is famous for its beaches or u can say its a beach destination. Here is another beautiful beach named Sanyang Beach is very popular among the tourists. It has surrounded by palm trees and a bed of silky white sand. The arrangement of chairs and hammocks(beach beds) are also available here. You can enjoy the swimming and than take a perfect dose of Vitamin D under the sun.
This beach has a great hustle and bustle on weekend afternoon. Many tourists and families like to come here on Saturday evening. But at the end you can enjoy local West African wrestling. It is a new experience and main attraction for guests from other beaches. You can call it a paradise.
It has one more specialty, a Sanyang Fishing Village. This area is known for its fishing markets you can catch your own fish with the help of local guide and make you trip adventurous.
Sanyang Beach has many kind of seafood, bars and drinks as well. Rainbow Lodge is famous for its sandwiches and seafood with soft drinks. An amazing Paradise Beach Bar offers super meal and fabulous view of beach.
Kololi Beach
This beach is very busy and famous among the visitors. It is quiet narrow due to land sliding but despite of it people like to visit this beach to spend leisure time here.
It has a lot of bars, restaurants and shops with traditional crafts. Senegambia and kairaba are the two main seafront restaurants. If you are tired of watching sand you can enjoy in these hotels. They have great pools and gardens as well.
If you are a music lover it is best for you to come at these bars to enjoy local dance and music presenting by the local artists. They create magical atmosphere by playing traditional musical instruments.
The bars have reasonable prices so anyone can enjoy dishes like barbecue food, seafood or lady fish with the serving of some fresh fruits. The trip is more daring when you take a ride to quad bike.
Cape Point
If you want a relax and peaceful place than this beach is perfect choice for you. It is an ideal location for family vocations. Kids can enjoy playing with sand by making sand houses and different shapes with it.
This place has a blend of sand, beautiful palm tress, soft grass and more wide space to play different activities. You can play volleyball with your family and friends to make your time more fun.
Swimming is not allowed in this beach due to its unforeseeable weather. So you can walk by the boundary of its water.
There are many attractions for guests like its Carypso Beach and Bar Hotel. There is crocodile pool right in front of this restaurant with few in them. If you are on beach and dream about pizza than Italian Connection Restaurant make your wish come true. They offer best dinning and also you can take your pizza along with you to eat what ever you want.
Kotu Beach
This beach has many reasons to attract the tourists. It has many sitting areas or you can say lounges for the intake of sun shine with the shade of umbrellas. The view of sunset is the focal point for its popularity. Many romantic couples enjoy this view by holding hands to make their time joyful. It is also a perfect beach for children as well. They can play in sand by making sand houses and play any kind of game under the moderate temperature of Gambia.
Swimming is allowed here but be careful about the life saver flags which indicate the intensity of current in it due to large amount of sand.
There are plenty of options related to food and drinks. This fabulous place has a large number of bars and dinning areas. One of the best restaurant is Tandoor which is known by its Indian taste. And if you want to try some veggies than Mosiah’s Bar and Restaurant is best choice ever. People who like seafood they must visit Captain’s Table for fresh meal. This beach is a perfect blend of scenery and tasty food with free wi-fi option in some hotels like Ningki Nangka.
Albert Market
This is the busiest market of Banjul. It was formed in the middle of 19th century. It was named after the Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s Husband).
You can buy many best items or products in this market. You can shop electrical appliances, stunning wood carvings, fresh fruits and vegetables. It has a great variety of beauty products, clothing ideas, amazing shoes outlets and household items also.
This market has many local food stalls. If you want to taste some local meal you can experience best food or drink from these stalls.
National Museum of Gambia
If you are interested to explore the Gambia’s culture than it is the best place to visit during your trip.
This museum has a large number of exhibitions considering the traditional life of Gambia, stone art and craft of sengalese land in detail, music and dance as well.
This museum building is a club in old times and that’s why it has a complete information about the colonies of Bathurst. This visit make your trip informative.
The building is small but organized which shows its affluent culture. Kankurang mask pendent in the front wall is the worth seeing thing in this museum.
