Destination Gambia

An introduction to The Gambia, a West African country offering something for everyone, including beaches, eco-tourism sites, culinary delights, heritage travel (Roots/Alex Hayley trail), bird watching, river trips, marketplaces, and so much more. The Gambia will also host the Africa Travel Association's 35th Annual Congress from May 17-20, 2010.

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Travel & Events

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• The Gambia
• West Africa
• Africa
• Travel
• Tourism
• Heritage Travel
• Roots
• Africa Travel Association
• ATA
• Congress
• Conference

[Purplemuslimlina2010]

@mariann64 they are very peaceful, friendly,and respectful people. My boy is also is as from there.

[Metrotonic]

thanks sooooo much it really helped me with my ecotourism of gambia project :)

[dplant]

Love the place its brill, I go every year and miss it so much now I'm home again. Russ

[delype]

Good marketing! Seems like a nice place to visit:)

[StalkingSpartan]

lol i watched this in my geography class

[snuggels1]

@snuggels1 Tourist Figures

2004 90095

2005 107904

2006 124800

2007 142626

2008 146759

2009 141569

2010 91099

[snuggels1]

They say Gambia has unparelered Development in West Africa THAT’S RUBBISH TAKE GHANA TO NAME BUT ONE COUNTRY IN WEST AFRICA LEADING THE WAY IN DEVELOPMENT AND DEMOCROSY. with a gouvenment police and miatary who are not corrupt

[snuggels1]

I think the video was commisioned and made by Estate Agents who sell houses. While in the main the basics are truthfull but the gloss is somewhat dissapointing and some of the facts are not right For instants it is claimed the tourist figures are 500,000. 2010 tuorist figures were 92000 and has and not just because of the recession it has been declining year on year for a long long time

[mariann64]

@pi3rtjuh the real gambia as i see it is outside of the tourist arias :) but sure beautiful places this is. i have been there, as my husband is gambian. lived in serrekunda the sandy roads. and next time i will go and see some of the places showed there.. like the stone cirkles.. but i enjoy mostly raw real life. and i do not live in hotel ..also prefer not to :) Gambians are peaceful people.. and i have never felt so much peace as when there.

[codseriesftw]

been there once when i was only 14. Im now 20 and i rly hope i can get enough money to go there again.. greetings from finland