Itinerary

1. Day 1 - Arrival in Fathala Game Park & Tobakuta Tour

   • Meet and greet the tour guide and get picked from your hotel.

   • Drive to Banjul and join the ferry across the Gambian River to the bustling north bank at Barra. 

   • Pass through a number of villages typical of Gambia before arriving at Fathala Game Park, which is populated by many species of indigenous wildlife:

     • Roan and Kob Antelope

     • Buffalo

     • Defassa Waterbuck with its distinctive white rump patch

     • Patas monkeys

     • Guinea baboon, the smallest baboon species

     • Warthog

     • African Forest Buffalo with horns that curve out backwards and upwards

     • Side-striped Jackal with faint white stripes running from elbow to hip on both sides of its body

     • Western Giant Eland, the world’s largest antelope, which have been introduced from Nkolkoba

   • Drive to Tobakuta, which is a town in the Salum Delta.

   • Enjoy your lunch and relax for a while.

   • Board the boat for a sunset crossing to Shippo Island, where you will visit the village of Shippo.

   • Return to Tobakuta for dinner around the campfire and indulge in stargazing.

2. Day 2 - Senegambia Region Sightseeing

   • Have a full and hearty breakfast.

   • Explore the village of Tobakuta and stroll through the varied market.

   • Go on safari towards Misra village and its landmark cotton tree, the biggest in the Senegambia region. 

   • Drive through the bush to the border and back to Barra for the ferry.

   • Return to your hotel.