Gambia — Up the River — 8 days

From the Atlantic coast to the chimpanzees of the Gambia River. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Kololi; Abuko & Bijilo; Kunta Kinteh Island; Upriver to Tendaba.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Kololi

• 13:00 — Arrival at Banjul International (BJL)
• 14:30 — Transfer to Kololi
• 15:30 — Hotel check-in on the Senegambia Strip — Kololi
• 20:00 — Seafood dinner

Day 2 — Abuko & Bijilo

• 08:30 — Abuko Nature Reserve — Abuko
• Drive to Bijilo — Abuko → Bijilo
• 15:00 — Bijilo Forest Park — Bijilo
• 20:00 — Dinner on the Senegambia Strip

Day 3 — Kunta Kinteh Island

• 08:00 — Transfer to Lamin Lodge
• 09:00 — Pirogue cruise through the mangroves — Fleuve Gambie
• 12:00 — Kunta Kinteh Island & Juffureh — Fleuve Gambie
• 20:00 — Dinner in Kololi

Day 4 — Upriver to Tendaba

• 08:00 — Road then pirogue to Tendaba
• 12:00 — Tendaba camp check-in — Tendaba
• 15:30 — Pirogue trip through the Tendaba mangroves — Tendaba
• 20:00 — Dinner at the camp

Day 5 — On to Janjanbureh (Georgetown)

• 08:00 — Drive to Janjanbureh
• 13:00 — Janjanbureh check-in — Janjanbureh (Georgetown)
• Walk to the warehouse — Janjanbureh (Georgetown) → Janjanbureh
• 15:30 — Georgetown's former slave warehouse — Janjanbureh
• 20:00 — Local dinner

Day 6 — River Gambia National Park

• 07:00 — Boat safari — River Gambia National Park — Îles Baboon
• 13:00 — Lunch at the camp
• 16:00 — Walk in the Janjanbureh bush — Janjanbureh
• 20:00 — Local dinner

Day 7 — Back to the coast

• 08:00 — Drive Janjanbureh → Kololi
• 16:00 — Back to the hotel in Kololi — Kololi
• Walk to the beach — Kololi → Kotu
• 18:00 — Relaxing on Kotu beach — Kotu
• 20:00 — End-of-trip dinner

Day 8 — Banjul & departure

• 09:00 — Arch 22 & Albert Market — Banjul
• 12:00 — Farewell lunch — Banjul
• 17:00 — Return flight from BJL