Gambia River Cruise

Tour Map of Dakar To Freetown

	Dakar To Freetown
	£1400 excl. flights	28 days

Explore cosmopolitan Dakar with its excellent arts and crafts scene, superb music, or take a trip to Ill de Goree. Camp on the banks of The Gambia River and take boat trips to spot wildlife in the Baobolong Wetlands and The Kiang West National Park. Overland through the beautiful Casamance region of Senegal – take a Pirogue ride along the creeks and mangroves or hire a bike and take to the pistes around the villages of the estuary – a relaxing week in a part of Senegal few others visit. Absorb yourself in the old colonial port city of Bissau and experience the buzzing arts and handicrafts scene. Overnight at the beautiful Saltinho waterfalls en route for the Guinea Bissau/Guinea border. Trek or cycle in Guinea’s Fouta Djalon and take in the stunning scenery; forested ravines, pristine waterfalls and craggy mountainsides. Relax on some of the best beaches in the world and lend a hand at the Tribewanted community tourism project in John Obey, Sierra Leone. Soak up the nightlife, music and unique atmosphere of Freetown, the buzzing capital of ‘Salone’.

Tour Map of Freetown to Dakar

	Freetown to Dakar
	£1400 excl. flights	28 days

Soak up the nightlife, music and unique atmosphere of Freetown, the buzzing capital of ‘Salone’. Relax on some of the best beaches in the world and lend a hand at the Tribewanted community tourism project in John Obey, Sierra Leone. Trek or cycle in Guinea’s Fouta Djalon and take in the stunning scenery: forested ravines, pristine waterfalls and craggy mountainsides. Overland through the Guinea highlands en route for the Guinea Bissau/Guinea border. Overnight at the beautiful Saltinho waterfalls en route for Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau. Absorb yourself in the old colonial port city of Bissau and experience the buzzing arts and handicrafts scene. Overland through the beautiful Casamance region of Senegal – take a Pirogue ride along the creeks and mangroves or hire a bike and take to the pistes around the villages of the estuary – a relaxing week in a part of Senegal few others visit. Camp on the banks of The Gambia River and take boat trips to spot wildlife in the Baobolong Wetlands and The Kiang West National Park. Explore cosmopolitan Dakar with its excellent arts and crafts scene, superb music, or take a trip to Ill de Goree. Why not visit Cape Verde when the trip finishes? Just a short distance from Dakar and stunningly beautiful, it’s fast becoming increasingly attractive to tourists.

Tour Map of Senegal and Gambia River Cruise

	Senegal and Gambia River Cruise
	£1399 excl. flights	13 days	Get beyond the tourist façade of the countries you visit. Focus on the local culture, past and present, and discover the lifeblood of any country – its people. Discovery and culture tours uncover different ways of life, and offer the opportunity to meet and sometimes stay with local people or tribal groups. Our discovery tours explore cultural sites – both ancient and modern – and help you learn about the people and their culture. Visit the remote tribes of Ethiopia’s Rift Valley, live the nomad life in desert camps or meet the local people of the high Andean altiplano in Peru. There’s no better way to get to the true heart of a country than through its people.

On this holiday in West Africa we discover two different nations: tropical Gambia and exotic Senegal. We walk through French colonial towns, see prolific birdlife and visit the megalithic stone circles at Wassu. We also explore some of the region's finest wildlife parks, cruise down the Gambia River and venture into the Saloum Delta by traditional pirogue canoe.