Nine-Day Gambia Birding and Photography Tour
A nine-day private birding or photography journey through coastal Gambia, Tendaba and Kiang West with three boat trips and a choice of half-board or full-board arrangements.
About this tour
Explore The Gambia from the well-known birding circuit around Kotu to Kartong, Gunjur, Tendaba and Kiang West National Park. The route combines wetlands, rice fields, creeks, coastal forest, woodland, photo hides and protected savannah, with three boat trips built into the programme.
This private itinerary can be paced for birdwatching or photography. It begins and ends on the coast, includes two nights at Tendaba and can be arranged on either a half-board or full-board basis. Exact dates, price and group size are confirmed after inquiry.
Planning a wider trip? Read our birdwatching guide to The Gambia.
Birds you can spot
Bucorvus abyssinicus
target
Podica senegalensis
target
Actophilornis africanus
target
Terathopius ecaudatus
target
Megaceryle maxima
target
Ardea goliath
target
Corythornis cristatus
target
Gypohierax angolensis
target
Mycteria ibis
target
Guides
Itinerary ▼
Meet at Banjul International Airport and transfer to the coastal lodge or hotel. If arrival time permits, begin with a nearby birding session.
Explore the rice fields, sewage ponds, cycle track and golf-course area, take a one-hour creek boat trip and continue birding after lunch.
Visit Kartong wetland, take a one-hour boat trip on the Alhen River and continue to the Gunjur forest photo hide after lunch.
Travel inland with birding stops at Farasutu, Killy Wood and the Kampanty rice fields before reaching Tendaba Camp for the night.
Spend the day birding the Tendaba area, Kiang West National Park, the Batelling bush track and a local photography hide.
Take a three-hour morning boat trip through the Tendaba creeks, then return to the coast with selected birding stops including Bonto Forest.
Bird Penyem Wood, Darsilami wetland and Siffoe Wood, combining woodland, wetland and open-country habitats.
Spend the morning at Tanji Bird Reserve, then continue after lunch to the woodland birding sites at Brufut.
Transfer to the airport, with an optional final local birding session when the flight schedule allows.
Locations & map
- Kotu and the coastal birding circuit - Greater Banjul Area Gambia (Rice fields, sewage ponds, creek, golf-course habitat and coastal wetlands.)
- Kartong, Gunjur and the south coast - West Coast Region Gambia (Wetlands, river, woodland and photo-hide birding.)
- Tendaba and Kiang West - Lower River Region Gambia (Creek, woodland, savannah and national-park birding.)
Availability & pricing
Availability: Available on request · Season: Available on request; timing is agreed for seasonal birds, current access and photography priorities.
Price: Price on request
Included
- Specialist bird guiding - Guiding throughout the nine-day itinerary.
- Airport transfers and route transport - Arrival and departure transfers, vehicle, driver and fuel are included.
- Three boat trips and park fees - Boat trips at Kotu, Kartong and Tendaba, plus relevant park fees.
- Water, lunches and Tendaba stay - Water and lunches are included, together with Tendaba accommodation and evening meals.
- Full-board coastal stay when selected - The full-board option also includes coastal lodge accommodation and dinners.
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks - Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks are not included.
- Half-board coastal lodging and dinners - Coastal accommodation and evening meals are excluded only from the half-board arrangement.
Transport & stays
- Private road transport and three boat trips Route transport, driver, fuel and the three scheduled boat trips are included. | Meet: Banjul International Airport or confirmed coastal hotel. | Pickup: Arrival and departure airport transfers are included.
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What is the difference between half board and full board?
Both include guiding, transfers, route transport, boat trips, fees, water, lunches and the Tendaba stay. Full board also includes the coastal lodge and coastal dinners; those are excluded on half board.
Can the tour focus on photography?
Yes. The route includes photography hides and can be paced for bird photography as well as observation.