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Popular Warnings or Dangers | Other Warnings or Dangers Tips | All Tips (48) The Gambia is a popular exotic destination.
So, when there are tourists, there are Dollars and when there are Dollars, there are Bumsters (young unemployed locals, who will do anything to get your money).
These Bumsters follow you everywhere you go, sometimes they want to be your guide, other times they want to sell you something.
But most of the time, they just want your money and they can't accept a NO for answer.
A few years ago the government started a cleaning campaign, because the Bumsters became more aggressive and the tourists started to avoid the Smiling Coast.
These days the streets along the coastline are almost Bumster free and the tourists can walk freely without getting harassed. Leave a Comment
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I stayed in Serekunda for a while and almost every morning I’ve got woken by singing and marching militaries.
The first mornings I thought it was funny, but after a while it was irritating.
So don’t forget your earplugs, when you want a good night rest. Leave a Comment
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The road in Gambia except for the surroundings of the Hotel area, are in bad state to very bad state. Currently loads of grading working of the roads is and have to be done to make transport more suitable. Only small parts of the countryside are bitumen most is gravel, and what was bitumen (shelfs) is that worst that you have to drive side ways.
So take an expierenced driver to cover the vast distances in the country.
You'll drive and average of 30-40 kms p/h so it takes a long while to get to the other side of the country! Leave a Comment
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Up to 10 in the morning most days it is relaxed to go outside, same is from 4 onwards. But in between temperatures get up and the heat is sometimes for us unbearable. Always ware a hat, use sunscream and if you can avoid the sun then take care of it. Take plenty of water with you, and eat chips (salt in between).
And use a high sunprotector! Leave a Comment
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Gambia has the nastiest mozzies in the UNIVERSE. Take a couple of anti mozzie machines with you.
Plug them in, just before you go out for your evening meal, and spray your room with a good insect killer. When you get back to your room you should end up with a decent nights sleep. Leave a Comment
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Some of the roads I traveled in Gambia were the worst roads I have ever seen in my life. The main road between Janjangbureh and Tendaba was once paved, but the surface is now mostly potholes. It is so bad that, where the topography permits it, local drivers drive in the dirt next to the road to avoid the broken pavement. Broken-down cars and trucks with broken axles or other major damage are commonly encountered every few miles. Other lesser roads are almost as bad.
The drive between Janjangbureh is about 96 miles (155 kilometers), but it took over eight hours of bone-jarring travel to cover the distance.
Supposedly the government has promised to repair the roads, which would benefit the country greatly. However, many believe that these promises were made during election campaigns and will never be carried out. Leave a Comment
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Many of the roads in the Gambia are very dusty and not only the unpaved ones. We had the experience that also the main road from the Atlantic coast to the east was very dusty, allthough the road was paved.
The many potholes in te roadsurface caused a lot of dust, so at the end of the day we came out of the car with a totally red skin and red-coloured hairs. Leave a Comment
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During the dry season (November through May), brush fires are relatively common in Gambia. Most are set by people to clear dead grasses and brush for cultivation. These fires are actually beneficial for the ecosystem, as many plants require fire to germinate, and the flames get rid of dead vegetation, allowing for faster growth of new plants when the wet season comes.
Brush fires burn hot and move across the country quickly. They rarely get out of control, but they do occasionally cross major roads, such as the one pictured here. It is at such a time that they can pose a hazard to travelers, especially since it is usually impossible to drive fast enough along the potholed and rutted roads to escape the flames. Leave a Comment
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When you book a sea fishing trip be sure to ask for life jackets, as the sea can get quiet rough as the tide changes, and the small boats often fish the sand banks you may also need sea sickness tablets if you get sea sick easily..... but its still worth doing
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Don't listen too closely to holiday company warnings they are trying to sell you their champagne sunset tours. I know a British tourist was murdered in November 02, violence happens everywhere. You'd be missing a lot if you didn't experience Serrekunda at night or didn't go down to the beach and drink some bhang with the bumsters. On the whole these lads are very good company, but do find someone like Lucas Jatta, the palm tapper to keep an eye out for you. Leave a Comment
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