Activities

💡 Walk freely among the Nile crocodiles and touch them. The museum next door provides context on local culture and traditional dress. Guides available but not required.

💡 Directly next to the crocodile pool. Small collection on Gambian history, folklore and traditional dress. Worth adding to your visit.

💡 Forest reserve right on the coast. Colobus monkeys and green monkeys eat from your hand. Guides offer themselves actively at the entrance — not necessary, you can walk around independently.

💡 Gambia's capital is compact and easy on the bike. Albert Market is the beating heart — loud, colorful, authentic. Keep your belongings close.

💡 Gambia's largest fish market, busiest early morning. Colorful boats, smoking fires, the smell of the sea — a photographer's paradise. Going early is a must.

💡 The ideal place to unwind. At Senegambia beach you'll find numerous restaurants and bars nearby where you can enjoy the lively atmosphere. After five days riding, this is the perfect landing before departure the next morning.

💡 Sand, sunset, cold glass. After five days on the bike, this is the landing. The Senegambia strip has various beach bars — Anchor Bar and Leybato are popular options.

💡 Gambia's largest market in central Banjul. Batik, wood carvings, jewelry, local spices and fabrics. Handy as a stop on the return from Fathala via the ferry. Go early for best selection and fewer crowds.

💡 International street art project spread across small villages around Brufut. Impressive murals by Gambian and international artists — full of color and story. On the bike the best way to discover it.

💡 Gambia's largest and liveliest market. Stalls full of textiles, vegetables, spices, local snacks and items you won't find elsewhere. Authentic, noisy and colorful. Keep your belongings close.

💡 Small but densely forested reserve 20 minutes from Brufut. Crocodiles, monkeys, warthogs and rare birds in thick tropical forest. An entry-level safari that surprises. Guide recommended, available at entrance.

💡 One-on-one training with an experienced trainer at Home Base. Suitable for any experience level. Arrange your schedule in consultation — before or after the riding program.

💡 Use the fitness facility at Home Base. Weights, cardio and space to stretch. Flexible scheduling around the riding program.

💡 Boxing and kickboxing training at Home Base. Individual or small group sessions. Ideal as a complement to an active day. Gloves provided.

💡 Padel on the court at Home Base. Rackets and balls provided. Ask about other available sports at check-in.

💡 Gambia holds over 600 bird species. From Tendaba, kingfishers, fish eagles and bee-eaters are within easy reach. A local guide is strongly recommended.

💡 By pirogue (wooden flat-bottom) or motorboat upstream or downstream. Chance of hippos in open water, crocodiles on the banks. Book through the camp.

💡 Gambia's largest protected area, short ride from Tendaba. Waterbuck, warthog, green mamba and hundreds of bird species. Only accessible with a guide.

💡 Small boat upstream to Baboon Island, part of River Gambia National Park. Chimpanzees visible on the banks—meters away. Hippos surface beside the boat. Go early: water is calmer, primates more active.

💡 UNESCO World Heritage on short ride from Kuntaur. Laterite stone circles 1,500 years old in quiet grassland. Barely any other visitors. Guide available at entrance.

💡 Gambian interior is one of West Africa's richest birdwatching zones. From Kairoh Garden, kingfishers, bee-eaters and giant kingfishers are easy to spot on the water.

💡 Open jeep through the reserve with a Fathala guide. Herds of the rare West African Derby eland — found nowhere else on earth. Giraffes, lions, rhinos, buffalo, warthogs, red colobus and green monkeys. Coffee or sundowner at the waterhole. Binoculars recommended.

💡 One-time chance: walk on foot with lions in the reserve. Not behind glass, not at distance — just beside them with a guide who knows them. Deep insight into lion behavior, plenty of room for photos.

💡 Transfer boat to private island Manssariko. Beach walk, swim in warm calm water, traditional fish BBQ on the beach. Includes transfer, guide and selected drinks. Back before dinner.

💡 Luxury boat through the mangroves of Delta du Saloum. Bird-rich shores, baobabs, crocodiles. With luck: spot dolphins. Includes selected drinks, transfer boat and guide.

💡 On foot through the reserve with an experienced guide. Small game, tropical plants, insects. Photograph exotic birds: Abyssinian roller, red-billed hornbill, long-tailed glossy starling and more.

💡 Local men in a pirogue through the bolongs. They drum, sing, navigate — halfway through they land on a sandbank, cook fresh fish and you swim from the boat. Immersion, not tourism.

💡 Canoe, kayak or SUP through the mangrove waterways. No motor, no noise. Kingfishers and storks at arm's length.

💡 Past fishing villages and through mangrove forest on a local horse. Suitable for beginners and experienced riders.

💡 Sand tracks through savanna and past fishing villages. Steady pace, close to the land.

💡 Sand tracks around the lodge on a quad. More nimble than the bike in tight terrain.

💡 Traditional wooden boat through the bolongs. Flamingos, herons, cormorants. Local guide included.

💡 Traditional ceremony on Mar Lodj island. Song, dance, centuries-old rituals of the Serer people. Not every day — ask the lodge about timing.

💡 After seven days in the saddle: local massage at the lodge. Book on arrival.

💡 Own car, taxi or rent a safari truck on site (€61 up to 11 people, €91 up to 24 people). Mandatory guide: €10 per vehicle. No booking needed.

💡 This vehicle only runs with reserve guides — you cannot enter with your own car. Lions roam over the roof. Arm's length away. Safari truck: €61 up to 11 people.