Gambia

Marketing itself as "The Smiling Coast of Africa," this petite sliver of West Africa - the smallest on the continent's mainland - snakes into Senegal from the Atlantic Ocean, And it's been building a tourism based on nature (e.g. boffo birding), affordability, and beaches. It’s already got a following among Brits and Scandinavians, but word's getting out…

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Gambia diversifying its tourism sector

zeigInteresting article about the effort by Africa's smallest country to reach out to other African countries for its tourism campaigns in the wake of a disastrous year due to the pandemic. Get the details here.

The Gambia is a hotspot for sex tourism

In mainland Africa's smallest country, high unemployment/poverty and an also high dependence on tourism (around 80 percent of the economy, and especially from Europe) has added up to this West African country gaining a reputation as one of the world's most notorious destinations for sex tourism. That includes older women seeking younger men (this is especially prevalent), older men seeking younger women, men seeking other men - and most alarming of all, male tourists exploiting children of both…

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Jorge Carlos Tejada Sobrino December 16, 2024 at 3:25pm

The well regarded U.K. online news site i Paper touts Gambia as a "cheap winter sun holiday destination with beaches, wildlife and no jetlag (for Europeans, of course): https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/gambia-affordable-winter...

The cheap winter sun holiday destination with beaches, wildlife and no jetlag

Africa’s smallest mainland nation offers impressive national parks, wildlife safaris and the warmest of welcomes
José Balido September 18, 2023 at 11:25am

Interesting that visitor arrivals to Gambia jumped last year by 56%, to a total nearly 187,000 - a drop in the bucket for some countries, but a huge boost for the economy here: https://www.africa.com/an-increase-in-tourism-revenue-is-helping-ga...

An Increase in Tourism Revenue is Helping Gambia Boost Foreign-exchange Reserves

The number of visitors to the small West African nation jumped 56% to 182,795 last year, helping boost foreign-exchange reserves to $464 million this…
Jordan Simon April 12, 2023 at 2:26pm

Here's a look at excursions out of Banjul from TheCultureTrip.com, which always has interesting content: https://theculturetrip.com/africa/the-gambia/articles/the-best-day-...
Helen Brown March 12, 2023 at 11:26am

A British website focused on travel and tourism-focussed education recently ran a post highlighting Gambia's top beaches: https://tourismteacher.com/gambia-beach-best-beaches-in-the-gambia/

Gambia beach holiday: The best beaches in The Gambia - Tourism Teacher

Wondering where to go for your next Gambia beach holiday? Here is a guide to the best beaches in The Gambia, West Africa.
John Kipper June 28, 2022 at 5:26pm

Here's a slickly produced video from The Gambia Experience, the UK's (and possible the world's) only tour operator specializing in travel to this country: https://youtu.be/FycGhFmB_Hc
David Paul Appell August 20, 2011 at 11:17pm

New this week on the Tripatini blog: The Gambia: Skimming the Surface. Thanks, Rita!

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