Gambia - River Journey to Georgetown

The boat journey from Banjul to Georgetown is two hundred miles of storybook adventure, through jungles and swamps eerie abandoned settlements, battlefields and bustling African cities. As you pass the two hundred year old British built Fort Bullen at Barra Point it feels like the point of no return, like you’re leaving civilisation behind for good. Next stop Albreda the former French trading post with its famous flagpole a symbol of emancipation. It’s not far to Juffre a place inextricably linked to Albreda through literature and TV. The ruins of Fort Saint James are another reminder of the European trade in human flesh and the circles of Stone around Wassu take us back over 800 years to mysterious burial rituals of forgotten tribes. Last stop before Georgetown is Baboon Island National Park a wonderful wildlife sanctuary and the final frontier before returning to civilisation.

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Gambia top highlights and attractions

• Banjul Market
• Gambia’s Beaches
• Kiang West National Park
• River Journey to Georgetown
• The Roots connection, Juffre and Albreda