Tendaba | 2 days – 1 night

When you book the tour, you tell us which places you would like to visit. Below are the places we can go to on this tour, and some of the birds you may see there.

At Tendaba you go on a boat trip through the mangrove creeks of the River Gambia: pelicans, kingfishers, plovers, storks and many more.

Where we can go

Lamin Rice Field and Abuko Nature Reserve

Lamin Rice Field and Abuko Nature Reserve, with a lunch break at Lamin Lodge, and various bird hides where you can take beautiful pictures of many bird species, especially the smaller ones. A good number of birds are seen here, for example turacos, bluebills, Brown-throated Wattle-eyes and kingfishers.

Brufut and Tanje

Many birds are seen at Brufut and Tanje, for example Verreaux’s Eagle-Owls, Long-tailed Nightjars and Yellow-throated Leafloves. An afternoon visit to the famous fish market in Tanji is also possible.

Kartong

Kartong is a good area to spot Goliath Herons, Long-crested Eagles, barbets, Senegal Batis and kingfishers.

Gunjur Konoto Forest

Here I have my own photo hide. Gunjur Konoto Forest is the only known place in the country to see the Capuchin Babbler. It is also a good area for Western Bluebills, Green Hylias and African Pygmy Kingfishers.