Why Visit The Gambia

Beaches

Beaches in The Gambia are sandy and uncrowded. The main beaches in the resort areas are as follows:

Bijilo Beach

This is a wonderfully unspoilt long sandy stretch of sand with only a couple of smaller hotels here and no beach bars or restaurants. It is really empty except for the odd fruit seller – perfect for a relaxing day.

Kololi

The beach outside the Senegambia and Kairaba Hotels is currently a wide area of sand leading down to the ocean.

Kotu

Another wide sandy beach which is fairly flat although not a very deep beach in terms of distance to the ocean. The area outside the Sunset Beach can change quite dramatically depending on the direction of the Kotu stream.

Bakau/Fajara

This area of coastline is quite dramatic with red rock cliffs interspersed with small beaches. Care should be taken if swimming in this area.

Cape Point

A magnificent large sandy beach. Groynes have been built to stop any erosion of the sand. There is a well established watersports centre at the Sun Beach Hotel offering activities such as jet skis, canoes, windsurfing and sailing.