Went to south Senegal and what a lovely day we had, you will really enjoy the children (you can take too many sweets).
Had a lovely meal and the entire day was no hassle.
Lese Michele
London
Monday, February 23, 2009
Lamin Lodge, Gambia, Senegal
We took two of the trips- The four tours in one day + the Senegal trip, both of which were excellent.
We particularly enjoyed the 4 tours, Alex and Ali were excellent and we especially loved the pancake/doughnuts at Lamin lodge.
We would highly recommend any of the tours provided, the guides are really knowledgeable, helpful and friendly, and you will definitely have a great day.
Vicky, Emma,and Gemma
England and Wales
PS. Pencils and sweets for the kids is a must
We particularly enjoyed the 4 tours, Alex and Ali were excellent and we especially loved the pancake/doughnuts at Lamin lodge.
We would highly recommend any of the tours provided, the guides are really knowledgeable, helpful and friendly, and you will definitely have a great day.
Vicky, Emma,and Gemma
England and Wales
PS. Pencils and sweets for the kids is a must
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Holidays in Gambia
4 TOURS IN 1 DAY (8am – 6pm)
This tour entails four major tours that are offered by other tour companies separately. It is not physically demanding as one may think, so we decided to do them in one day to provide our customers real value for the money that they pay to us. It is not a constant drive the whole day; in every 30 – 45 minutes, we have a stop at a place of interest.
This tour starts with a visit to Serrekunda market. We go through the market showing you some of the local products sold in the market as well as their uses.
We then proceed to “Kachikally” crocodile pool. Come to learn the history of these crocs and also the story of fertility from the waters from the pond. Shake hand with “Charlie” the croc before we board our jeeps again to the “Abuko” cattle market.
This is time to learn all about cattle farming in the Gambia and how these cattle relate to the Gambia and Gambians being a predominantly Muslim country.
From here, we then drive to “Lamin Lodge” for a 30 minutes coffee or tea break. After the break, visit the main oyster collection point and learn about its use in the community. This time we are ready for the safari which takes us into nearly 20 small villages and hamlets in the west and south of the country. Our aim this time is to show you real Gambia and not tourist Gambia.
Stop in one of the villages along the way and see how the locals live as a social family.
On our way to Paradise beach, we will be telling you about the 3 types of education in the Gambia making stops at different points for a detailed illustration. We will also stop by a termite hill and tell you their importance to the community. We will spend between 2– 2:30 mins at “Paradise” beach for lunch. Here you can relax on free sun beds or go for a swim before getting ready for the 22 kilometers drive along the beach if the tide allow us. Otherwise we will drive upland and still miss nothing except having good time and fun.
Get to “Tanji” the biggest fishing village in the Gambia. See how fish is processed, preserved and also see the role that is played by Gambian women in this industry. From here we go to “King Kombo” a liquor distillery. This liquor is made from local products in the Gambia e.g. cashew, orange, grapes, banana etc. You can have free sample of all available types. No hard sales – only if you wish to bring along 1 or 2 bottles as a souvenir, its fine. Now its getting to 6pm and its about time we drive you back to your hotels.
This tour entails four major tours that are offered by other tour companies separately. It is not physically demanding as one may think, so we decided to do them in one day to provide our customers real value for the money that they pay to us. It is not a constant drive the whole day; in every 30 – 45 minutes, we have a stop at a place of interest.
This tour starts with a visit to Serrekunda market. We go through the market showing you some of the local products sold in the market as well as their uses.
We then proceed to “Kachikally” crocodile pool. Come to learn the history of these crocs and also the story of fertility from the waters from the pond. Shake hand with “Charlie” the croc before we board our jeeps again to the “Abuko” cattle market.
This is time to learn all about cattle farming in the Gambia and how these cattle relate to the Gambia and Gambians being a predominantly Muslim country.
From here, we then drive to “Lamin Lodge” for a 30 minutes coffee or tea break. After the break, visit the main oyster collection point and learn about its use in the community. This time we are ready for the safari which takes us into nearly 20 small villages and hamlets in the west and south of the country. Our aim this time is to show you real Gambia and not tourist Gambia.
Stop in one of the villages along the way and see how the locals live as a social family.
On our way to Paradise beach, we will be telling you about the 3 types of education in the Gambia making stops at different points for a detailed illustration. We will also stop by a termite hill and tell you their importance to the community. We will spend between 2– 2:30 mins at “Paradise” beach for lunch. Here you can relax on free sun beds or go for a swim before getting ready for the 22 kilometers drive along the beach if the tide allow us. Otherwise we will drive upland and still miss nothing except having good time and fun.
Get to “Tanji” the biggest fishing village in the Gambia. See how fish is processed, preserved and also see the role that is played by Gambian women in this industry. From here we go to “King Kombo” a liquor distillery. This liquor is made from local products in the Gambia e.g. cashew, orange, grapes, banana etc. You can have free sample of all available types. No hard sales – only if you wish to bring along 1 or 2 bottles as a souvenir, its fine. Now its getting to 6pm and its about time we drive you back to your hotels.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Ground Tour Operators in The Gambia
Arch Tours can provide services for overseas tour operators in several ways:
Creatively packaging the Gambian tourism product - groups, free independent travellers (FITs) and business tourism
Assisting the overseas tour operating partner company in developing brochure content, marketing programmes, training and familarisation visits
Providing competitively priced land arrangements.
Full on-the-ground backup services to your clients
Creatively packaging the Gambian tourism product - groups, free independent travellers (FITs) and business tourism
Assisting the overseas tour operating partner company in developing brochure content, marketing programmes, training and familarisation visits
Providing competitively priced land arrangements.
Full on-the-ground backup services to your clients
Serra Kunda Market, Katchikally, Abuko, Lamin Lodge, Tanji
4 TOURS IN 1 DAY (8am – 6pm)
This tour entails four major tours that are offered by other tour companies separately. It is not physically demanding as one may think, so we decided to do them in one day to provide our customers real value for the money that they pay to us. It is not a constant drive the whole day; in every 30 – 45 minutes, we have a stop at a place of interest.
This tour starts with a visit to Serrekunda market. We go through the market showing you some of the local products sold in the market as well as their uses.
We then proceed to “Kachikally” crocodile pool. Come to learn the history of these crocs and also the story of fertility from the waters from the pond. Shake hand with “Charlie” the croc before we board our jeeps again to the “Abuko” cattle market.
This is time to learn all about cattle farming in the Gambia and how these cattle relate to the Gambia and Gambians being a predominantly Muslim country.
From here, we then drive to “Lamin Lodge” for a 30 minutes coffee or tea break. After the break, visit the main oyster collection point and learn about its use in the community. This time we are ready for the safari which takes us into nearly 20 small villages and hamlets in the west and south of the country. Our aim this time is to show you real Gambia and not tourist Gambia.
Stop in one of the villages along the way and see how the locals live as a social family.
On our way to Paradise beach, we will be telling you about the 3 types of education in the Gambia making stops at different points for a detailed illustration. We will also stop by a termite hill and tell you their importance to the community. We will spend between 2– 2:30 mins at “Paradise” beach for lunch. Here you can relax on free sun beds or go for a swim before getting ready for the 22 kilometers drive along the beach if the tide allow us. Otherwise we will drive upland and still miss nothing except having good time and fun.
Get to “Tanji” the biggest fishing village in the Gambia. See how fish is processed, preserved and also see the role that is played by Gambian women in this industry.
From here we go to “King Kombo” a liquor distillery. This liquor is made from local products in the Gambia e.g. cashew, orange, grapes, banana etc. You can have free sample of all available types. No hard sales – only if you wish to bring along 1 or 2 bottles as a souvenir, its fine. Now its getting to 6pm and its about time we drive you back to your hotels.
This tour entails four major tours that are offered by other tour companies separately. It is not physically demanding as one may think, so we decided to do them in one day to provide our customers real value for the money that they pay to us. It is not a constant drive the whole day; in every 30 – 45 minutes, we have a stop at a place of interest.
This tour starts with a visit to Serrekunda market. We go through the market showing you some of the local products sold in the market as well as their uses.
We then proceed to “Kachikally” crocodile pool. Come to learn the history of these crocs and also the story of fertility from the waters from the pond. Shake hand with “Charlie” the croc before we board our jeeps again to the “Abuko” cattle market.
This is time to learn all about cattle farming in the Gambia and how these cattle relate to the Gambia and Gambians being a predominantly Muslim country.
From here, we then drive to “Lamin Lodge” for a 30 minutes coffee or tea break. After the break, visit the main oyster collection point and learn about its use in the community. This time we are ready for the safari which takes us into nearly 20 small villages and hamlets in the west and south of the country. Our aim this time is to show you real Gambia and not tourist Gambia.
Stop in one of the villages along the way and see how the locals live as a social family.
On our way to Paradise beach, we will be telling you about the 3 types of education in the Gambia making stops at different points for a detailed illustration. We will also stop by a termite hill and tell you their importance to the community. We will spend between 2– 2:30 mins at “Paradise” beach for lunch. Here you can relax on free sun beds or go for a swim before getting ready for the 22 kilometers drive along the beach if the tide allow us. Otherwise we will drive upland and still miss nothing except having good time and fun.
Get to “Tanji” the biggest fishing village in the Gambia. See how fish is processed, preserved and also see the role that is played by Gambian women in this industry.
From here we go to “King Kombo” a liquor distillery. This liquor is made from local products in the Gambia e.g. cashew, orange, grapes, banana etc. You can have free sample of all available types. No hard sales – only if you wish to bring along 1 or 2 bottles as a souvenir, its fine. Now its getting to 6pm and its about time we drive you back to your hotels.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Smugglers Route Tour Through Gambia To South Senegal
Abdul maps out the details of the Smugglers Route Tour through Gambia to South Senegal.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Roots by Land: Trips to Juffureh, the village of Kunta Kinteh
Cross the busy ferry with the local to “Barra”, the first town in the North Bank of the country. This is the only means of connecting to the Northern part of the country and also links the country to the North of Senegal.
This is an experience not to be missed. The ferry crossing gives you an insight into river traffic in the Country. Join your jeeps and drive on to “Juffureh”/”Albreda”.
Visit the historic slave museum before joining a boat trip to “James Island”, the place where most of the slaves exported from the Gambia were kept for a forth night. Before being transported to Goree in north Senegal on a journey of no return, Come back and visit the 7th generation of “Kunta Kinteh”.lunch and a drive back at 15:00 hrs to the ferry terminal.
This 200 years old history is something you must not miss having the opportunity to visit the Gambia.
This is an experience not to be missed. The ferry crossing gives you an insight into river traffic in the Country. Join your jeeps and drive on to “Juffureh”/”Albreda”.
Visit the historic slave museum before joining a boat trip to “James Island”, the place where most of the slaves exported from the Gambia were kept for a forth night. Before being transported to Goree in north Senegal on a journey of no return, Come back and visit the 7th generation of “Kunta Kinteh”.lunch and a drive back at 15:00 hrs to the ferry terminal.
This 200 years old history is something you must not miss having the opportunity to visit the Gambia.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Trip to North Senegal, Barra, Amdali, Missirah, Toubacuta, Fatalah Game Park
2 DAYS NORTH SENEGAL Pick up 8am
DAY 1 – Drive to Banjul and cross the ferry to Barra and then join our jeeps to the Gambian border town of Amdalai, Have your passport stamped and then on to the Senegal border town of Karang”, where the same process will be repeated, allowing you entry into North Senegal. We then drive to missirah” Village which is one of the most traditional villages in this area. It has a small population that live mainly on Agriculture and farming,
In Missirah, we visit the famous “kaopak” Tree with a circumference of about 40 meters. Seeing this thousand year old giant is the only way to believe the statistics. Try to frame the whole tree in your view finder. it has provided many generations with shelter.
From missirah, we then drive to “Toubacuta” and proceed to Hotel “Les Paletuvies” for an overnight stop. Lunch, Boat Trip at 17:00hrs. Dinner at 20:00hrs entertainment by a local dance Troupe.
DAY 2 Wake up call at 6:30 hrs, Breakfast at 7:00 hrs and then depart to Fatalah Game Park at 08: 00 hrs; spot some of the world’s exotic and almost extinct animals in their own natural environment. i. e Giraffes, Rhinos , Wild Bucks, Bush pigs , Buffaloes and a wide variety of monkeys.
Depart Game Park at 12:00 hrs. Arrive in hotel Les paletuviers for lunch and refreshments before departing our rooms at 15:00hrs for a drive back to the border and going through the same process of passport stamping.
A drive to Barra ferry terminal and by ferry to Banjul and drive to our respective hotels.
DAY 1 – Drive to Banjul and cross the ferry to Barra and then join our jeeps to the Gambian border town of Amdalai, Have your passport stamped and then on to the Senegal border town of Karang”, where the same process will be repeated, allowing you entry into North Senegal. We then drive to missirah” Village which is one of the most traditional villages in this area. It has a small population that live mainly on Agriculture and farming,
In Missirah, we visit the famous “kaopak” Tree with a circumference of about 40 meters. Seeing this thousand year old giant is the only way to believe the statistics. Try to frame the whole tree in your view finder. it has provided many generations with shelter.
From missirah, we then drive to “Toubacuta” and proceed to Hotel “Les Paletuvies” for an overnight stop. Lunch, Boat Trip at 17:00hrs. Dinner at 20:00hrs entertainment by a local dance Troupe.
DAY 2 Wake up call at 6:30 hrs, Breakfast at 7:00 hrs and then depart to Fatalah Game Park at 08: 00 hrs; spot some of the world’s exotic and almost extinct animals in their own natural environment. i. e Giraffes, Rhinos , Wild Bucks, Bush pigs , Buffaloes and a wide variety of monkeys.
Depart Game Park at 12:00 hrs. Arrive in hotel Les paletuviers for lunch and refreshments before departing our rooms at 15:00hrs for a drive back to the border and going through the same process of passport stamping.
A drive to Barra ferry terminal and by ferry to Banjul and drive to our respective hotels.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Sunset Cruise in The Gambia
Drive to “Kiti” for a cultural show by a group of about 180 women belonging to a group called “Kambeng Kafu”.
This lasts for about 1hr 30 minutes, give or take 5 minutes before joining our jeeps again to proceed to “Denton” bridge otherwise known as the“Oyster” creek bridge where we will be joining our double deck boat for a cruise in the river Gambia that will last for 3 hours.
This will be just about time to witness the sunset as we cruise in the mangroves heading to “Lamin Lodge” where we stop for a buffet dinner. We then drive you back to your hotels.
This lasts for about 1hr 30 minutes, give or take 5 minutes before joining our jeeps again to proceed to “Denton” bridge otherwise known as the“Oyster” creek bridge where we will be joining our double deck boat for a cruise in the river Gambia that will last for 3 hours.
This will be just about time to witness the sunset as we cruise in the mangroves heading to “Lamin Lodge” where we stop for a buffet dinner. We then drive you back to your hotels.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Arch-Tours, a great holiday experience in The Gambia
Two excellent tours, particularly 4 in 1, which was a great experience and very informative.
Ali was a friendly and helpful guide and we have really enjoyed the Arch tours experience.
Roger & Melody,
England
Ali was a friendly and helpful guide and we have really enjoyed the Arch tours experience.
Roger & Melody,
England
Gambia Tour Operators: Eco Tour Operators in Gambia
Arch Tours have become one of the leading eco tour operators in the Gambia / Senegal region.
We are very sensitive about the environment and many of our Gambian eco tours are designed to give our visitors another experience of The Gambia - different from that generally offered to tourists.
We are very sensitive about the environment and many of our Gambian eco tours are designed to give our visitors another experience of The Gambia - different from that generally offered to tourists.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Kafountine and Kailo Island in South Senegal
Pick up from the front door of your hotel and drive to the Gambia border town of Giboroh and get your passports stamped and then on to the Senegal border town of Seleti and stamp passports as well.
Drive to Kafountine in South Senegal the largest fishing village. To hotel Lekaroune and board a boat to ’Kailo’ Island. This Island is occupied by animists. Come to learn about their way of life. Back to the hotel for lunch, swim or relax.
Then drive back to the Gambia, this time using the smugglers route. See how this happens in the evenings. We will make a stop at ‘Mamuda’ village and have an entertaining performance from local ‘Jola’ women. You don’t want to miss this, I believe that no matter what; you will take off your shoe and have a try before driving on to ‘Darussalam’ border town where your passports will be stamped allowing you entry into the Gambia.
We are sure to be back at your hotel at 6pm give or take 15 minutes.
Drive to Kafountine in South Senegal the largest fishing village. To hotel Lekaroune and board a boat to ’Kailo’ Island. This Island is occupied by animists. Come to learn about their way of life. Back to the hotel for lunch, swim or relax.
Then drive back to the Gambia, this time using the smugglers route. See how this happens in the evenings. We will make a stop at ‘Mamuda’ village and have an entertaining performance from local ‘Jola’ women. You don’t want to miss this, I believe that no matter what; you will take off your shoe and have a try before driving on to ‘Darussalam’ border town where your passports will be stamped allowing you entry into the Gambia.
We are sure to be back at your hotel at 6pm give or take 15 minutes.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Holiday Tours in Gambia: 4 Tours in 1
Fantastic trip. 4 in 1 is worthwhile and interesting.
Alex is a great guide despite what they say!!
Simon
Alex is a great guide despite what they say!!
Simon
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Gambia River Cruise to Tendaba Camp and Kiang West National Park
2 DAYS TENDABA CAMP 8am – 6pm
Day 1-Pick up at 8am from the hotel and drive to the West Bank division of The Gambia. This is the largest Division in the Gambia. We stop at Tendaba camp for lunch and then proceed for a 2hrs 30mins boat trip. We cruise in the river Gambia where you can see different species of birds. This is a great opportunity for you to see the widest part of the river Gambia, overnight stop at Tendaba Camp.
Day 2-Breakfast at 8: am and a drive to Kiang west national park. Here you can see baboons, monkeys and bush pigs among others. Please note that these animals are living in the wild and there is every possibility to miss sight of them at various times though it is very rare. Drive back through the lower river division and get to your hotels at 6pm. (A week end in the Country).
Day 1-Pick up at 8am from the hotel and drive to the West Bank division of The Gambia. This is the largest Division in the Gambia. We stop at Tendaba camp for lunch and then proceed for a 2hrs 30mins boat trip. We cruise in the river Gambia where you can see different species of birds. This is a great opportunity for you to see the widest part of the river Gambia, overnight stop at Tendaba Camp.
Day 2-Breakfast at 8: am and a drive to Kiang west national park. Here you can see baboons, monkeys and bush pigs among others. Please note that these animals are living in the wild and there is every possibility to miss sight of them at various times though it is very rare. Drive back through the lower river division and get to your hotels at 6pm. (A week end in the Country).
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Arch Tours, perfect tour guides
4 in 1 day is a must. Ali and Alex were the perfect guides and made the day really enjoyable and were very informative. The trip has some excellent photo opportunities.
Hannah & Joe
Leeds, England
Hannah & Joe
Leeds, England
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