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.

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