We start our journey with breakfast at Tendaba River Camp, a beautiful and peaceful spot by the river. This place is a paradise for animal and nature lovers.

After refreshment, we board a boat to explore the wetlands to spot some of the stunning area's wildlife and natural scenery.

After the boat trip, we will continue our journey to Kiang West National Park, which is one of the largest and most important wildlife reserves in the Gambia. It was declared a national park in 1987 and is located on the south bank of the River Gambia.

We will continue our journey to Ndemban, a Jola village on the river's south bank.

We greet the alkalo first and have a chance to ask about the history of the village and daily life there.

After a delicious traditional home-cooked lunch, we walk to the bakery to have our hands-on experience of making a famous Gambian bread – tapalapa. In the meantime, we stroll to the women's gardens to help with the morning watering of their vegetable beds. After we put the bread in the oven, we head to the river, where we will see the process of cleaning and preparing oysters for sale at the market.

We return to the bakery to have a taste of freshly baked bread and gather some strength for the workshops. We will learn about and participate in the process of salt production by a traditional method and make our very special souvenir – a naturally dyed T-shirt or material made together with village ladies.

We head back in the late afternoon.