You will visit:
Explore the Turtle Conservation Village in Gunjur, learn about the efforts to protect nesting sea turtles along the Gambian coastline and understand the role of conservationists in monitoring, research, and protecting turtle nests.
Drive back to Paradise Beach, Sanyang, and enjoy a fresh seafood lunch or a vegetarian meal at a beachfront restaurant. Relax under a palm tree, take a walk on the sandy shores, or swim in the ocean.
Experience the peaceful atmosphere of one of The Gambia’s most beautiful beaches.
This moderately demanding eco-adventure combines hands-on recycling, conservation, and beach relaxation. Start at Precious Plastic Recycling Center in Gunjur, where you’ll engage in light recycling activities like sorting and molding plastic. Continue to Turtle Conservation Village in Gunjur, where a guided tour explores efforts to protect sea turtles. Conclude with a relaxing beachside lunch at Paradise Beach in Sanyang, with the option to swim or unwind by the ocean. While the trip involves some standing and light movement, it remains accessible and flexible, making it ideal for eco-conscious travelers and nature lovers.
Private trips can be organised completely by your preference. You select the activities in the itinerary and the place for lunch. We take care of all the rest.
The trip is organised by the Insitute of Travel and Tourism of The Gambia (ITTOG) in collaboration with Ninki Nanka Encounters (NNE).
ITTOG specialises in hands-on training mainly in the Travel and Tourism sectors with special emphasis on travel agency, tour operations, tour guiding, ground operations, events management, entrepreneurship/business skills development, responsible/sustainable tourism, community-based tourism, and general tourism business management.
NNE Foundation is a small, new Gambian charity and UK community interest company (CIC) working towards the responsible development of the Ninki Nanka Trail as a community-based tourist destination.
They work on projects with communities, tourism businesses and local government to develop experiences, products and community-based tourism designed to create inspiring, cultural interaction between travellers and local people and use tourism to create livelihood opportunities for host communities along The River Gambia.
We do believe it's time for another adventure. Don't spend all of your time in The Gambia in one place. Go out and explore! There are so many beautiful experiences waiting for you. Let us help you pick one - and take care of all the rest.