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Gambia Bird Watching Tour Operators |
Trained
Bird Guides Bird
Guide Association |
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Bird
Watching Info. Kartong
Bird Observatory |
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African
Bird Club
A resource guide for ornithologists planning on going
for birdwatching holidays to Gambia. On their website
they also have additional help for birdwatchers such
as over 40 local contacts for official bird guides
in Banjul, birding hot spots, species list, Important
Bird Areas (IBA's) such as Abuko
Nature Reserve. |
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Avian
Adventures (ATOL bonded company)
They can arrange wildlife holidays to Gambia for local
RSPB and Wildlife Trust groups, photographic societies
or just groups of friends. |
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Birdfinders
A British organisers offering bird safaris during
the winter season. The organised package excursions
lasts for 14 nights & their price includes return
flights, accommodation & trips to various hotspots. |
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Birds
of The Gambia & Firefinch Adventures
These adventure tours from the USA
also include a Senegal (Sahel) extension and are lead
by the experienced team leaders Clive Barlow and Andy
Lamy. Places to visit include among others Tanji Karinti,
Tendaba, Janjanbureh (Georgetown), Basse Santa Su,
Brufut Woods, Banjul, Kotu Creek and Saint Louis.
The site also includes a photos, streaming videos
of birds, & useful links. |
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Fatou
Tours Gambia
They are a "fully licensed" tour firm founded
by two experienced guides. They aim to offer affordable
birding trips as well as other nature interests and
cultural tours. |
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Gambia
Excursions
They provided guides who can take you on various outings
and activities including trips to Bijilo Forest Park
(Monkey Park), river cruises, fishing, birding and
other activities. |
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Gambia
Experience
A selection of birdwatching tours from the UK
as well as providing general package tourist vacations
for you to choose from. The birdwatching tours available
are the Malick Suso Tours, Tanji Week, Plover Week. |
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Limosa
Wildlife Holidays
Their ornithological trips to Gambia are two separate
week treks. They are based in North Norfolk and have
available tours on the coastal areas exploring savanna,
forest and shore staying in comfortable hotel setting
in 20 acres of bird-filled tropical gardens, an overnight
stay upriver, at Tendaba as well as Mangrove ‘creek-crawl’
by motorised pirogue. |
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Naturetrek
A UK based bird tours
operator taking you on a 12-day safari holiday to
interesting localities along the course of the River
Gambia. Dates and costs are subject to confirmation
in their next year's brochure which is out now. |
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Sunbird
Tours
James Lidster is the team leader along with a local
avian enthusiast. The Maximum group size is 14 with
2 leaders. |
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Turaco
Birding Expeditions
Depending on the group size, you travel with either
a 7 seater or 14 seater Toyota minibuses. They have
an example of a 4 days expedition on their website.
You can of course choose your own flexible itinerary. |
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Willie
de Vries Willaertstr
A Netherlands based company
which provides two weeks or one-week trips. It gives
you the opportunity to visit the best locations where
you can see numerous species of birds. Visit Bijol
Island which is an unique Island in the Gambia where
Herons, Terns and Gulls breed and where you can spot
Kelp Gulls, White-fronted Plover, and sometimes
Pomarine Skua, Audouin’s Gull and the British
storm petrel. |
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Riverside
Lodges |
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