• Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Banjul.

For the land tour:

• Take a ferry across the Gambian River to the bustling north bank at Barra. 

• Drive to Juffereh and Albreda in the 4x4 vehicle for the 45-minute, passing through local villages on the way. 

• Stop for refreshments on the way.

• Meet your official guide and learn about the slave trade and life in the village. 

• Board an authentic fishing boat for the unforgettable crossing to the former slave colony at James Island, officially renamed KunteKinteh Island by the President of The Gambia in 2011. 

• Tour the island and learn all about and see the torturous conditions in which the slaves were kept.

• Return to the mainland.

• Tour the Museum of Slavery and see an authentic version of an actual slave ship.

• Visit the children's centre in the village, which gives local children facilities to learn and play outside school hours.

• Buy traditional crafts made by local people and sweets for the return journey to give to the many children you will pass on the road.

• Stop by and see the local people harvesting their peanut crops. 

• Transfer back to your hotel.

For the river tour:

• Drive 30 minutes to Denton Bridge where we join our boat. Choose from a fully air-conditioned Catamaran or a local Double Deck Boat - for the two-hour voyage to KunteKinteh Island, following the tour described above, including visits to the village and museum.

Re-Availability: Daily upon request.

6:30 AM: Pick up from the hotel.

Mode of transport: 4x4 and ferry (land tour) boat (river tour)