6-Hour Lamin Bolong Creek Boat Cruise and Abuko Nature Reserve Tour

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Cruise Lamin Bolong Creek in a traditional dugout canoe
• 02 Spot colourful resident and migrant birds on the Gambia River
• 03 Watch local oyster farmers going about their daily work
• 04 Enjoy a continental-style buffet breakfast in a charming stilt restaurant
• 05 Explore Abuko Nature Reserve, one of The Gambia's richest wildlife habitats

Take an early morning boat trip along Lamin Bolong Creek, where you can spot colourful resident and migrant birdlife while crossing the Gambia River and watching local oyster farmers at work. Enjoy a continental-style buffet breakfast in a charming restaurant built on stilts before continuing to Abuko Nature Reserve, the country's first protected wildlife area. This 6-hour experience combines birdwatching, a traditional dugout canoe ride, and a visit to one of The Gambia's richest natural habitats.

Cross the Gambia River with the opportunity to spot colourful resident and migrant birdlife, including blue-breasted kingfishers, giant cormorants, and terns.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 6 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City River Gambia National Park

Languages English, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Lamin Bolong Creek Cruise and Abuko Nature Reserve

• Pick-up from your hotel.

• Enjoy a morning exploration of Lamin Bolong Creek on a dugout canoe.

• Cross the Gambia River with the opportunity to spot colourful resident and migrant birdlife, including blue-breasted kingfishers, giant cormorants, and terns.

• See oyster farmers going about their daily work.

• Have a continental-style buffet breakfast in a charming restaurant built on stilts.

• Drive to Abuko Nature Reserve with its rich wildlife.

Return to the hotel around 11:30 am.

Availability: Daily upon request.

Hotel pick-up: 6:30 am.

Mode of transport: 4x4 and boat canoe.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Breakfast

• Boat trip

• Entrance ticket to Abuko Nature Reserve

• Guiding service

• Transport

• Gambia tour guide

Know before you go

• Abuko Nature Reserve was the first area to be given protection in The Gambia purely to conserve its wildlife and habitat, one of the rarest in the whole country. It is extremely rich in biodiversity, with thousands of species of fungi, plants, trees, insects, and invertebrates living in and beneath its tall leafy canopy. However, not all of the reserve is forested, and as you travel away from the banks of the stream, the forest gradually thins out as the ground becomes much drier, eventually changing into Guinea Savannah lands.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

The Gambia

Tour start

The Gambia

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.