Senegambia Road, Kololi, Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia
+220 7900048 - 302 6256 - +491632705634Senegambia Road, Kololi, Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia+220 7900048 - 302 6256 - +491632705634
Roots and Cultural Tours is a local ground tour operator, fully insured and licensed under Gambian Company’s Act 2018. As one of Gambia’s independent Tour Operators, we can offer you the widest possible chance to discover our range of unforgettable excursions. We have exclusive deals and the best prices to cater for your Gambian experience to discover some of the most incredible scenery in Africa. Our expert travel team will explore every avenue to find the perfect excursion for you. Our goal is to provide you with a unique and satisfactory tour experience. We are committed to providing our best services with excellence. We have a team of experienced and professional tour guides serving the needs of the tour industry for over 16 years and we stand ready to serve you today.
Gambia is an adventurer's dream holiday. Eco adventures are perfect for naturalists and conservationists. It is a great way to explore a lifestyle you may not have tried before - or even been aware existed such as traditional rural life free of pollution and the trappings of modern living.
To experience the best of the Gambia during your holiday is to embark on a voyage of discovery with Roots & Cultural Tours and be guaranteed of an unforgettable experience, with our personalised and diverse range of tours and excursions for holidaymakers who wish to experience the charms of its endless beaches, friendly locals and immerse yourself in the country's rich heritage with an expert guide.
Do you need a transfer service to and from the airport to your accommodation in Gambia? Or need a dedicated driver to drive you around the sights? Either way, this is the perfect service for you. A car will pick you at the place you tell us and will take you to your destination with no delays.
NORTH SENEGAL SAFARI This multi-day Safari package is flexible comprising FATHALA WILDLIFE RESERVE, an African wilderness of immense beauty made up of the Senegambia's fauna & flora and its amazing inhabitants including the rare and beautiful Giant Derby Eland Antelope, Giraffe, Zebra Rhino, Roan, Waterbuck, red Colobus Monkey and diverse birdlife.
This exciting expedition is full of amazing historical experiences comprising FORT BULLEN in BARRA on the beach, at the estuary of the River Gambia, and the Atlantic Ocean, built by the British in 1886 to thwart the efforts of some European slave traders. The WASSU STONE CIRCLES believed to be burial mounds of Kings and chiefs in ancient times over 1,200 years old and has been dated to between 750-1000 AD.
This multi-day Safari options are unique and flexible compromising the NIOKOLO - KOBA WILDLIFE RESERVE, one of the first national parks in Africa and one of West Africa's premier wildlife Parks is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Located in the Sudano-Guinean zone, its diverse ecosystem is made up of a remarkable plant diversity and rich fauna like antelopes, chimpanzees, lions, leopards, a large population of elephants as well as many species of birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Your chance to experience Gambian festivals which have either been part of traditional society or have in modern times been recently created. Some are agricultural in origin having their roots in the land while others are related to the sky above such as the rainmaking festivals. The Roots Sunsplash Festival provide a platform to strengthen the bond between local people and tourists and affirm the values of Gambia's society.
Offering you a chance to live in ecologically built stylish African round houses in a village. The houses are spacious, comfortable, clean and beautifully furnished accommodation that retain the style and simplicity of the African countryside. The houses are charming, restful and will make your stay that more authentic. This is in a perfect tranquil experience ideal for those who want to experience nature’s surroundings of the countryside.
We can arrange local Gambian music and dance tuition for you and your group. Lessons will take place in the mornings and late afternoons. You can also learn how to cook some of Gambia’s best known authentic dishes are 'Domoda' (peanut butter sauce), 'supakanja' (okra stew), 'benachin' (Jolof Rice), 'Chere' (couscous type millet), chicken 'Yassa' (fried chicken in onions) using traditional cooking methods and organic ingredients.
The ancient Wassu Stone Circles, in Gambia, are located around Wassu in the Central River Region and are believed to be burial mounds of Kings and chiefs in ancient times over 1,200 years old and has been dated to between 750-1000 AD.
Kinta Kinteh Island (James Island) and Related Sites; Six-Gun Battery (1816) and Fort Bullen (1826), Maurel Frères Building and Chapeland of a colonial warehouse (CFAO Building) present a testimony to the main periods and facets of the encounter between Africa and Europe along the River Gambia, a continuum stretching from pre-colonial and pre-slavery times to independence.
The Kachikally Sacred Crocodile Pool (also known as Katchikally or Katchikali) was revealed to the Mandinka Bojang family, over 520 years ago by a female Jinn (supernatural entity).
After 16 years of experience in Tour Guiding and Tourism related activities, Roots Tours is fully insured and licensed under ground tour operator. 100% LOCAL.
Makasutu Culture Forest is an ecotourism woodland reserve in the Kombo Central District, of the West Coast Region of The Gambia in West Africa. The nature park has a land area of 405 hectares (1,000 acres) and encompasses the Mandina Bolong
A visit to the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project Camp is an unforgettable experience and provides a chance to see more of the real Gambia and its wildlife.
Hidden in the African bush on a mangrove-lined tributary of the River Gambia is the award winning, luxury eco-lodge called Mandina Lodges, the country's top holiday eco-resort. Mandina Lodges is a birdwatcher's paradise - pre-breakfast walks with your personal guide
The Gambia is every bird watcher’s dream with its array of natural ecosystems that harbour over 250 species of birds. You can catch a glimpse of its richness and diversity of bird species in the many nature reserves and conservation projects across the country
The City tour gives you a good feel of day-to-day, urban West African cultural existence and include visits to Serrekunda Market, Cape point craft Market, Crocodile Pool, Bakau Botanical Garden, Gena Bes Batik & Tie Dye Batik Factory, African Heritage Centre, Sanneh-Mentering Sacred (holy) site, Tanji (Tanjeh) Village Fish Market, Tanji Village Museum and the Banjul, capital of the Gambia
FISHING The Gambia is a very popular fishing destination which boasts an extensive variety of fish species every keen angler will enjoy. You can fish for the giant tarpon in the river Gambia estuary, sport fishing on the Atlantic inshore reefs & sandbars, light fishing in the calm waters of the mangrove creeks & bolongs or angling along some of Gambia
Including Bed & Breakfast - KEMOTO RESORT - PARADISE ISLAND - BINTANG BOLONG RESORT - TENDABA CAMP - BIRD WATCHING - SITANUNKU ISLAND - MAKASUTO HOTEL - GINACK ISLAND
Including Bed, Water, Soft Drinks & Breakfast - JANJANBUREH TOWN (GEORGE TOWN) - SOUTH SENEGAL: CAPSTREN, KAFOUNTINE & ABENE) - TANDABA CAMP - BIRD WATCHING - GINACK ISLAND - NORTH SENEGAL: SALY IN NBURU, SAINT - LOUIS, GORRE ISLAND.
Including Bed, Water, Soft Drinks & Breakfast - ROUND THE GAMBIA SOUTH SENEGAL - NYOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK - DINDEFELO WATER FALL - KEIDUCO MINING AREA
