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Taxi Services In The Gambia

Safe Trips & Personal guides

The following list gives an overview of taxi services we provide. Some taxi drives are to Senegal or Guinee Bissau or to places far up the river in the interior of The Gambia.

Waiting time at the destination with a max of 2 hours is standard included. You can decide if we walk along side you while providing guidance or you may go off on your own and we make other agreements.

The drives often takes you through beautiful areas with villages and nature parks, and give a good impression of African real life.

Also destinations listed below are also included in our Excursions. Read more about Excurions here and feel free to contact us if you have any questions. 

Abuko Nature Reserve

Abuko nature reserve

An excursion to Abuko Nature Reserve

Banjul city tour

Banjul city tour

The tour to the capital Banjul

Abuko Nature Reserve

Coconut Island

An excursion to Coconut Island

Fathala Wildlife Reserve

Fathala Wildlife Reserve

An excursion to a wildlife safari in Senegal

Banjul city tour

Georgetown

A tour to Georgetown, an important historical place

Kafountine-Senegal

Kafountine-Senegal

A trip to Kafountine in Senegal

Kunta Kinteh Island

Kunta Kinteh Island

A tour to Kunta Kinteh Island 

Lamin lodge

Lamin lodge

A trip to Lamin Lodge

Makasutu forest

Makasutu forest

Forest near the Gambia river

Monkey Forest

Monkey Forest

Forest full of monkeys

Sanyang Paradise Beach

Sanyang Paradise Beach

A relaxing visit to the most beautiful beach in the Gambia

Serekunda market

Serekunda market

A trip to the market of Serekunda

The Gambia

by locals

for tourist 

Many tour providing companies in The Gambia are linked to travel agencies from outside of Africa. Meaning such companies are not very beneficial for locals.

Smiling Coast Experience is guaranteed to be 100% Gambian and anything you spend on tours is for the Gambian economy and people. Smiling Coast Experience helps support Smiling Coast Foundation which provides opportunities and solutions for The Gambia.

The tours and excursions offered by the bigger companies are often in a bus or large truck with 20 to 40 people. The schedule is fixed and the tourists are guided along the same things where you have no influence at all on how long you want to visit a specific location. In contrast, with us as a driver and guide you have all the flexibility you need and it’s up to you if you want to stay a bit longer when you see something that interests you, or where you want to go next.

So if you value sustainable development in The Gambia, you are at the right address with us. We also provide low barrier solutions in which you can be a part of change for example: Volunteer work or playing soccer with the kids from a village nearby.

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YOUR TOURGUIDE

Bubacarr Manneh is the founder and CEO of the Smiling Coast Foundation & Tours. He graduated in 2022 at the American university in Kanifing, Banjul, with a degree in Human Resources, he has dedicated his career to helping Gambians to achieve their full potential. He takes great pride in his country and his main goal is to educate, aid and support his community which includes food drives, youth programs and scholarship efforts.

Bubacarr Manneh