Private Tour
Banjul City Tour - Culture and history
Overview
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On this Banjul City Tour we will be visiting some of the main attractions for people who are interested in history! During this tour we will visit the Arch 22, Gambia National Museum and the Albert Market which is named after Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert.
Entrance fees to the Arch 22, 200GMD (2025) and the National Museum 200GMD (2025) are not included.
Be aware that most places in the Gambia only accept cash and no credit cards.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Arch 22
The Arch 22 is a monument located in on the Banjul-Serrekunda Highway. The monument was built to mark the military coup in 1994 through which former president Yahya Jammeh came to power. The arch is 35 meters high and is designed by a senegalese architect called Pierre Goudiaby Atepa. Goudiaby Atepa hasdesigned a lot of interesting buildings such as the BCEAO bank headquarters in Dakar and the ECOWAS building in Lomé, Togo. You also find the Arch depicted on the back of the 100 dalasi. The lift to the Arch is not always working so you might have to climb some stairs.
The National museum of the Gambia presents historical and cultural artefacts from the colonial history of the Gambia. The museum opened in 1985 and has an archeological section and also a historical section. The exhibitions are curated by mr Hassoum Ceesay who is a well known historian. If you are interested knowing more about the history of the Gambia – this is the place to go!
What‘s Included
Private transportation
Admission fees to the venues are not included
Pickup points
Senegambia Beach Hotel
Senegambia Road, 7th Street East, Off Kairaba Avenue Kololi Gambia
Port of Banjul
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Banjul City Tour - Culture and history
Pickup included
Reviews
78 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Banjul city tour
437kjellj,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice and easy going trip The museums are a bit old and dusty but very interesting. We even got a performance of the Gambia national anthem.. Our vist to the market was a different but good experience. I especially want to mention our guide Jarry for her knowledge and sweet smile.
See Banjul.
V4832HYmichaelp,,Dec 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Vi were pickt upp att hotel and had a v ery nice tour off Banjoul. The guid Jarry was nice and vi have seen Bajoul and its museeum. It was a nice trip.
Memorable Experience.
MadanGopalM,,Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Professional team, knowledgeable guide Ms.Jarry, timely pickup, nice to get an excellent exposure to the beautiful city Banjul, in a short time. I am quite impressed by the helpful attitude, good understanding, wonderful communication skills, all together it's a memorable experience. I strongly recommend this agency to any traveller visiting Gambia.
Amazing Experience.
MadanGopalM,,Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Organised excellently, very prompt and positive, the guide Jarry and drive Sanku are quite friendly and accommodative, Jarry in particular is knowledgeable and her inputs helped me to understand and appreciate the heritage, culture and traditions of the people of Gambia. She helped me to buy some souvenirs from the local market and also to present my book to Gambian National Library, this is a wonderful agency, traveller friendly and responsive. I will definitely recommend them to anyone visiting Banjul.
Easy meet up outside the...
Heather F,,Nov 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Easy meet up outside the port gates. Very good guide. Traffic police are to be wary of, stopped 4 times for 'document' check so don't leave it too late to head back to the port.
Highly recommended to experience in a relaxed way Gambia
SvenG948,,Nov 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing trip to Banyul with Jarry, sister of Jimmy. Her local insights made the trip unforgettable. Everything was well organized and upfront communication by WhatsApp were smooth. We enjoyed it so much that we immediately also booked the Makasutu trip.
A good The Gambia snapshot
Wendaayh,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00It was a good day to see some sights of The Gambia. The highlight for us was the Tanjin fishing village with its organised chaos. The manner in which fish are transported off the Sengalese fishing boats ready for the town markets was interesting. We enjoyed wondering through the various areas of the Banjul market and visiting the very sleepy crocs at Katchikally crocodile pool. The museum was interesting for its rare archaelogical pieces from cave and stone ages. Our driver did a great job navigating the traffic and driver chaos. Tourism seems relatively new in this part of Africa and it was our tour guide Jarry's first experience as a guide so she is still learning. Expect to see unroadworthy vehicles transporting you, no airconditioning and no ability to gain ATM access to gambian dollars. USD is more widely accepted. The Lamin Lodge is not worth the brief time we were there unless you stay longer and go for a boat ride through the mangroves. We were there about 10 mins and the guide wanted a tip. We did not do serrekunda markets as we ran out of time with traffic and police stops but we didn't mind. It was good to have additional helpers with the guide so we weren't harrased by locals and constant peddlers.
Short tour of Banjul with a lovely family
Kim D,,Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Jarri and her brothers and nephew were our guide . They ate a beautiful family . This port doesn’t have much to offer but we did go to Albert’s market , the national museum and the arch . It was an easy tour . This country is developing so yes the van was old but it did get us to where we needed to go . Some people did the extended tour but loaf of us did the shorter one and it was a nice tour. Jarri is caring and gentle and the family stayed around us and answered any questions we had and kept us from being haggled . I’m glad I got off the ship to experienced e a small part of Banjul .
Visit to Banjul! Antique market with real antique African art! Shops with African fabrics! Habib Bah Gids
Katarina m,,Jul 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We visited the African art antiques market, Fabric shops under the expert guidance of Habib Bah brilliant guide!
Wonderful experience
Pioneer136861,,May 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00An unforgettable beautiful day in Gambia Baku city . Got opportunity to climb highest building Arch 22 and watch the beautiful view of Atlantic Ocean where Gambian river meet up with .Then we went passed stadium,Prison , government buildings and spent the time in the African side of Market going around fruit , fish, meat , vegetables and clothes stalls. Way back we visited oyster farms and crocodile pool . Many people visit it because of the unique experience of touching the real-life crocodile. The guides were also very nice.On the whole we recommend this tour gladly.
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