The Fathala Wildlife Reserve is located 12 kilometres north of the Gambia-Senegal border in Senegal. You will be picked up early in the morning from your hotel and head to Banjul, the capital city where you'll board the ferry to Barra and experience the hustle and bustle with the local people. After approximately one hour cruising on the River Gambia, you reach Barra to continue driving through numerous villages before reaching Amdalaye/Karang, the Gambia-Senegal border for passport formalities.

From there you enter Senegal to drive for approximately 30 minutes to reach the Fathala Park. At Fathala, a 4x4 ex-army truck will be waiting for you to start a 2-hour safari within the park. In the reserve, you can enjoy the natural environment of the bush and get the chance to spot animals as zebras, rhinoceros, giraffes, monkey and many more. After that you can enjoy a nice pizza lunch of your choice and a drink before departing back to the border to catch the ferry to Banjul.

The trip was a good experience getting out and enjoying the real Gambia & Senegal life, everything went smoothly from hotel to ferry and transferring to the reserve, except getting on a nice new big jeep for safari (19 of us), then been taken off (why??) for smaller jeeps, after 1hour of no communication, waiting around, we were put back on the big tatty jeep, what a waste of an hour apart from one hour, once on safari it was a brilliant experience highly recommend it.

The guide was rude and more interested in meeting up with his friends then looking after the group he had, he shouted at some of us for not paying attention when he was talking about the politics of the country He left us waiting at the park with no explanation for an hour and a half and then said the truck was broken down we eventually went and was taken on and off 3 different trucks, we did see a few animals but not up close and it felt a lot like a ride around a zoo, very disappointing

The bupiest ride i have ever had , several timed i thought i was falling out of the truck , driver had no consideration for his passengers, got really messed around by fathella animal park, they put us on a wagon then told us to get off and give it to another group made us wait nearly 2 hours they wete very poor i should have a refund , the pizza was awful and tasteless

Very enjoyable. A little different in travelling across the river like a local on the ferry. The tour was amazing and would recommended except to people who suffer from a bad back.

The whole thing was very disorganised, nobody was sure what to do from the start

Was a great experience seeing the real Africa, border crosses and way of life. The reserve itself was well maintained and seeing the animals was a great thrill. We visited after the rainy season so it made the safari slightly more difficult to spot, but it was all part of the experience. My wife and daughter met the cubs which was a supplement but again a bucket list experience. Our guides were super efficient. At both ferry ports and border crossings as were our drivers. Would recommend

Höjdpunkter

Ta en tur off-road med jeep
Känn spänningen av att se djurlivet på nära håll
En perfekt upplevelse för barn – sätt fart på deras fantasi

Viktig information

Pick-up available from selected hotels in Serrekunda. Please check the meeting point section for further details
It is recommended to bring water, wear sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat, and comfortable shoes
You will need to present a valid passport

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I priset ingår

Inträdesavgifter
Lunch
Guidad tur
Transport i luftkonditionerad buss
Hämtning och avlämning på hotell

Bokningsavgift

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Plats

Mötesplats:

Pick-up available from selected hotels in Serrekunda. You'll meet the driver outside the reception area at the scheduled time. The first pick-up will be from Coco Ocean Hotel at 6.25 am followed by the next stops every 5/10 minutes: Holiday Beach Club 6.35 am, Senegambia Beach Hotel 6.35 am, Bamboo Garden Resort 6.45 am, African Princess Beach Hotel 6.50 am, Tamala Beach Resort 6.50 am, Sunset Beach Hotel 7.00 am, Bakotu Hotel 7.00 am, Kombo Beach Resort 7.00 am, Ngala Lodge 7.10 am, Ocean Bay Hotel & Spa 7.15 am, Sunbeach Hotel & Resort 7.15 am.

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Kastur/Dinesh Meghani
Rest som par
4 december 2025
3.8
Usa
The trip was a good experience getting out and enjoying the real Gambia & Senegal life, everything went smoothly from hotel to ferry and transferring to the reserve, except getting on a nice new big jeep for safari (19 of us), then been taken off (why??) for smaller jeeps, after 1hour of no communication, waiting around, we were put back on the big tatty jeep, what a waste of an hour apart from one hour, once on safari it was a brilliant experience highly recommend it.
K
Katherine
Rest som par
4 december 2025
1.4
Storbritannien
The guide was rude and more interested in meeting up with his friends then looking after the group he had, he shouted at some of us for not paying attention when he was talking about the politics of the country He left us waiting at the park with no explanation for an hour and a half and then said the truck was broken down we eventually went and was taken on and off 3 different trucks, we did see a few animals but not up close and it felt a lot like a ride around a zoo, very disappointing
D
Dissapointed in park
Rest som par
3 december 2025
2.2
Usa
The bupiest ride i have ever had , several timed i thought i was falling out of the truck , driver had no consideration for his passengers, got really messed around by fathella animal park, they put us on a wagon then told us to get off and give it to another group made us wait nearly 2 hours they wete very poor i should have a refund , the pizza was awful and tasteless
S
Sarah2407
Rest som par
29 november 2025
4.2
Storbritannien
Very enjoyable. A little different in travelling across the river like a local on the ferry. The tour was amazing and would recommended except to people who suffer from a bad back.
M
Malc
Rest som par
27 november 2025
3
Usa
The whole thing was very disorganised, nobody was sure what to do from the start
L
Lee foley
Rest med familjen
23 november 2025
3.8
Usa
Was a great experience seeing the real Africa, border crosses and way of life. The reserve itself was well maintained and seeing the animals was a great thrill. We visited after the rainy season so it made the safari slightly more difficult to spot, but it was all part of the experience. My wife and daughter met the cubs which was a supplement but again a bucket list experience. Our guides were super efficient. At both ferry ports and border crossings as were our drivers. Would recommend