Gambia - After breakfast, we drive by bus to Janjanbureh, formerly called Georgetown. This place on an island in the Gambia River played an important role in the slave trade. Slaves were gathered from the hinterlands at Janjanbureh. From here, they were transported ...

Gambia - Banjul is the capital of Gambia and lies on a peninsula on the south bank of the Gambia River. Together with the country's largest city, Serekunda, it forms the main economic region of Gambia. Trade is conducted everywhere along the roadside—in stalls, ...

Gambia - At the wooden pier, two not very large boats are moored. We distribute ourselves over the boats. When we cross the Gambia River to the mangrove forests of Kiang West National Park on the other side, it turns out the boats are not completely watertight. ...

Gambia - The stone circles of Wassu are presumed to be ancient burial monuments. About two thousand years ago, the circles were erected. The pillars were dug from nearby rocks. Using wooden beams, the pillars were rolled to the location of the circles. At least, ...