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TOUR DURATION : 1 FULL DAY

This is an eco-tourism centre that came into being in the early 1990s. It is located in the western part of the Gambia “Brikama, Kembujen” which is about 50minutes drive from your hotel. This is a day tour that gives you the opportunity to experience the beauty of the main natural resource of the Gambia, which is the river.

Upon arrival at the destination (Makasutu), you will be served with a complimentary tea or coffee and get to climb the tall viewing tower to see the beauty of nature, that’s if you don’t have a phobia for heights. We will have a boat trip in the river using a local dugout canoe, wherein we will get to see different species of birds and learn a lot about mangroves and the positive impacts it has towards the life of the local people most especially the women. This boat trip lasts for roughly 35minutes with the help of the local forest guide.

A forest walk will be conducted which might last for roughly 1hr 30 minutes, wherein the forest guide will educate us on the different medicinal plants used to cure different diseases well before western civilization.

 We will visit a palm reader or fortune teller who will read your palm and predict your future (optional). Finally, we will visit the palm wine tapper, wherein demonstrations will be done as to how to get the palm wine from the palm tree using a locally made belt. You will be given a sample of palm wine or jungle juice for you to have a taste. At the end of the forest walk you shall have a drive to the restaurant for lunch and perhaps some local (cultural) entertainment before heading on a tour to a local craft market (optional) and then drive back to your hotel.