Tumani Tenda Camp | Established Campground

April 5th, 2024 by Tripping Tim

Lovely place, right on the water with beautiful mangroves around. Super nice people, amenities and food are great too. Camping is 250 D per person. Definitely recommend!

February 18th, 2024 by humanpetticoat96

This is a truly wonderful place. Very relaxed, helpful and friendly staff. Meet the people in the village, they love to see you and talk to you. I spent four days here and those were days to never forget.

How to get there by public transport:
I took a shared taxi from westfield junction to Birkama. From there a mini bus to Kafuta and used Google maps to determine where to get off. It is a 2km walk from there or hitch a ride if some one passes, which happened to me arriving, but not when leaving.

February 9th, 2024 by TornadoTim

This place is in wrong location - it is located at 13.21661, -16.46841

November 24th, 2023 by AbuOnTour

Price list added to photo’s. Amazing spot, quiet near the river & friendly staff.

November 5th, 2023 by Africaexplorer

Stunning location and a real eco village with all families in the village involved. The new rooms with ensuite proper toilet and showers all complete and very clean. Camping D500 per person. Would highly recommend a late afternoon boat trip in the mangrove swamps. Very beautiful and calm. We had dinner both nights we stayed which was really good. Highly recommend this camp.

March 23rd, 2023 by nolden.matthias

Still under construction/ renovation, will be ready May or June 23.

November 27th, 2022 by LondontoCapeTown

Highly recommend! The camp is undergoing renovations and will be ready in 2023 for visitors to stay in rooms. In the meantime we could camp on the banks of the river. Stunning sunsets. Activities all well priced and well organised. We did canoe ride and bird watching. Proper ecotourism project where every family in village has someone working on the project ensuring a salary for each family and a whole community working to make this project work for everyone. Very welcoming. No wifi but good signal. Good food available - they arranged a buffet just for two of us and we were brought fruit from the village too. Highly recommend.

April 9th, 2022 by instagram.com/thelongerwaydown

The camp has really struggled through Covid, and seemed deserted when we arrived. Swing past the village first and they’ll look after you well! Great spot to stop for a day or 2, Genuine, honest people.

December 20th, 2019 by david_kuilboer

What a beautiful place this is!
The camping (including lodges) is created and managed by the locals of the village. Very friendly people and received a warm welcome.

About the facilities:
The location is stunning.
Toilets are clean and well maintained.
Showers are cold but otherwise very good.
The communal living room is great and a good place to meet more people of the village.
Dinner is amazing!
Breakfast is simple but good with a tasty omelette!

There are a lot of activities that can be done (see website as well):
Canoeing through the mangroves
Forest walks
Viewing of the farms including explanations of the use of biological pest and disease control

Visiting this place is a great way to support the local rural community.
They can be very proud of what they have achieved together!

Say hi to Basiru, Alibu and Mosu from us when you meet them. (David and Catarina)

October 28th, 2019 by Sauf2Africa.com

Follow the sign for the camping on the road and not maps.me because you need to drive around the village. Nice tour to come and a good campground with delicious food and oke cold showers. Despite they have no electricity for cars/campers only solar
power.

January 22nd, 2019 by goinghometoafrica.com

I stayed 2 days and it was wonderful, if my travels had allowed I would have stayed longer. The people are warm and welcoming, the location on the banks of the river incredible. There are a variety of activities and you will enjoy them all.
Here you are supporting a local community.

March 20th, 2018 by instagram.com/teamtenere

Very nice location right at the river and a very good project.
The benefits of the ecolodge go towards the development of the village, school, youth and so on. One of the few projects that works in Gambia, where the local community runs a lodge with volunteers and the profits go back into the community.

400 dalassi pppn for a room incl breakfast
350 dalassi pppn for camping incl breakfast
250 dalassi pp for a huge local diner

Clean western toilets, clean showers (hot water at end of the day)

March 18th, 2017 by wereldreisgeawillem

Gambia N 13.21679 W 016.47312 southbankroad west Gambia. N 13"12'59.8 W 016"28'06.3

March 15th, 2017 by wereldreisgeawillem

Eco camp next to village Tumani Tenda. 350 dalasi per person to sleep in your own car. ( incl. breakfast ) Clean toilets and shower. Honest people. You are welcome in the village. You will get all the attention from the people. Send our greatings to Marie, Bicycle-beerman Pap and all others. Willem / Gea and that " big orange thing ". ( Magirus ).