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ORGANISED BIRDWATCHING TOURS
(See Guides for independent
guided tours)
Gambia
based operators, American based bird tour operators,
UK
based bird tour operators, Hidden Gambia.
Gambia based
Clive Barlow, co author
of The Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia & Senegal and sound recordist
of the 3 CD set of Gambian Bird Song, organises and leads a variety of
tours of 1 to 14 days duration for birders, photographers, sound recordists
and film makers. Birding tours to other parts of West Africa can
also be discussed. For information about co-operative expeditions
to Guinea (Conakry) , Senegal and Cameroon, planned in the
next couple of years see the www.birdsofthegambia.com
site. Clive can be contacted at email : clivebarlow@gambianet.gm
Telephone, with message
taking facility (+220) 9936 122 .
The Gambia Experience
offers a programme of several days birdwatching based on hotels in the
coastal area. Click here for more details.
They can also organise tailor made trips. If you want to go on one
led by Clive Barlow you should specifically request this. These options
should be booked as the same time as you arrange your holiday. Contact
www.gambia.co.uk.
or Email
holidays@gambia.co.uk
UK based bird tour
operators
(When choosing a tour company
you may want to take into consideration that both Birdfinders and Birdseekers
have made substantial donations to WABSA to enable them to protect important
habitat at Brufut, Bansang and Marakissa respectively)
Birdfinders:
10-24 November 2006 &
9-23 November 2007
led by Vaughan Ashby and
Solomon Jallow. In addition they offer a 1 week trip in February based
on the coast with a day trip up to Tendaba. Vaughan Ashby also acts as
an agent for Gambia Experience and can book birders into their choice of
hotels as well as pre booking up river trips or shorter local trips around
the coast. Day trips are availble for £25 per person with a minimum
of £80.00 per vehicle per day.
Vaughan Ashby, Westbank,
Cheselbourne, Dorset, DT2 7NW,
England. Telephone/fax (01258)
839066.
Email:info@birdfinders.co.uk
Web-site:www.Birdfinders.co.uk
Itinerary for 14 day holidays
: Day 1: Fly from London Gatwick & late afternoon birding Days 2-7:
Banjul peninsular, Tanji etc; Day 8: Tendaba; Days 9-11: Georgetown
(with a day to Basse);
Days 12-14: on the coast. Day 15: Morning birding
and then flight back
to UK.
Birdseekers:
30th November - 7th
December 2007
Steve Bird, Birdseekers,
19 Crabtree Close, Marshmills, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 6E1. Tel/Fax
01752 342001. Email Bird@birdseekers.freeserve.co.uk
web site www.birdseekers.co.uk
Itinerary: Day
1: Fly from London Gatwick transfer to Banjul Days 2-7 based
on the coast for Banjul peninsular, Tanji etc, except for a 2 day (1 night
) trip to Tendaba. Day 8 - Some final birding and return.
Sunbird
are returning to the
Gambia ,a 2 week tour with a winning twist - two creek trips
from Tendaba, afternoon and morning. 1 December - 15th December
2006
one week tour 9 February-16
February 2007
Sunbird P O Box 76, Sandy,
Bedfordshire, SG19 1DF Tel 01767 262522 Fax 01767 262916
Itinerary largely based
on the coast at the Senegambia Hotel with an overnight trip up river
to Tendaba. However this is reflected in the competititve price.
www.subirdtours.co.uk
itinerary for 14 day tour
Day 1: Fly from London
Gatwick & late afternoon birding Days 2-5: Banjul peninsular, Tanji
etc; Day 6: Tendaba; Days 7 & 8 Georgetown (with a day to Basse); Days
9 & 10 Tendaba with two creek trips Day 11 return to coast in afternoon,
days 12 & 13 on the coast returning to UK on day 14
Tom Gibbons - Independent
bird tour organiser 1
Chestnut Cottage, 37 Strawberry
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 6AQ.
Tel 01625 520317 email
Tomgibbons2@aol.com
Autumn trip itinerary:
Day 1 Fly from Manchester airport Days 2-4
days based at the coast Days 5-7 up at Tendaba.
January trip based at
the Senegambia hotel for the entire period.
Gullivers Natural History
Holidays 17-24 November 2006
11 Market Square, Aylesbury,
HP20 1TJ
Tel 01296 334230 fax
01296 429932. email info@gulliversholidays.com
Itinerary largely based
on the coast at the Senegambia Hotel with an overnight trip up river
to Tendaba. Leaders are Phil Bloor & Wally Faal
Limosa Holidays:
1
Suffield House, Northrepps,
Norfolk, NR27 0LZ, UK. Telephone: 01263 578143. Fax 01263 579251 www.limosa.co.uk
email:
enquiries@limosaholidays.co.uk
Itinerary for autumn
trips : Day 1: Fly from London Gatwick. Late afternoon birding. Days 2-7:
Banjul peninsular, Tanji etc; Day 8-14 Tendaba; Jangjangbureh (formerly
) Georgetown (with a day to Basse); Day 13-14 Tendaba; Day 15: return to
Banjul airport for flight home.
Spring tour based on
the coast with a trip with one overnight at Tendaba.
Naturetrek:
Gambia 12 days.departing 20th October 2006.
Cheriton Mill, Cheriton,
Alresford, Hampshire SO24 ONG
email info@naturetrek.co.uk
www.naturetrek.co.uk 01962 733051
Ornitholidays:
11-18 February 2005.
29 Straight Mile, Romsey,
Hampshire, SO51 9BB, UK. Tel 01794 519445.
Fax 01794 523544 email:
ornitholidays@compuserve.com
Web-site:www.ornitholidays.co.uk
Itinerary for 2 week
November 2004 trip : Day 1: Fly to Banjul from London Gatwick. Days
2-7 Banjul Peninsular, Tanji Abuko etc. Days 8-9: Tendaba. Day 11:
to Baobolong Camp , Georgetown via Kaur wetlands. days 11-12 at Baobolon
camp, Georgetown with a day at Basse). Day 13: return to Tendaba.
Day 15: Drive to Banjul and fly home. The February 1 week trips are
based on the coast
Travelling Naturalist
Gambia and Senegal
POBox 3141, Dorchester,
Dorset DT1 2XD Tel 01305 267994 Fax 01305 265506 website www,naturalist.co.uk
Itinerary Days 1-5
Banjul peninsular, South to Senegal border, North bank etc; Days 6-7 Ferry
top North bank again and drive to Keur Saloum in Senegal - 2 nights at
Keur Saloum Days 8-9 Inland to Kaur wetlands and overnight Baobolong
Camp, Georgetown. Days 10-11 travel to Basse for two nights
at Fulladu Camp. Days 12-13 Drive back to Tendaba Camp for
2 nights. Day 14 back to the coast, overnight at the Senegambia hotel.
Day 15 - mornings birding before flying home. for full details see
www,naturalist.co.uk
Avian Adventures
One week holidays to the
coastal area based at the Senegambia Hotel
Tel 01384 372013 Fax 01384
441340 Email: aviantours@argonet.co.uk;
website www.avianadventures.co.uk
American Based
Tour Operators
Firefinch Adventures in association
with Clive Barlow offer a range of tours, for a full itinerary see www.birdsofthegambia.com
For November 2005 a 14 day trip flying from JFK
airport to Dakar (avoiding the London dogleg). Departing JFK on 11
November, 2 nights at Darkar, 1 night Banjul, 1 night Marakissa, 1 night
Tanji, 1 night Kemoto, 1 night Tendaba, 1 night Georgetown, 1 night Basse,
1 night Georgetown, 1 night Tendab, 1 night Brufut, 1 night Banjul, Depart
Dakar for JFK on 20th with the option of 7 night extension to Senegal,
Victor Emmanual Nature Tours
www.ventbird.com
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