Can I book a package
Holiday?
Is linen provided?
What electricity is available?
Are laundry facilities available?
What is the currency?
Can I change money?
Credit Cards?
Are there any mosquitoes?
Malaria?
How far away is the beach?
What activities are available?
When is the best time to visit The Gambia? |
Yes. Check with Monarch or
Cosmos
Bed Linen and Towels are provided.
The lodge is solar powered so
there are no
mains
electrical sockets in the rooms or lodge.
Bring your charger
(240v - 3 or 2
pin, or car charger )
for your Phone
or Camera,
charging
facilities
are available in
Reception.
Yes. The staff can do your washing and
ironing.
The currency is Dalasi. These can be obtained
from Thomas Cook Travel Agents
or your bank (not all banks issue them).
£ sterling are acceptable at the lodge and most of the major
hotels.
£ sterling can be exchanged for Dalasi at the lodge.
ATM's are situated in the tourist spots, they are always busy
and often out of order.
Credit cards are not accepted in most places
except the big hotels. The GT Trust bank in Senegambia will
allow you to withdraw cash with a Visa card.. Useful when the ATM is not working.
The area around Footsteps is dry so there
are not many mosquitoes in the winter season.
Nets are provided
for your use.
We suggest you contact your
GP, Practice Nurse or Pharmacy for advice.
About 20 minutes walk through the bush along
well defined paths or we can take you there.
In addition to the activities
featured on the web site, Camel rides, Horse riding,
Boat or Canoe trips
can be arranged.
Also trips to the
local school, church, reptile centre,
crocodile park,
Lemon Art gallery.
In fact we surprise ourselves with what we can
organise.
The Gambia is open all year round. The dry
season is from November to June. |
