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Gambian Atlantic Beaches: Kololi, Senegambia & The Smiling Coast

The Gambia is called 'The Smiling Coast' — its Atlantic beaches from Bakau to Kololi are lined with beach bars, craft markets, and the warmest welcome of any West African destination

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Senegambia Beach Strip
Senegambia's hotel strip is Gambia's tourist heart — beach bars, local craft vendors and the mix of European winter sun tourists and Gambian beach workers that define the country's tourism
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Kololi Beach Club
The most developed beach in the Gambia has water sports, beach volleyball and the Atlantic bar scene that attracts both foreigners and Gambians to socialize on the weekend
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Bakau Craft Market
The handicraft market in Bakau is Gambia's best for traditional items - kora instruments, batik cloth, wood carvings and the fake antique trade that every African market maintains
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Tanji Beach Fishing Village
The fishing village of Tanji has a traditional beach landing where wooden pirogues bring in the Atlantic catch every morning - a totally unlucky scene of working West African fishing culture
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Sunset at Palma Rima
The beach at Palma Rima south of Senegambia is quieter and more local — sunset cocktails at simple beach bars where Gambian families outnumber tourists on weekend nights
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Atlantic Sunset Dolphin Cruise
Bottlenose dolphins regularly appear at the mouth of the Gambia River — boat tours from Atlantic Resort's beach meet them in the warm waters at the meeting point of the river and the sea