Gambia Holiday Accommodation
It is often said that birds are for The Gambia what wildlife is for East Africa . Government has designed seven protected areas to serve as sanctuary for birds and other wildlife. The Gambia has all the features for eco-tourism – a great river, exotic flora and fauna and a vibrant African cultural heritage.
The first protected area to be established in The Gambia was Abuko Nature Reserve, which was gazetted in 1968. This prompted the government to set up a Wildlife Conservation Unit under the auspices of the Department of Forestry. This action demonstrated The Gambia’s commitment to wildlife conservation and management. Since then, a further 5 areas around the country have been gazetted as protected due to the unique or endangered nature of the biodiversity they contain.
The climate of the Gambia is tropical with distinct dry and wet season. The dry season is between November and May. The dry season weather in the Gambia is influenced by the northeasterly dry winds locally called Hamattan from the Sahara. Temperatures in the cool dry season vary between 70oF (21oC) and 80oF (27oC) with relative humidity between 30% and 60%. The wet season is in the summer months beginning June until October. Mean annual rainfall ranges between 1000mm in the southwest to less than 800mm in the northeast. Over 90% of the precipitation between occurs July and September.
