The tropical sunshine and uncrowded coastline make it a wonderful destination for a holiday. You could easily find yourself whiling away the hours relaxing on one of Gambia's palm-fringed beaches.
Main Resort Beaches
The main beaches in the resort areas are as follows:
Bijilo Beach
This is a wonderfully unspoilt long sandy stretch of sand with only a couple of smaller hotels here and no beach bars or restaurants. It is really empty except for the odd fruit seller - perfect for a relaxing day.
Kololi
The beach outside the Senegambia and Kairaba Hotels is currently a wide area of sand leading down to the ocean.
Kotu
Another wide sandy beach which is fairly flat although not a very deep beach in terms of distance to the ocean. The area outside the Sunset Beach can change quite dramatically depending on the direction of the Kotu stream.
Bakau/Fajara
This area of coastline is quite dramatic with red rock cliffs interspersed with small beaches. Care should be taken if swimming in this area.
Cape Point
A magnificent large sandy beach. Groynes have been built to stop any erosion of the sand.