The Gambia - Alternative to the Med this Summer

26 March 2008 - The Gambia Experience - Press Office

The Gambia has long held a strong reputation for unbeatable winter sun, but specialist The Gambia Experience reports that Africa’s ‘smiling coast’ is also increasingly attracting holidaymakers over the summer season because of the destination’s key selling points.

Throughout the period May – October, The Gambia reaches average temperatures of 30 degrees and its characteristically large sandy beaches are even more uncrowded courtesy of the masses flocking to the Mediterranean at this time of year. The Gambia thus becomes an unspoilt alternative for a summer holiday with a difference.

Less than a six-hour flight from London, The Gambia is accessible throughout the summer, with The Gambia Experience offering twice weekly departures from Gatwick with the airline Monarch.
Renowned for being excellent value for money, The Gambia Experience offers a wide portfolio of hotel accommodation, with a discounted Kombo Beach Hotel summer lead-in of £349 per person. (This is based on 7 nights B&B at the 4-grade hotel, located in the resort area of Kotu, and includes return flights, transfers and taxes, and is valid for selected May / June departure dates).

Additional summer offers include 7-night holidays at the 5-grade Kairaba Hotel from £494 per person (valid for selected May departure dates). A luxurious hotel with excellent facilities and spacious gardens, the appeal of The Kairaba lies in the serene atmosphere and prime location beside Kololi beach.

This offer price is based on room-only, but includes return flights from Gatwick, airport transfers and taxes. For the increased price of £548 per person, the same holiday is available with accommodation in a deluxe room, including breakfast – again valid for selected May departures.

Summer offers extend to the boutique hotels, with 7-nights at Ngala Lodge, a former colonial mansion, now starting from £589 per person (based on B&B suite accommodation and including return flights from Gatwick, airport transfers and taxes, and valid for selected May departure dates). Situated just outside Bakau, a bustling African town, facilities at this intimate, elevated, cliff-top property include private tropical gardens, a swimming pool, access to a secluded beach and the acclaimed Ngala Lodge Restaurant.

For more information, including additional summer offers, please call The Gambia Experience Reservations on 0845 330 2087 or visit www.gambia.co.uk

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The Gambia Experience is a trade name of Serenity Holidays, a fully bonded operator under ATOL 1866 and a member of ABTA, IATA and AITO.