- Arch 22Historic
Concrete triumphal arch at the city gateway; small fee to climb for a rooftop view down Independence Drive.
- MacCarthy SquareHistoric
Colonial-era green with cenotaph and fountain, ringed by old government buildings; quietest just after sunrise.
- National Museum of The GambiaMuseums
Small museum off Independence Drive with ethnography and colonial photographs; a good shaded midday stop.
- King Fahad MosqueHistoric
Twin-minaret mosque in central Banjul; shoot the exterior from the street and ask before going inside.
- Albert MarketMarkets
Dense stalls of cloth, fish and produce off Liberation Avenue; always ask traders before photographing.
- Banjul Ferry TerminalWaterfront
Crowds, trucks and the Barra ferry loading at the river mouth; ride across for views back to the city.
- Serekunda MarketMarkets
The country's biggest market, a sprawl of narrow lanes and stalls; go early and keep gear low key.
- Kachikally Crocodile PoolNature
Sacred pool in Bakau with habituated crocodiles at close range plus a small museum; shaded all day.
- Cape Point Beach, BakauBeaches
Wide sand where the river meets the ocean; pirogues and fish landings at the Bakau end of the beach.
- Kotu BeachBeaches
Fishing boats pulled up on the sand with the hotel strip behind; sunset light is the reason to come.
- Bijilo Forest ParkNature
Coastal rhun palm forest with green monkeys and easy boardwalk trails; best light early, take water.
- Abuko Nature ReserveNature
Gallery forest with hides over a pool; monkeys, crocodiles and kingfishers, arrive at opening time.
- Tanji Fishing BeachBeaches
Working fish landing with painted pirogues and smokehouses; come late afternoon as the boats return.
- Kunta Kinteh IslandDay trips
Eroded slave-fort ruins on a river island, UNESCO listed; reached by boat from Albreda, a full day out.
Hotels near these spots are shown on the map as bed pins, grouped into three price
bands, with a booking link for each one. Open the map
and tick “Hotels” in the legend.