Updated
February 10, 2004
Gambia Tourist Support - Reg Charity No 362/2003
The Gambian Reptile Farm
This is not really a farm, more a living museum and an excellent place to see and learn about the reptiles & snakes that are found in Gambia but seldom seen.
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30 or 45 minutes
from Kololi, this is an excellent place to see wildlife that most people
will never see in Gambia - by instinct snakes move out of the way when
they hear footsteps, so remain mainly hidden.
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The location is 4km past Gunjur on the road towards Kartung about 35 kilometers from the holiday resorts that surround Serekunda.
This is an hour visit not a full day, the cost is 50D for tourists, less for Gambians. So it is part of a visit to South Gambia rather than the main purpose of the visit, but it is well worth it, especially if the French owner is there conducting the tour.
He is not only very knowledgable, but also very entertaining.
Most of the exhibits are live but as well protected from you as you are from them, most are not at all dangerous and the centre serves a most useful purpose of making Gambians aware of which snakes are dangerous and which are totally harmless. This is necessary as Gambians will kill any snake they see, dangerous or not.
Call at the GTS office and arrange a day out including the
reptile farm.
The farm is open from 8am to 6pm every day.
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