Updated
September 2, 2001
Now magazine features The Gambia
Slowly Gambia is regaining it's position as a wonderful holiday location after the UK governments actions against Gambian tourism after the peaceful 1994 coup
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More and more visitors to Gambia are signing up as GTS Members, last year, GTS's first, we hosted over 50 visitors.
From membership income we now sponsor 15 young people through school and support 3 business ventures.
Your hosts know
that GTS uests are helping their country, so they treat you as friends
from the moment you arrive.
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Jill Crawshaw, writing in a recent 'NOW' edition (August 2001?) Describes The Gambia as matching the Caribbean and Indian Ocean temperatures but with prices well below either.
"Gambia is jetting its way up the holiday charts".
Jill feels that the 'enterprise culture' along the beaches maybe too much for some tourists with offers of anything from ear-cleaning, drumming lessons and guiding services to marijuana and marriage proposals - never mind your age, shape or size. Jill however adds that you should not be put off, The Gambia offers Africa in the raw at very afordable prices.
Now's advice
Expect to pay around £30 per person for a day's trip out.
So a day out for 3 or 4 members with GTS at around
£50 is excellent value
Bikes for hire are around £10 a day - again
for GTS members at £7.50
Topless is OK on the beach, but cover up off it
Don't flaunt valuables
Bird watching is brilliant
Costs B&B per person from around £400 per person a week
You can get cheaper weeks or flight only and local
accommodation
'NOW' really had nothing bad to say about Gambia as a tourist resort
If you decide on Gambia as a holiday venue consider joining GTS to make it even better by using the GTS hosts in Gambia and GTS UK for advice before you even start your packing.
GTS picks you up from the airport so you get to start your holiday a day early and make so much more of your last day if you us GTS to take you for a final day trip, ending at the airport.
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