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Arch Tours
Arch Tours
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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Arch-Tours is a Gambian owned & managed ground tour operator with office in the Senegambia strip next to the Scala restaurant. We offer in The Gambia & Senegal ethical site seeing tours, tourist trips, safaris, educational tours, exclusive tours, cultural tours, scenic tours, airport transfers, hotel and private apartment bookings and reservation & excursions. We have being operating as a fully insured and registered tour company in The Gambia and Senegal since 2004. We are currently working online,so if you want to book trips or make enquiries,kindly reach out to the above contacts
Kololi, Gambia
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Burnadene D
4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
To much time travelling on unmade roads, very bumpy thrown about in the jeep and not enough time spent on the activities, hurried around
Written 20 November 2023
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Neha P
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Solo
This was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. Both my guide and driver were amazing. I was picked up off the port after my cruise ship arrived. The tour was tailor made for me and included bringing school supplies to a public primary school. The guide was full of endless information about the Gambia. Was a perfect day.
Written 18 November 2023
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Pixy M
4 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
The 4 in 1 tour is a great way to see a lot in short span of time.
We had a great driver, Alpha and a very nice guide ML. Who really knows his stuff
It was a very nice trip, with a fantastic guide.
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We had a great driver, Alpha and a very nice guide ML. Who really knows his stuff
It was a very nice trip, with a fantastic guide.
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Written 18 November 2023
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Avrielle M
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
I had a fantastic time. Good company and excellent tour guides, fun and engaging, and I learned a lot about the Gambia. Would definitely recommend it to others!
Written 27 October 2023
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Meraj C
Johannesburg, South Africa33 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
I got picked up at 8am and returned to my hotel just after 4pm. I had a dedicated driver and a dedicated tour guide just to myself - a very educational day at the:
- Crocodile pools
- Main market
- Relaxing stop for tea/coffee near a beautiful lake/tributary
- Fish market
- Visiting family and children in the village
- and more
Just be mindful that the trip takes long due to the untarred roads of Gambia acting as a natural speed bump!
- Crocodile pools
- Main market
- Relaxing stop for tea/coffee near a beautiful lake/tributary
- Fish market
- Visiting family and children in the village
- and more
Just be mindful that the trip takes long due to the untarred roads of Gambia acting as a natural speed bump!
Written 14 September 2023
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Linda W
7 contributions
Excellent tour with ML and Assan. A real highlight was visiting a school and a family in a village. It was a great day and ML made sure we were given information on all the activities. Easy communication with the tour company to bespoke our requirements. Highly recommend this tour with this company.
Written 16 July 2023
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Konstantinos Malandrinos
5 contributions
Great one day tour with the best guide in Gambia, ML! ML gave me so much info on Gambia’s culture, history, traditions and every day life! He has a political science academic background and so kind and friendly!! Thanks ML for this great experience! Go with Arch Tours and ML! Strongly recommended!!
Written 20 May 2023
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Bill S
Seattle, United States17 contributions
May 2023
We arrived by cruise ship for a full day The Gambia experience and were not disappointed. Emmel, our incredibly friendly and knowledgeable tour guide with excellent English skills wowed us virtually all day. His personal and wide-ranging insights into the history, culture, politics and economy of The Gambia were insightful. We learned so much. But most of all, our visit to a family in a quiet seemingly "remote" village and the opportunity to interact with the children and speak with the other family members was an experience of a lifetime. We sadly didn't think about bringing small presents (pens, pencils, notebooks or even the amazing pastries from the ship) -- so anyone reading this and considering this visit, please do so on our behalf. I would be glad to reimburse you for your expenses -- we were so moved by this personal experience.
We have had many guides from many agencies in many different countries around the world and Emmel is surely in the top five
THANKSW, EMMEL!!
We have had many guides from many agencies in many different countries around the world and Emmel is surely in the top five
THANKSW, EMMEL!!
Written 18 May 2023
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ArenJo
Saint Cloud, FL820 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
We went with Arch Tours to their 4 tours in 1 day and for the 2-day Georgetown trip. During our time in The Gambia, we used 3 different tour companies, and Arch Tours was our favorite, mostly due to the tour guide "M.L." He is very friendly, explains everything very well, and tries to protect his customers from any issues.
The meals that were included with our tours were good and there were always drinks available for us.
The boat ride to see the chimpanzees was awesome and left right from our hotel.
The home we visited as part of the Georgetown tour was very cool. It is way out in the country and consists of one big family. It is definitely different than visiting a village close to the city.
We enjoyed both tours and would recommend them both. Their Georgetown tour recently changed their overnight accomodations to Kairoh Garden Kuntaur, which was definitely an improvement, but do be aware their wifi isn't great, the beds are brutally hard, and it is hot with no air conditioning.
The meals that were included with our tours were good and there were always drinks available for us.
The boat ride to see the chimpanzees was awesome and left right from our hotel.
The home we visited as part of the Georgetown tour was very cool. It is way out in the country and consists of one big family. It is definitely different than visiting a village close to the city.
We enjoyed both tours and would recommend them both. Their Georgetown tour recently changed their overnight accomodations to Kairoh Garden Kuntaur, which was definitely an improvement, but do be aware their wifi isn't great, the beds are brutally hard, and it is hot with no air conditioning.
Written 19 April 2023
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Jan Bares
4 contributions
Mar 2023
I can highly recommend Arch tours.
I booked this agency for airport pickup and drop off. I had accommodation at Airbnb in Serrekunda on the street without any name. I just gave phone number of the accomodation to the driver and he called to the accomodation and found out how to get there. So it was without any problems for me.
The other day I did the 4 tours in 1 day. Such an amazing trip, I feel I did more than just 4 tours in 1 day :) Very kind guides (one of them was actually the owner). There were 6 tourist, 2 guides + driver. Lot's of drinks were provided during the tour.
Then I took the Marakisa Rivercamp. I was the only one there so I had my personal guide :) Even if I don't know much about the birds, the river cruise was amazing experience, we even saw wild crocodile. If you want to see amazing nature and you prefer not so touristic place, just take this one.
The drop off to the airport was again without any problems, we made it in time even despite the heavy traffic.
In total, it's 5/5 and I'll definitely take this agency again if I visit Gambia again. Moreover this agency is local one and you will support the locals by booking them :)
I booked this agency for airport pickup and drop off. I had accommodation at Airbnb in Serrekunda on the street without any name. I just gave phone number of the accomodation to the driver and he called to the accomodation and found out how to get there. So it was without any problems for me.
The other day I did the 4 tours in 1 day. Such an amazing trip, I feel I did more than just 4 tours in 1 day :) Very kind guides (one of them was actually the owner). There were 6 tourist, 2 guides + driver. Lot's of drinks were provided during the tour.
Then I took the Marakisa Rivercamp. I was the only one there so I had my personal guide :) Even if I don't know much about the birds, the river cruise was amazing experience, we even saw wild crocodile. If you want to see amazing nature and you prefer not so touristic place, just take this one.
The drop off to the airport was again without any problems, we made it in time even despite the heavy traffic.
In total, it's 5/5 and I'll definitely take this agency again if I visit Gambia again. Moreover this agency is local one and you will support the locals by booking them :)
Written 7 March 2023
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Aziza A
12 contributions
Do you know how long it will take to get the gambian visa from Gambia embassy I. senegal??
Arch-Tours
Kololi, Gambia23 contributions
It takes about 5 days to get The Gambian Visa after they have taken your details at the immigration office in Banjul .Thank you
Jetty V
Vilvoorde, Belgium29 contributions
Hello, we are coming to Ocean Bay Resort on the 4th of Februari and we want to make a tour during our visit to Gambia.
Can you give us more information (Price, pick-uptime, ...) of the trip ‘Four tours’?
Thank you very much in advance
Jetty Van Cappellen
Jettyvancappellen@telenet.be
Arch-Tours
Kololi, Gambia23 contributions
Thanks for the contact and we do hope you are fine.I will send you the details on your mail. Thank you
Hallo , hier ist Heidi
Ich fliege am 09.10.2019 nach Gambia (Kotu Beach Hotel sunprime tamala) für 14 Tage !
Ich würde gern , wenn möglich eine mehrtägige Safari mit lodge Übernachtung (Jeep ) bei Euch buchen!!! Sowie crocodile Park /fathala Nationalpark und einige tagestouren!
Könnt Ihr mir weiterhelfen
Würde gern jetzt schon buchen
Dankeschön
Keith H
Newton Le Willows, UK6 contributions
is it true you get pestered by bumsters soon as you walk out of the hotel? does locals pester you for money and them to show you around? is it safe to walk out at night?
Arch-Tours
Kololi, Gambia23 contributions
Hello Keith,
It is definitely true that you get pestered by bumsters outside the hotels but no harm at all.Its very safe to walk out at night!
To fend off bumsters,just say no to anything they say..They expect money each time they take you around.Thanks
Werner A. P
Pfaffenhofen, Germany2 contributions
Hallo liebes Arch Tours Team , wir möchten gerne im Oktober einige Touren mit Euch machen , können aber leider nur Deutsch . Habt Ihr jemanden der ein wenig Deutsch sprechen Kann ?? DANKE
millie1960
northants73 contributions
Can you pay the excursions with credit card or only cash
Arch-Tours
Kololi, Gambia23 contributions
Hello Millie,
Thanks for the contact and we do hope you are fine.
Payment can only be done in cash please. Thank you
jacquelinekwitt
King's Lynn, UK4 contributions
Does that safari to Senegal include the Lion Walk
roundtheglobe
Wrexham, UK131 contributions
Nooo. That was approx £25 each extra. We thought it was a lot on top of the £90 each for trip.
You pay for the lion walk AT the park. Hope this helps!!
Wrangler
51 contributions
Do you need yellow fever certificate to do senagal safari
Arch-Tours
Kololi, Gambia23 contributions
Hello Sir\madam
Yes you need a yellow fever cards to do the Senegal safari.If you don't have it then you have an option of just paying £5 to do the Senegal safari. Thank you
Marie-Jose L
45 contributions
Dear Arch tours,
On the 9th of june i will be in the Gambia ( again)
This time i will travel with my own 3 kids( 18, 18 and 16 ) and 2 foster kids.
This will be my first time as a single mom taking 5 kids. Before i tavelled renting a car together with my good gambian Friend Alieu mbye,
This year he is not in the Gambia. I would like to go to georgetown an wassau and see all the nice things on the way. Little villages, lamin lodge, the big tree, you know!!
I supose thats a 2 days trip. We are also thinking about visiting the gamepark in senegal.
Could you olease tell me iff this is possible between the 9th en the 12th?
How much is it for both trips or can we combine them. We are 6 together. And can we travel in a clossed jeep, because of the heat up in the country.
I would like to hear from you.
Kind regards Marie from Holland
