activities & excursions

At Maria’s Place there is no chance of getting bored. Come and soak up the local culture: cook together with Gambian women, enjoy music evenings and dancers, or join an excursion.

Activities

  • Wood golf with a barbecue
  • Cooking workshop, led by the African women
  • Painting workshop
  • Drumming session
  • Occasional live music

Excursions

  • Visit the snake farm
  • Visit the crocodiles
  • Visit Kunta Kinteh Island
  • Visit the fishing village of Tanji, where you can also buy fish for the cooking workshop
  • Visit the Serekunda market
  • A night out on the Senegambia strip, with live performances everywhere, and a visit to the craft market
  • Visit the donkey sanctuary and lots of monkeys, with lunch, followed by a boat trip and a walk – at the end you can have your palm read
  • Beautiful garden by the beach with a barbecue
  • Museum visit
  • Lamin Lodge with a boat trip

There are many things to do. Everything is arranged in consultation and takes place when there is enough interest.

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