Serekunda · GM

Kololi Beach

Kololi Beach is the sun-soaked heart of The Gambia's resort coast, a broad sweep of golden Atlantic sand just a few kilometres south of the capital, Banjul, near Serrekunda. Backed by a dense line of hotels, beach bars and the famous Senegambia Strip, it is where most European package-holidaymakers land on the 'Smiling Coast of Africa' — and for good reason: warm sea, more than ten hours of sun a day, and an easygoing, sociable buzz that carries from morning to well past midnight. It is much more than a place to sprawl on a sun lounger. From this beach you can wander the lively Strip for food, drinks and live music, walk through coastal forest to meet curious monkeys, go birding at a nearby stream mouth, and set off on river cruises and safari day-trips into the Gambian interior. Comfortable and convenient, Kololi makes an ideal base for sampling the whole country.