Kunta Kinteh Island
Kunta Kinteh Island
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- Pete e11 contributionsThought provokingDon't go to see this island with a big tour operator in my opinion as you will lose out. You need the layout and history explained virtually one to one as the island now is only a quarter of the size it was back in the days when it was occupied by slavers due to erosion and rising sea levels. The island is a very disturbing piece of history and a place we all should visit a very poignant and thoughtful place.Visited February 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten February 5, 2024
- Keba ecotours GambiaSerekunda, Gambia139 contributionsKunta kinteh islandDay trip to kunta kinte island. With a local tour guard. We offer the best service eve With keba ecotours gambia u get the best experience u need to nowVisited February 2024Traveled with friendsWritten February 9, 2024
- Arek_PopowiczHamburg, Germany7 contributionsa deeply moving storyA beautiful place with a terribly sad history. The story heard from the natives, whose ancestors were part of it, reaches people differently. Traveling with Malcolm from Gambia Favourite Tours is always interesting and well organized. The history of this place moved me deeply.Visited April 2024Traveled soloWritten May 1, 2024
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Jonathan C.
La Jolla, California, USA511 contributions
Apr 2023 • Friends
A UNESCO world heritage site. Come learn about the dark history of the West African slave trade and its history. Start off at the museum, and then take a boat ride to the island itself. Our guide Abdul was so insightful and knowledgeable.
Written April 30, 2023
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Pete e
11 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Don't go to see this island with a big tour operator in my opinion as you will lose out.
You need the layout and history explained virtually one to one as the island now is only a quarter of the size it was back in the days when it was occupied by slavers due to erosion and rising sea levels.
The island is a very disturbing piece of history and a place we all should visit a very poignant and thoughtful place.
You need the layout and history explained virtually one to one as the island now is only a quarter of the size it was back in the days when it was occupied by slavers due to erosion and rising sea levels.
The island is a very disturbing piece of history and a place we all should visit a very poignant and thoughtful place.
Written February 5, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Arek_Popowicz
Hamburg, Germany7 contributions
Apr 2024 • Solo
A beautiful place with a terribly sad history. The story heard from the natives, whose ancestors were part of it, reaches people differently. Traveling with Malcolm from Gambia Favourite Tours is always interesting and well organized. The history of this place moved me deeply.
Written May 1, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Keba ecotours Gambia
Serekunda, Gambia139 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
Day trip to kunta kinte island. With a local tour guard. We offer the best service eve
With keba ecotours gambia u get the best experience u need to now
With keba ecotours gambia u get the best experience u need to now
Written February 9, 2024
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Lamin Jammeh
Gambia53 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
My name is lamin jammeh from the gambia 🇬🇲 I am a tourist drive in the gambia I went to everywhere in the gambia an Senegal 🇸🇳 i have been in this industry for 6 years now if u ar interested u can what'sapp me on +2203163654
Written February 3, 2024
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roosmith
Ayr, UK194 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Lamin marong picked us up from hotel at 6.30am took us to a cafe for breakfast then across on the ferry, where he had a taxi waiting to take us to the boat to the island. After the interesting information about the cruelty of the British slave traders we toured the museum on the mainland and met some school children, then back to hotel. A very interesting, sad, happy day, thanks to our guide Lamin. £85pp
Written January 17, 2024
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Moira
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Mar 2023 • Couples
A fascinating day trip around the island learning about the slave trade and past history. Both of us enjoyed looking around although it was hot the day we visited
Written December 29, 2023
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hippotoes1
St Austell, UK30 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
My friends and I booked the Roots day trip to Kunta Kinteh Island with Armstrong Tours, who were based opposite the New Wild Monkey Bar on Serrakunda in Kololi.
The trip was excellent, but what made it stand out from the trips that we booked through our hotel was Armstrong Tours, their lovely drivers and our guide for the day; Abdoulie. The trip was cheaper, the group smaller (we didn't lose an hour picking up from various other hotels) and the transport was in a mix of pick-up trucks and jeeps, as well as the ferry to the North and the small boat to the island. We had a much more authentic journey than that we would have experienced in an air-conditioned coach!
The journey from Kololi to Kunta Kinteh is a long one, but well worth it to learn more about the appalling trade in human lives that was carried out. Abdoulie sat in the back of the jeep with us en-route to the small museum and told us stories about life in Gambia, before passing over to another guide at the museum (I'm sorry, I've forgotten his name) who also took us over to Kunta Kinteh island, who was passionate about passing on the information about the trans-Atlantic slave trade, much of which originated from this point, and ensuring that what happened is never forgotten.
On the return journey we stopped at a small village to distribute notebooks and pencils purchased on the way out. It seems like a minor thing but Abdoulie assured us that having grown up in that area he knows how important and appreciated these items are. They stop at a different village each week so that everyone gets the chance to receive these books and pencils.
Before boarding the ferry back to the South we returned to the local restaurant where we'd had breakfast and had a traditional Gambian dish of chicken yassa which was absolutely delicious.
Any trip to the Gambia should include this historical Roots Tour, which most of the tour agencies carry out, but please think about supporting a local business before booking all your tours through your hotel or your travel agency, as not only are all the proceeds then going towards a small local business, but you will also receive a much more authentic, interesting, personal experience.
The trip was excellent, but what made it stand out from the trips that we booked through our hotel was Armstrong Tours, their lovely drivers and our guide for the day; Abdoulie. The trip was cheaper, the group smaller (we didn't lose an hour picking up from various other hotels) and the transport was in a mix of pick-up trucks and jeeps, as well as the ferry to the North and the small boat to the island. We had a much more authentic journey than that we would have experienced in an air-conditioned coach!
The journey from Kololi to Kunta Kinteh is a long one, but well worth it to learn more about the appalling trade in human lives that was carried out. Abdoulie sat in the back of the jeep with us en-route to the small museum and told us stories about life in Gambia, before passing over to another guide at the museum (I'm sorry, I've forgotten his name) who also took us over to Kunta Kinteh island, who was passionate about passing on the information about the trans-Atlantic slave trade, much of which originated from this point, and ensuring that what happened is never forgotten.
On the return journey we stopped at a small village to distribute notebooks and pencils purchased on the way out. It seems like a minor thing but Abdoulie assured us that having grown up in that area he knows how important and appreciated these items are. They stop at a different village each week so that everyone gets the chance to receive these books and pencils.
Before boarding the ferry back to the South we returned to the local restaurant where we'd had breakfast and had a traditional Gambian dish of chicken yassa which was absolutely delicious.
Any trip to the Gambia should include this historical Roots Tour, which most of the tour agencies carry out, but please think about supporting a local business before booking all your tours through your hotel or your travel agency, as not only are all the proceeds then going towards a small local business, but you will also receive a much more authentic, interesting, personal experience.
Written March 23, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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