Gambia Travel Hub

Image credits

Images are used either under a documented Creative Commons licence or from an official hotel-group media library explicitly provided for media and travel agencies. Images may be resized or cropped for web display; property pages identify older archival photographs where relevant.

Photograph credits
SubjectAuthor / providerUsage basisSourceNotes
Arch 22, the tall cream-coloured monumental arch at the entrance to BanjulIkiwanerCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
A West African crocodile resting at the Kachikally sacred crocodile pool in BakauIkiwanerCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
Reddish-brown laterite standing stones arranged in circles at Wassu in open grasslandPeter van der SluijsCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 5184 × 3456 px
Cropped or resized for display.
A broad palm-backed stretch of Kotu Beach with sand, Atlantic Ocean and beach umbrellasMark Hodson PhotosCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3264 × 2448 px
Cropped or resized for display. Location verified from the Wikimedia Commons file metadata (Kotu Beach, The Gambia).
Baobab trees on Kunta Kinteh Island, formerly James Island, in the Gambia RiverLeonora (Ellie) EnkingCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
A red-bellied paradise flycatcher perched in the forest at Abuko Nature ReserveSteve GarvieCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
A green vervet monkey in Bijilo Forest Park near KololiJan KruithofCC BY 2.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
A wide panoramic view of Kololi Beach with sandy shoreline, Atlantic surf and palms in the distanceJan Kruithof (tjabeljan)CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 2560 × 856 px
Cropped or resized for display. Location verified from the Wikimedia Commons file metadata (Kololi Beach, The Gambia).
Colourful fishing boats drawn up on the beach at BakauN3ddo! from Milan, ItalyCC BY 2.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
Atlantic Ocean and palm-lined beachfront viewed from a beach resort in Bakau, The GambiaWmtribe2015CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 5380 × 2974 px
Cropped or resized for display. The Commons description identifies this as the Atlantic coast viewed from a beach resort in Bakau; used for the Cape Point/Bakau coast card without claiming the frame is the exact Cape Point headland.
A baobab tree at the seaward edge of Bijilo Forest Park, where the forest meets the beachAtamariCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 2160 × 1440 px
Cropped or resized for display. Uploader states two people were retouched out of the original.
Sandy Bijilo Beach with the Atlantic Ocean, parasols and a small beach barTjeerd WiersmaCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3264 × 2448 px
Cropped or resized for display. Location verified from the Wikimedia Commons file metadata (Bijilo Beach, The Gambia).
A long sandy beach at Brufut with Atlantic surf and palm trees along the shoreWolfgang WeigeltCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3648 × 2736 px
Cropped or resized for display. The Commons file is categorised under Brufut Beach and identifies the scene as the beach at the former Sheraton Gambia.
Painted fishing pirogues in the water off the beach at TanjiNiels Elgaard LarsenCC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 2576 × 1932 px
Cropped or resized for display.
Dawn light over the mangrove creek at Mandina, MakasutuForbes JohnstonCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 2592 × 1944 px
Cropped or resized for display. Author confirmed; licence matches the photographer's other Flickr imports (CC BY 2.0). Re-confirm on the Commons file page before public launch.
Sunrise over the Gambia River at BanjulForbes JohnstonCC BY 2.0Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
Upstream view of the River Gambia near Janjanbureh IslandWmtribe2015CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3984 × 2988 px
Cropped or resized for display.
A busy market scene in Serekunda with a baobab tree in the backgroundKG (uploaded by Atamari)CC BY-SA 2.5Wikimedia CommonsCropped or resized for display.
Guests in the swimming pool at Senegambia Beach Hotel in Kololi, The GambiaPeter van der SluijsCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 1600 × 1200 px
Cropped or resized for display. Actual Senegambia Beach Hotel property photo, photographed in 2014.
The Kairaba Hotel sign at the Kololi property in The GambiaGraeme EyreCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 800 × 600 px
Cropped or resized for display. Actual Kairaba property sign photographed at the hotel in 2007; used instead of the unsuitable grounds/hose image.
Balafon Beach Resort exterior and tropical resort grounds in Kololi, The GambiaDjeliba Leisure Group / Balafon Beach Resort media kitHotel media kit for media & travel agenciesBalafon Beach Resort media kitCropped or resized for display. Property-supplied media made available under the hotel's Graphic information for media and travel agencies section; resized and cropped for web display.
Aerial view of Kombo Beach Resort beside Kotu Beach, with pools, palm trees and the Atlantic shorelineDjeliba Leisure Group / Kombo Beach Resort media kitHotel media kit for media & travel agenciesKombo Beach Resort media kitCropped or resized for display. Property-supplied media made available under the hotel's Graphic information for media and travel agencies section; resized and cropped for web display.
Aerial view of TUI BLUE Tamala showing the beachfront resort, pools, palm trees and Kotu BeachDjeliba Leisure Group / TUI BLUE Tamala media kitHotel media kit for media & travel agenciesTUI BLUE Tamala media kitCropped or resized for display. Property-supplied media made available through Tamala Voyage's Graphic information for media and travel agencies section; resized and cropped for web display.
Aerial view of Kalimba Beach Resort on Kotu Beach, showing the pools, resort buildings, palms and Atlantic OceanDjeliba Leisure Group / Kalimba Beach Resort media kitHotel media kit for media & travel agenciesKalimba Beach Resort media kitCropped or resized for display. Property-supplied media made available through Tamala Voyage's Graphic information for media and travel agencies section; resized and cropped for web display.
Aerial view of Palm Beach Resort in Kotu, showing round thatched buildings, palms and the resort swimming poolDjeliba Leisure Group / Palm Beach Resort media kitHotel media kit for media & travel agenciesPalm Beach Resort media kitCropped or resized for display. Property-supplied media made available through Tamala Voyage's Graphic information for media and travel agencies section; resized and cropped for web display.
Coco Ocean Resort and Spa in Bijilo, The Gambia, with resort grounds and poolTjeerd WiersmaCC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3264 × 2448 px
Cropped or resized for display. Actual Coco Ocean Resort & Spa property photo, photographed in 2015.
Badala Park Hotel in Kotu, The GambiaLeonora (Ellie) EnkingCC BY-SA 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 1751 × 1151 px
Cropped or resized for display. Actual Badala Park Hotel property photo; the freely licensed photograph dates from 1997.
Paradise Suites Hotel in The GambiaMike Rosenberg (Aleutia)CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons
Original 3872 × 2592 px
Cropped or resized for display. Actual Paradise Suites Hotel property photo, photographed in 2008.