Gambia
Republic of the Gambia · Western Africa
The Gambia is a small, narrow country along the length of the Gambia River in West Africa, almost completely surrounded by Senegal. Besides beaches and wildlife, The Gambia is known for the town of Juffureh, made famous by Alex Haley's Roots. It is known as the Smiling Coast. Famed for its warm winter weather, the Gambia's inland landscape provides lush river scenery and spiritual cultures.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Gambia". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live28°C
Overcast · feels like 33°C
- 85%
- 9 km/h
- AQI 43
- SunThunderstorm26° / 30°
- MonSlight rain showers26° / 30°
- TueLight drizzle27° / 32°
- WedThunderstorm with slight hail24° / 31°
Measured at the country centroid, not a specific city.
Money
Livedalasi (GMD)
- $1 USD
- D74.4
- €1 EUR
- D85.3
Reference rates for 2026-09-19. Indicative — not the rate a bureau will give you.
What a trip to Gambia costs
Visas, flights, beds, food and everything in between, priced for your party and your dates. Every line shows its own arithmetic, so you can disagree with the parts you know better than we do.
Your trip
8 days on the ground
Estimated cost
$2,092
$1,046 per person · $131 per person per day
- $100
Visa & entry
$50 × 2 — typical tourist visa or eVisa fee
- $998
Flights
$499 return × 2 · 4,684 km
- $353
Accommodation
$50/night × 7 nights × 1 room · Standard
- $208
Food & drink
$13/person/day × 8 days × 2
- $80
Local transport
$5/person/day × 8 days × 2
- $16
SIM & internet
$8 per person, once × 2
- $144
Attractions
$9/person/day × 8 days × 2
- $38
Travel insurance
$2/person/day × 8 days × 2
- Subtotal
- $1,937
- Miscellaneous (8%)
- $155
- Total
- $2,092
Budget at a glance
Per day
$262
Per person
$1,046
Family of 4
$4,184
7 days
$2,092
14 days
$2,918
30 days
$4,805
The 7, 14 and 30-day figures re-price the whole trip at that length — flights and visas do not repeat, so a month is far from four times a week.
A planning estimate, not a quote — ground costs are modelled from a cost tier for Gambia, not scraped from live inventory. Your settings are saved to this device.