Bird Photography & Birding Tours in Gambia and Senegal
Private birding & photography tours with a licensed local guide in Gambia and Senegal
Discover the exceptional birdlife of West Africa on a professionally guided birding tour in Gambia and Senegal. I organise small-scale, private birding and bird photography tours with full personal guidance, including full board, and no advance payment required.
Because you book directly with me as your local professional bird guide, there are no intermediaries and no hidden costs. My tours are the ideal choice for birdwatchers and nature photographers looking for quality, tranquillity and fully personalised service.
Designed for birdwatchers and photographers
My itineraries and prices
Below you will find a selection of private birding and bird photography itineraries in Gambia and Senegal. Each tour is fully customizable and designed to cover a wide variety of habitats, with a strong focus on quality birding, photography opportunities and a relaxed travel pace.
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Classic Route (8 Days)
This 8-day bird photography tour in Gambia offers a professional and well-balanced introduction to the country’s rich birdlife. It is ideal for travellers who want to explore multiple habitats and photograph a wide variety of bird species within a relatively short time.
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with a professional bird guide
💰 Price
€850 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,050 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€70 p.p.
✔ Mangroves, wetlands and bird-rich forests
✔ A variety of lodges and habitats
✔ Never more than 2 nights in the same location
✔ Maximum variety of bird species and photographic opportunities
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Alternative Habitats Route (8 Days)
This 8-day bird photography tour in Gambia follows a varied route through mangroves, wetlands and bird-rich forests. It is ideal for travellers visiting Gambia for the first time who want to experience maximum bird diversity while staying in different lodges and habitats.
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with a professional bird guide
💰 Price
€850 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,050 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€70 p.p.
✔ Mangroves, wetlands and bird-rich forests
✔ A variety of lodges and habitats
✔ Never more than 2 nights in the same location
✔ Maximum variety of bird species and photographic opportunities
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Mandinari Photo Hide (8 Days)
This 8-day bird photography tour combines bird photography with a stay at Mandinari River Lodge, including access to a professional photo hide. The focus is on peace and quiet, beautiful light conditions, and clean, natural backgrounds. Ideal for photographers who prefer minimal travel and maximum time behind the camera.
Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€650 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,050 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€70 p.p.
✔ Stay at Mandinari River Lodge with a professional photo hide and an eye-level pond for clean backgrounds
✔ Bird garden of 52,500 square metres with creeks
✔ 4 excursions + 1 boat trip
✔ Maximum tranquillity and full focus on photography
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Mandinari Photo Hide (10 Days)
This 10-day bird photography tour in Gambia combines an extended stay at Mandinari River Lodge with intensive photography from a professional photo hide. The focus is on quality, tranquillity and controlled conditions, making this tour ideal for photographers who prefer minimal travel and maximum photography time.
✔ 5 guided excursions
✔ 1 boat trip
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
Location: Mandinari River Lodge (fixed base)
💰 Price
€850 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,250 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€80 p.p.
✔ Stay at Mandinari River Lodge with a professional photo hide
✔ Photo hide with eye-level pond, approx. 7.5 m long and 3 m wide, for clean backgrounds
✔ Bird garden of 52,500 square metres with creeks
✔ No long transfers – maximum photography time
✔ Peaceful setting with a strong focus on hide photography
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Extended Route (10 Days)
This 10-day bird photography tour in Gambia offers a well-balanced combination of diverse habitats and carefully selected locations. By never staying more than two nights at the same lodge, the tour provides variety and optimal photographic opportunities in a relaxed yet in-depth itinerary.
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€900 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,250 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€80 p.p.
✔ Exploration of multiple bird-rich habitats across Gambia
✔ Never more than two nights in the same lodge
✔ Varied landscapes and excellent photographic opportunities
✔ Ample time for birdwatching and photography at each location
✔ Ideal for photographers and birders seeking variety
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Alternative Habitats (10 Days)
This 10-day bird photography tour in Gambia follows an alternative route with different habitats and lodges. By regularly changing locations, the tour explores a wide range of environments and offers new photographic perspectives throughout the journey.
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with a professional bird guide
💰 Price
€900 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,250 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€80 p.p.
✔ Different lodges and habitats compared to the classic routes
✔ Never more than two nights in the same location
✔ Focus on new landscapes and different bird species
✔ Varied photographic angles and opportunities
✔ Suitable for both beginner and experienced birders
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Classic Route (15 Days)
This 15-day bird photography tour in Gambia offers an in-depth introduction to the country’s rich birdlife. By regularly changing accommodation and combining different habitats, the tour makes optimal use of each region for birdwatching and photography.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€1,300 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,650 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€120 p.p.
✔ Varied stays in carefully selected lodges across Gambia
✔ Regular changes of scenery for maximum habitat diversity
✔ Optimal timing at each location for birdwatching and photography
✔ Wide range of landscapes and bird species
✔ A well-balanced mix of travel time, photography and relaxation
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Alternative Lodges & Habitats (15 Days)
This 15-day bird photography tour in Gambia follows a different route from the classic programmes and combines less-visited lodges with a wide range of diverse habitats. Regular changes of location offer new perspectives and excellent photographic opportunities throughout the journey.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€1,300 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,650 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€120 p.p.
✓ Well-designed route combining diverse habitats and regularly changing lodges
✔ Sufficient time to visit each location at the right moment
✔ Strong focus on diverse bird species and photographic opportunities
✔ Ideal for travellers who want to explore Gambia in depth
🟢 Bird Photography Tour in Gambia – Maximum Species Diversity (15 Days)
This 15-day bird photography tour in Gambia is designed around variety. By regularly changing lodges and environments, the tour significantly increases the chances of observing and photographing a very wide range of bird species.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€1,300 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,650 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€120 p.p.
✔ Varied stays in carefully selected lodges across Gambia
✔ Regular changes of environment for maximum habitat diversity
✔ Optimal timing at each location for birdwatching and photography
✔ Wide range of landscapes and bird species
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Gambia & Senegal – Target Species Focus (15 Days)
This 15-day bird photography tour in Gambia and Senegal is designed for experienced birders and photographers who want to focus on specific target species rather than general birding. The itinerary combines Gambia with a targeted extension into Senegal and is fully tailored to focused observation and photography.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€2,000 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
Single room supplement: +€130 p.p.
✔ Participants choose the target species they want to photograph
✔ Programme tailored to focused observation and photography
✔ Emphasis on target species rather than general species
✔ Combination of Gambia with a targeted extension into Senegal
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Gambia & Senegal – 10 Days Senegal / 5 Days Gambia (15 Days)
🌍 Focus: 10 days in Senegal – 5 days in Gambia
This 15-day bird photography tour in Gambia and Senegal focuses on habitat diversity and photographic opportunities. The journey combines the most productive birding regions of Senegal with key birding areas in Gambia, offering a wide variety of species, landscapes and photographic situations.
👉 During this tour, we spend 10 days in Senegal and 5 days in Gambia.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€2,500 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
✔ 10 days of bird photography in Senegal
✔ 5 days of bird photography in Gambia
✔ Great variety of bird species
✔ Wide diversity of habitats
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Senegal – Departure from Dakar (15 Days)
This 15-day bird photography tour in Senegal is fully focused on the exceptional birdlife of West Africa. Designed for travellers who want to explore Senegal in depth, the tour offers maximum habitat diversity and excellent opportunities to photograph unique West African bird species.
Duration: 15 days / 14 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€2,550 p.p. (based on 2 persons
✔ Fully focused on Senegal
✔ Maximum habitat diversity
✔ Opportunity to photograph unique West African bird species
✔ Ideal for advanced bird photographers
✅ Also available as an 18-day or 21-day tour
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Gambia & Senegal – Saloum Delta (18 Days)
This 18-day bird photography tour in Gambia and Senegal is designed for travellers who prefer a slower pace with more time at each location. The extended itinerary allows for relaxed birdwatching and photography while maximising opportunities across a wide range of habitats and bird species.
Duration: 18 days / 17 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€1,900 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
Single room supplement: +€150 p.p.
✔ More time at each location for focused photography
✔ A wide range of habitats in Gambia and Senegal
✔ Extra moments for birdwatching and photographic opportunities
✔ Ideal for photographers who enjoy travelling at a relaxed pace
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Gambia & Senegal – Niokolo-Koba National Park (18 Days)
This 18-day bird photography tour in Gambia and Senegal includes an extended stay in Niokolo-Koba National Park, one of West Africa’s most biodiverse regions. The journey offers unique opportunities to photograph bird species and habitats that are rarely encountered elsewhere.
Duration: 18 days / 17 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€2,000 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
Single room supplement: +€150 p.p.
✔ Multi-day stay in Niokolo-Koba National Park
✔ Great variety of habitats in Gambia and Senegal
✔ Extra chances to observe and photograph special and less common bird species
✔ One of the most popular 18-day bird photography tours
🟢 Bird Photography Tour Gambia & Senegal – Target Species Focus (21 Days)
This 21-day bird photography tour in Gambia and Senegal is designed for experienced birders and photographers who want to focus intensively on selected target species. The extended duration allows for in-depth observation, flexible planning and a carefully tailored approach to photography.
Duration: 21 days / 20 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with professional bird guide
💰 Price
€2,500 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
Single room supplement: +€180 p.p.
✔ Fully focused on target bird species
✔ Participants decide in advance which species receive priority
✔ Maximum flexibility in daily planning and choice of locations
✔ Ideal for birders and photographers looking to expand their species list in a focused way
🟢 10-day Gambia Experience – Nature, Culture and Ancient Traditions
This 10-day round tour in Gambia focuses on nature, culture and everyday life. The journey offers an authentic introduction to the country beyond the classic tourist routes, with special attention to villages, local markets and ancient traditions that are still practised today.
Duration: 10 days / 9 nights
Meal plan: Full board
Tour type: Private round tour with local guidance
💰 Price
€900 p.p. (based on 2 persons)
€1,050 p.p. (single traveller)
Single room supplement: +€80 p.p.
✔ Introduction to Gambian nature and village life
✔ Visits to local markets and small-scale communities
✔ Insight into culture and ancient traditions
✔ Travel beyond the classic tourist routes
✔ Suitable for travellers who want to experience Gambia in a broader way
ℹ️ This tour is not focused on bird photography, but on culture, nature and authentic experiences.
Other Tours in Gambia
These tours are designed for travellers who want to experience Gambia beyond the classic birding routes, with a strong focus on nature, culture, colourful markets, and ancient traditions and rituals that are still practised today in West Africa.
During a stay in Gambia, a number of simple day trips are also possible.
These excursions depend on availability and are arranged locally.
If you are interested, please contact me via WhatsApp.
English: +220 779 0535
Half-day Birdwatching or Nature Walk – Coastal Region
Suitable as an additional activity during your stay in Gambia. A relaxed half-day excursion in the coastal region.
• €50 for 1 person
• €30 p.p. for 2 or more persons
• Maximum 6 persons
Included:
• Transport
• 1 bottle of bottled water
After prior arrangement, you will be picked up at the reception of your hotel or lodge at the agreed time.
📱 Contact via WhatsApp (English): +220 779 0535
Full-day Birdwatching or Nature Excursion – Coastal Region
Suitable as an additional day excursion during your stay in Gambia.
• €85 for 1 person
• €65 p.p. for 2 or more persons
• Maximum 6 persons
Included:
• Transport
• Bottle of water or soft drink
• Lunch
After prior arrangement, you will be picked up at the reception of your hotel or lodge at the agreed time.
📱 Contact via WhatsApp (English): +220 779 0535
Full-day Markets & Local Life Experience
A relaxed day in the coastal region with a focus on local markets and small shops. Ideal for observing everyday life and experiencing the local atmosphere.
• €85 for 1 person
• €65 p.p. for 2 or more persons
• Maximum 6 persons
• Transport
• Bottle of mineral water or soft drink
• Lunch
After prior arrangement, you will be picked up at the reception of your hotel or lodge at the agreed time.
📱 Contact via WhatsApp (English): +220 779 0535
Inland Day Trip – Tendaba Camp & Mangroves
A peaceful day trip into the Gambian hinterland, including a visit to Tendaba Camp and its surroundings, combined with a relaxing boat trip through the mangroves.
• €350 for 1 person
• €200 p.p. for 2 or more persons
• Maximum 6 persons
• Transport
• Bottled water or soft drink
• Lunch
• Boat trip through the mangroves
After prior arrangement, you will be picked up at the reception of your hotel or lodge at the agreed time.
📱 Contact via WhatsApp (English): +220 779 0535