Serekunda

Worth seeing in and around Serekunda

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Independence Stadium

   Independence Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bakau, Gambia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics, concerts, political events, trade fairs and national celebrations.

   2.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
2. 02
   National Library of The Gambia

   Gambia National Library Service Authority is located in Banjul, The Gambia on Reg Pye Lane, the road leading to Tobacco Road. The library was originally operated by the British Council till 1946 and was renamed the National Library of The Gambia in 1971.

   9.9 km · national library · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Pipeline Mosque

   The Pipeline Mosque is the main mosque of Serekunda, The Gambia.

   1.8 km · mosque in Gambia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool

   The Kachikally crocodile pool is located in the heart of Bakau, Gambia, about 10 miles from the capital Banjul. It is one of three sacred crocodile pools used as sites for fertility rituals.

   3.5 km · Museum & Crocodile Pool · Wikipedia
5. 05
   University of the Gambia

   The University of The Gambia is a non-profit, co-educational public institution of higher education, emerging as The Gambia's first officially recognized tertiary institution, and fulfilling the longstanding desire to improve the educational landscape. Prior to this critical development, students often emigrated to Senegal or Europe for greater educational opportunities, both costly and rare, especially in the newly independent economy.

   1.8 km · public university in Kanifing, The Gambia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Denton Bridge

   Denton Bridge is a prominent bridge in The Gambia that connects the capital city of Banjul, located on St. Mary's Island, to the mainland.

   5.7 km · Bridge in the Gambia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   American International University West Africa

   American International University West Africa is a medical school in Serekunda, The Gambia. Established in January 2011, the university offers medical programs leading to a Doctor of Medicine Degree.

   2 km · university in Serekunda, The Gambia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Salagi Forest Park

   Salagi Forest Park is a forest park in the Gambia. Established on January 1, 1954, it covers 262 hectares.

   8.6 km · forest park in Gambia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Kololi Beach

   Most people refer to it as the Senegambia as the same named hotel is located there.

2. 02
   Kotu Beach

   A little north of the Kololi beach.

3. 03
   Bakau Beach

   In the very north.

4. 04
   Bijilo Forest Park

   Can bribe the animals with peanuts for better photos.

From Wikivoyage: Serekunda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Kachikally Sacred Crocodile Pool

   Bakao (in Bakau, 10 or so blocks inland from the Bakau Craft Market), kachikally@qanet.gm.

From Wikivoyage: Serekunda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Serekunda

Airports

Banjul (BJL), 12 km · Blaise Diagne (DSS), 143 km · Osvaldo Vieira (OXB), 205 km

• Dakar → Serekunda

  162 km · quickest by road, 6h 28m · $24–34
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• Bissau → Serekunda

  211 km · quickest by road, 5h 15m · $23–31
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• Conakry → Serekunda

  543 km · quickest by air, 7h 19m · $230–350
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