Tanji
Tanji is a town in Gambia, along the Atlantic coast.

Tanji is a town in Gambia, along the Atlantic coast. It is primarily a fishing town with a population of 14,531 according to the 2013 population census. The population of the town has been growing dramatically due to urban and rural migration, drawn by the fishing industry and suitable location. The Tanje Village Museum is where artisans and craftsmen engage in traditional crafts. The Tanji Bird Reserve is located 3 kilometers from the village.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
Tanjie Village Museum. Smokeries The Fishing boats returning home around 17:00.
From Wikivoyage: Tanji, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
There is a small restaurant on the north side close to the main road. Drinks are D25.
From Wikivoyage: Tanji, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Tanji
- Airports
- Banjul (BJL), 15 km · Blaise Diagne (DSS), 150 km · Osvaldo Vieira (OXB), 203 km
- Dakar → Tanji165 km · quickest by road, 6h 53m · $26–36
- Bissau → Tanji210 km · quickest by road, 5h 29m · $23–31
- Conakry → Tanji543 km · quickest by air, 7h 28m · $240–360
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Tanji
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Tanji. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Tanji – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Tanji
Tanji is 16 km from Serekunda, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Batokunkuhuman settlement3.2 km