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Banjul
Capital of The Gambia

Banjul

Banjul, officially the City of Banjul, is the capital city of the Gambia.

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The city of Banjul is located on St Mary's Island, which is in the Gambia River where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.

Get in

Getting to Banjul

  1. 01
    Banjul International Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Arch 22

    The gate is 35 m tall and the centre of an open square.

  2. 02
    The Gambia National Museum

    Small museum with cultural and historic artifacts D200.

Do

Things to do

Go to its wonderful beaches.

Eat

Where to eat

Being on the Atlantic Ocean, Banjul has some excellent and well priced seafood on offer. The locally produced peanuts are also very good and go well with a pint of Julbrew. Nefertiti,. Good buffet, great location on the beach and free WiFi. Calypso Bar & Restaurant, in Bakau,. Watch marsh crocodiles and monkeys while you have a lunch. Gibbi's on the Beach, in Bakau,.

How locals move

Getting around Banjul the local way

  • Get aroundMinibuses and trucks are colourful, but extremely uncomfortable.

From Wikivoyage: Banjul, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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