David (Founder)

I moved to The Gambia in 2001 having spent most of my working life in finance. Footsteps was opened in January 2002 employing 20 staff, most of which are still working alongside us to this day. We have set new standards in eco-tourism in The Gambia and strive to set new standards each year.

Gambia Travel Update

Gambia travel news for vaccinated travellers

Gambia Travel Update. Update 28/9/20 | Update 30/9/20 | Update 9/10/20 | Update 15/10/20 | Update 24/11/20 Here we are with another update for you. The situation regarding Covid19, travel and our ability to manage the situation has changed daily. Decisions made on a Monday are invalid by Friday. It’s upsetting to change our plans

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Red Bishop

Red-Bishop

Red Bishop, the genus name for the Northern Red Bishop is Euplectes Franciscanus. Derived from the Greek and meaning ‘well-woven’, probably refers to their beautifully woven nests.  Franciscanus relates to a religious order from the 12th century that symbolized the crimson colour. Part of the weaver family of birds, it’s a regular visitor to Footsteps between June and

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Gambia Bird Guide Lamin Bojang

Lamin_museum

Lamin M Bojang ( Gambia Bird Guide ) was Born on 18th February 1973 in Gunjur village to Malang Bojang and Mbenki Mama Touray. Married to Fatou Wally, they raise six children together. Lamin tells us “My dad was a trader working in Gambia, Senegal and Guinea Bissau”. ” I remember waiting for him to

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Hand-made Silver Jewellery

silver-smith

Silver Jewellery by Bai. Bai Sering Secka was born on Feb 1st 1962 in the village of Gunjur. Married to Yajatou Ndure they have seven children together. His mother, Rakie Secka was a farmer and his father, Sawalo Secka as his father before him was a silversmith Bai tells us “At the age of 11,

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Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Orange-cheeked-Waxbills

Orange-cheeked Waxbill, as the name suggests has beautiful orange cheeks and belong to the finch family. The orange cheeks look almost as if they have been painted on. This delightful little bird is a daily visitor to Footsteps. It can be seen at our eco-pool mixing with Firefinch, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu and Lavender Waxbills alike. Where

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Thick-lipped Grouper

Gambia beach fishing

Thick-lipped Grouper so-called because of their distinctive thick lips. The word “grouper” is from the Portuguese name, Garoupa. Source Wikipedia. I remember well the days fishing when my friend Mark pictured below caught this great specimen. I think it’s unusual to catch them from our stretch of beach as this one is one of only two caught over

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