If you’re dreaming of a sunshine escape with a twist, set your sights on Africa’s west coast. They call The Gambia the Smiling Coast of Africa, a place of golden beaches and uninterrupted sunshine, ...

The route aims to draw travellers from the Gambia’s golden coast towards its lesser-explored interior. Named for a mythical water-dwelling beast, the trail traces the Gambia River 225 miles ...

The River Gambia is one of the last undammed rivers in Africa, and when the Florios learned of plans to construct a massive hydroelectric dam on it, they launched the River Gambia Expedition.

"Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffere, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte." - Roots, Alex Haley TENDABA… ...

How odd that in the middle of the Gambia River in the middle of West Africa, Greek music drifts out over the water toward the mangroves and the monkeys.

While you can expect to see pyramids on a Nile cruise, or Big Five wildlife on a Southern Africa river cruise, it was hard to know what I might expect in West Africa.

You can follow the duo's journey on their expedition blog, River Gambia Expedition 2012—1,000km Source to Sea African Odyssey, and on the River Gambia Expedition 2012 Facebook page.

Exploring Africa's hidden mangrove forests by kayak is a unique way to experience the continent's diverse ecosystems ...

The new "Rivers of West Africa" cruise takes tourists to southern Senegal and up the Gambia River to see tiny villages and wildlife.

Marios Contopoulos, an MSc Business Analytics student at Esade Business School, tests water salinity near the University of ...

A subsequent new road into the interior from The Gambia’s breezy coastal capital, Banjul, ensured centuries of river travel withered away.