Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Arch 22
MONUMENT
(Independence Dr; admission D100; 9am-11pm)
This massive, 36m-high gateway, built to celeb-
rate the military coup of 22 July 1994, grants excellent views. There's also a cafe and a
small
museum
(
4226244)
that enlightens visitors about the coup d'état and often houses
good exhibitions.
National Museum
MUSEUM
( 4226244;
www.ncac.gm
; Independence Dr; admission D50; 9am-6pm Mon-Thu, to 5pm Fri-Sun)
Well-
presented, if slightly dusty, displays of historical and cultural artefacts, including musical
instruments, agricultural tools and ethnographic items. There's an interesting archaeolo-
gical section reconstructing some of the earliest periods of human habitation of the region,
and a history floor with photographs that lead right up to the present.
Old Town
NEIGHBOURHOOD
West from the ferry terminal towards the wide Ma Cumba Jallow St (Dobson St) is a
chaotic assembly of decrepit colonial buildings and Krio-style clapboard houses (steep-
roofed structures with wrought-iron balconies and corrugated roofs). It's no coincidence
they resemble the inner-city architecture of Freetown, Sierra Leone, as many of them still
belong to families who came to Banjul from Freetown, some as early as the 1820s.
SET YOUR BUDGET
Budget
»
Hotel room D800
»
Sandwich or
shwarma
(kebab) D150
»
Soft drink D80
»
Local bus ride D50
Midrange
»
Hotel room D1500
»
Two-course dinner D450
»
Bottle of beer D90
»
Short shared taxi ride D100
