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to be touched (your guide will point you in their direction). A small museum containing
musical instruments and other cultural artefacts is also on the premises.
Bijilo Forest Park
WILDLIFE RESERVE
( 9996343; Kololi; admission D30; 8am-6pm)
This small reserve and community forest is a
lovely escape. A 4.5km walk takes you along a well-maintained series of trails that pass
through lush vegetation, gallery forest, low bush and grass, towards the dunes. You'll see
green vervet, red colobus and patas monkeys, though feeding by visitors has turned them
into cheeky little things that might come close and even steal items. Try not to feed them,
as this only encourages them further. Monitor lizards will likely come and stare you down,
too. Birds are best watched on the coastal side. The more than 100 species that have been
counted here include several types of bee-eater, grey hornbill, osprey, Caspian tern, fran-
colin and wood dove.
Sakura Arts Studio
ARTS CENTRE
( 7017351; Latrikunda; 10am-5pm)
Art lovers should visit Njogu Touray's Sakura Arts Stu-
dio for a private view of the acclaimed painter's colourful works.
African Living Art Centre
ARTS CENTRE
( 4495131; Garba Jahumpa Rd, Fajara; 10am-7pm)
A fairy-tale cross between an antique gal-
lery, a cafe and an orchid garden, the African Living Art Centre is the hub of Gambia's
arts scene. It hosts exhibitions, brings artists together, offers workshops and infuses Gam-
bia's contemporary scene with life. You can arrange to meet artists here and talk to them
about their work, and find out how to participate in creative exchanges. Or simply enjoy
the shade of the garden setting and kick back with a cocktail at the loungy cafe.
Sportsfishing Centre
FISHING
( 7765765; Denton Bridge)
The Sportsfishing Centre is the best place in Serekunda to arrange
fishing and
pirogue
excursions. Various companies are based there, including
African Angler
( 7721228;
www.african-angling.co.uk
;
Denton Bridge)
, which runs fishing excursions, and the
Watersports Centre
( 7773777; Denton Bridge)
, which can organise jet-skiing, parasailing, wind-
surfing or catamaran trips.
