A VISIT TO TUMANI TENDA IS TOURISM WITH A SOUL

It brings visitors in touch with the day-to-day lives of the people, baring their history, their culture, their present realities and dreams for the future. The Tumani Tenda Community will welcome you into the community and reveal some of the routines of their village life. The villagers give visitors the opportunity to experience their special cuisine, trasured dances, and sacred rituals and invite guests into their homes. Such hospitality is inherit at Tumani Tenda where the villagers welcome visitors to witness the rich complexity, self-sufficiency and tempo of village life. Opportunities are available to visit women's projects, the school, the poultry, the horticultural garden and community forest. Visitors are encouraged to absorb themselves in the atmosphere of the village through asking questions and participating in certain activities in order to gain understanding of life in a rural Jolla Community. In essence visitors can experience a unique blend of education, vacation, recreation, relaxation, adventure and learning. Opportunities are available to buy products made by the people of Tumani Tenda which visitors may take home as distinctive souvenirs of their experience, such as soap, baskets, batiks and tye and dye material. Visitors to Tumani Tenda will be able to experience the special relationship that the villagers have with the natural environment and witness the many examples where the villagers conserve and preserve the environment from which their livelihoods depend on. A list of all activities available at Tumani Tenda can be found on the activities page (click here).


Tumani Tenda, eco-tourism camp | The Gambia, Africa | tumanitenda@hotmail.com | tel. 00 220 9845823