Extreme Gambia Ferry Crossing - Is This SAFE? 🇬🇲

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Today I’m travelling to The Gambia. I have a long and challenging journey ahead of me as I drive through Senegal in order to reach our destination: Serekunda in The Gambia. Join me as I experience West African border crossings, travel through extreme terrain and take The Gambia's notorious ferry. It's going to be a bumpy ride...
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⏱ Timestamps ⏱
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Journey from Sine Saloum Delta to Fatick
02:34 Stopping at a Religious School in Fatick
03:28 Journey Through Rural Senegal
04:24 Stopping at a Remote Senegal Village
04:47 Border Crossing from Senegal to Gambia
05:16 Journey to the Ferry in Barra, Gambia
06:16 The Ferry Ride to Banjul
08:55 Banjul, Gambia's Capital City
09:55 Our Gambia Hotel and Room Tour
11:12 Dinner in The Gambia
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@leeatkins1995 Жыл бұрын

I visited The Gambia about 26 years ago, I’d love to go back, maybe next winter.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

That would be a great time to visit! I wonder if you would find it any different to when you visit 26 years ago. Does it look similar when you watch videos like this?

@DrYusuf-co1xr Жыл бұрын

If you sure you want to come just link me OK I am a Gambia

@larrymodels Жыл бұрын

From NYC, I visited there for the first time two years ago. I love it and will go back there again. ❤️🙏🏾

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Yes, I agree it’s an amazing country!

@abdouazizsowe5125 Жыл бұрын

we are waiting🤩🤩

@softtouch409 Жыл бұрын

You back again have a nice vacation 🥰❤️

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😁

@RaihannaJallow Жыл бұрын

I hope you had a great time here...and I live just at the harbor and in the near future we hope to make Banjul a better place for everyone living there and visitors too.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

I really did have a great time! That's awesome that you like there! I think Banjul is a nice place 🤗

@ousmanjammeh1615 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for visiting the Gambia. Watching your video from Italy am a gambian.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching! The Gambia is an incredible country 😁

@poshmeln Жыл бұрын

Welcome to my Motherland🤗❤️🇬🇲

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The Gambia is a truly beautiful country ❤️

@johnnyuyana9914 Ай бұрын

Please I want to visit Gambia

@senthil8372 Жыл бұрын

Wow nice video Ella 👌👍. As you enjoy spending time in Gambia 🇬🇲 we here celebrate the "Diwali" festival in a grand manner in India 🇮🇳. Thank you for uploading the fantastic video👍.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words as always! Have a wonderful Diwali 🇮🇳

@GoTravelOnTheCheap Жыл бұрын

You never know what you're going to see on a ferry in another country. The craziest ferry ride We have ever taken was in Guatemala. That is a whole lot of chickens under a net. Your dessert looks tasty.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember watching your video on it! I really loved this ferry ride and wouldn't hesitate to take it again 😁

@GoTravelOnTheCheap Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick These experiences are so great and we will always remember them

@marthiousknowledge9 Жыл бұрын

I traveled to the Gambia in October 2021. Had a good time there in Serrakunda.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

That's go great, thanks for sharing your experience!

@onyelomejoshua8638 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your fantastic video

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🤗

@onyelomejoshua8638 Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick You are welcome 😘

@LdnLady Жыл бұрын

We went on the ferry recently. It’s quite safe thanks

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you had a good experience too! :)

@gerrardblell8872 Жыл бұрын

oh haha i actually work next door to the hotel you stay at, its a 4 tar hotel called african princess!! you should visit! or even visit one of our restaurants, 3 chicks and a grill!!

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

That’s so cool! It’s a lovely area and I would love to come back and stay for longer

@ebrimandow9474 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to Gambia🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@modousecka9989 Жыл бұрын

Gambia is the smiling coast of Africa ❤

@laminsarr8391 Жыл бұрын

not in this five years bro 😂

@Marvelous1000 2 ай бұрын

Nice vidéo...Thanks for d visiting...i am à Gambian

@EllaMcKendrick 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

@Marvelous1000 2 ай бұрын

U welcome

@elevategambia4079 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Interesting

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@prendilatuapatente1733 Жыл бұрын

So great experience wonderful

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@prendilatuapatente1733 Жыл бұрын

You welcome ella, could you gonna come to the European mybe in italy you gonna have great experience to Naples

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

@@prendilatuapatente1733 Italy is a country I'd definitely love to visit! It looks gorgeous 😁

@rohit.chetry Жыл бұрын

Ella, pls make your videos length to 20-25 minutes coz i feel bad whenever the video ends... You're not just a vlogger but a great teacher as well through your videos i have learnt many things... Also, pls post quite often 🥺

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

You will be very pleased to know that my next video (on Senegal) will be longer in length. It's not finished yet but there's a lot of content to pack in so it will be at least 20 mins I would expect. This video you have just watched here covers a day where there was a lot of driving so I didn't manage to film enough to fill up a longer video. I hope you will enjoy the next video... and with that I best get working on it 😅

@rohit.chetry Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick can't wait to watch that video 😭😭😭 longer content is so fun... Trust me, i felt bad when the video ended.. Pls work harder and bring on the great content for us Ella di. ❤️🔥 You're the best.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

I'll certainly try my best! Thank you very much for your feedback and support 🤗

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Have you been to The Gambia before? 🇬🇲 Watch my epic journey from The Gambia to the most dangerous region in Senegal here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNWgfaar1b3IaGQ.html

@sakthivj7813 Жыл бұрын

❤😍

@muhammadpapu2256 Жыл бұрын

Waoooo

@muhammadpapu2256 Жыл бұрын

Very good

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@driptripjay376 Жыл бұрын

I’m going to be crossing it in a few days I’ve heard Ups and downs about it.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Wow, I have no doubts you'll have a memorable experience. I was apprehensive about the crossing beforehand but it actually ended up being a highlight of my trip. Hopefully my video helped give you an idea of what to expect and I hope you enjoy yourself!

@GMB220 Жыл бұрын

im a local tour guide contact me for tours around the country, food and ethnic practices

@awenaturale Жыл бұрын

Hey! Did you do this border crossing yet? I'm planning on going solo in a few weeks and was wondering how your experience went.

@driptripjay376 Жыл бұрын

@@awenaturale yup! They haggled my driver literally every 10-20 mins. Every police check point wanted some type of tip. When I finally approached the ferry, they wanted some compensation too. My driver handled everything. I wasn’t coming off any money. The ferry it’s self was actually easy and simple.

@ousmanbah5033 Жыл бұрын

Homeland 🇬🇲

@ibrahimdiallo976 Жыл бұрын

Cool beyb

@fatouceesay6794 Жыл бұрын

Gambia nice

@musajobe4432 Жыл бұрын

Greating from spain am also a gambian living on spain for 5 years

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Sending my greetings to Spain 🇪🇸

@musajobe4432 Жыл бұрын

Thank u a lot and where u from and if u ever Will come to spain

@LdnLady Жыл бұрын

Did you get perm to use a drone in Senegal?

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

There is a lot of conflicting information on whether or not you need a permit to fly in Senegal and that information seems to be changing constantly. The latest information (July 2022) says you do need a permit to fly in Senegal.

@soulaymanba2819 Жыл бұрын

What about this bridge built between Senegal 🇸🇳 and Gambia 🇬🇲? It's still useless?

@degerrgat5485 Жыл бұрын

Which bridge are talking about trans Gambia?

@diobahri9027 Жыл бұрын

try to come to Indonesia, I'm sure it will be an interesting trip for you, because the Indonesian people are friendly to foreigners...and for sure we are KZfaq lovers🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Indonesia looks fantastic. Which parts of Indonesia would you recommend visiting?

@3bladeceilingfan304 Жыл бұрын

whats that cab ride cost?

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

I actually hired a local tour guide and he had his own vehicle so I am unsure of the costs to journey via taxi. Hopefully someone will respond who knows the answer.

@mamjarranjie6613 Жыл бұрын

You pass by my village

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thank you for watching 😁

@user-rp2yr9de6g 7 ай бұрын

Great video, could you share the driver/guides what's app or info? Thanks!

@EllaMcKendrick 7 ай бұрын

Yep! His name is Mika and his contact number is +221 775162819

@LdnLady Жыл бұрын

Why weren’t you allowed to film at the border? Did you have to pay the bribe?

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

Filming at borders can be risky in causing upset. I didn't want to attract unwanted attention that way. We didn't pay a bribe but it's worth noting we were with a guide who had a good relationship with the border officials. Had we just been there on our own, it may have been different

@awenaturale Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick Hi Ella. I'm actually preparing to do this trek in a couple of weeks. I'm going solo and worry about the bribery portion at the border. Would you be willing to share your guide's information?

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

@@awenaturale Of course, here are his details: Mika - +221775162819 Hope you have a great trip!

@rohiedremmeh2137 Жыл бұрын

Very unsafe to cross Banjul to Barra by the old ferries Transportation is very poor in Gambia definitely

@live2ray642 Жыл бұрын

Ask Gambian president

@ebrimajoof7521 Жыл бұрын

Who told that we use to call a white person toubab🤣

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

I heard it from a few people - is that wrong? 😅 What does toubab actually mean?

@Charcmode Жыл бұрын

I’ve been asking Gambians the same question, to date I haven’t got an answer. Maybe they don’t know.

@paivikarppi Жыл бұрын

@@Charcmode remember reading somewhere, that it stems from the fact that former UK colonists used to pay their employees a wage of 2 shillings (UK currency pre-decimilisation). Coloquial (slang) speak for a shilling was a bob so from there white people were called 2 bobs hence toubab. But now the meaning is "white people".

@paivikarppi Жыл бұрын

@@EllaMcKendrick No, it is not wrong. But sometimes it is not so nice, if peoples know your name, but still call you "toubab" I dont call all gambians, when I see them "gambian". But anyway, I remember reading somewhere, that it stems from the fact that former UK colonists used to pay their employees a wage of 2 shillings (UK currency pre-decimilisation). Coloquial (slang) speak for a shilling was a bob so from there white people were called 2 bobs hence toubab. But now it is synonym for "white people".

@Charcmode Жыл бұрын

@@paivikarppi thanks for that! Well toubob just means two shillings then… not sure how they make that mean a white person?

@novanetom9833 Жыл бұрын

yeah I was so quick to take on someone else religion and know nothing about it that's a death religion

@paulkenneally789 Жыл бұрын

Stay away from cats unless you want rabies and a painful,lonely death.

@EllaMcKendrick Жыл бұрын

It's a sad reality. You'll notice I only ever admired them from afar. I don't touch cats or dogs when travelling anymore because of the risk of rabies.

@sakthivj7813 Жыл бұрын

❤😍