Yaya's Birding Tours

Lower River Region

Kiang West National Park

Kiang West is The Gambia's largest national park, spanning savanna woodland, tidal mudflats and mangrove creeks along the south bank of the Gambia River. It's renowned among birders for exceptional raptor diversity and is a stronghold for species rarely seen elsewhere in the country.

A guide and two birders raising their arms among scrub and grassland on the Tendaba airfields, Kiang West

Habitats

Guinea savanna woodlanddry deciduous woodlandmangrove creekstidal mudflatsgallery forest along creeks

Birds to look for

BateleurMartial EagleBrown Snake EagleLanner FalconGrey KestrelAfrican Harrier-HawkDark Chanting GoshawkLong-crested EagleAbyssinian Ground HornbillStandard-winged Nightjar

Tours that visit Kiang West National Park

15-Day Birding, Wildlife & Cultural Tour of The Gambia

A carefully paced 15-day tour from the Atlantic coast through the mangrove-lined River Gambia and into the eastern part of the country, balancing serious birding with rest, wildlife and Gambian culture. Around 300 species are possible depending on season.

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15-Day Gambia & Eastern Senegal Birdwatching Adventure

A fully guided private birding tour combining the best of coastal and inland Gambia with the forests, wetlands and wildlife-rich landscapes of Eastern Senegal, including Niokolo-Koba National Park. Designed for serious birders seeking Gambian specialities, Sahelian species, woodland birds and waterbirds, at a comfortable and enjoyable pace.

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15-Day Gambia & Northern Senegal: The Saloum Delta Birdwatching Tour

A comprehensive birding, wildlife and nature tour combining the finest habitats of The Gambia with Northern Senegal's Saloum Delta — coastal wetlands, mangroves, woodland, rice fields, savannah and riverine forest, plus a boat excursion to the Scissor-tailed Kite colony at Kousmar.

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Visit Kiang West National Park with Yaya

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