Gambia international travel guide in May 2023

Gambia 🇬🇲

Last updated: May 26, 2023

Gambia is part of Africa with main city at Banjul. It's usually 🌤️ 30.27 °C in Gambia with a rainfall of 🌧 7.94 mm. Internet speed in Gambia is on average 1.6 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a population of 2M people. The main currency is Dalasi. The languages spoken are English. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.

👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~30.27 °C 🌧 ~7.94 mm 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 2M people

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Gambia Travel Advice

🛡️ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution

Commercial flights to and from The Gambia remain limited. The land border with Senegal is open. Check with your travel company for the latest information. COVID-19 related restrictions have eased allowing hotels, restaurants and other venues to resume operations. New measures can be implemented at short notice. Keep up to date with the latest arrival requirements on the State House of The Gambia’s webpage or the Ministry of Health’s webpage. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in The Gambia due to the high level of crime.

Issue date: January 6, 2022

Gambia Weather

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Gambia Essential travel details

🔌 Plugs

Gambia uses 230V, 50Hz with socket and plug Type G.

🌐 Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money in Gambia

💱 Currencies Used

Gambia uses the Gambian dalasi (symbol: D), code GMD.Banknotes come in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 25, 20, 10 and 5 dalasis. Dalasi is subdivided into 100 bututs. Coins come in denominations of 1 dalasi and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 bututs.

Calling in Gambia

📡 Internet

Internet speed in Gambia is on average 1.6 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Gambia is very low. It's quite hard to find one.

📱 Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 2,829.07 GMD, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 4 telecoms: Africell, Comium, Gamcel or Qcell. Gambia uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Gambia upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

📞 Calling

To call Gambia, dial +, then 220 (the country code for Gambia), then the area code and the local number.

Driving in Gambia

🆘 Emergency

Universal

999

Police

999

Ambulance

999

Fire department

999

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Gambia travel details

It's important to consider getting travel medical insurance to ensure you're covered in case of unexpected medical emergencies. For just $42, you can get coverage for 4 weeks, providing peace of mind and financial protection while you're away from home.

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