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Gambia international travel guide in 2024

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Gambia ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

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Gambia is part of Africa with main city at Banjul. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 28.30 ยฐC in Gambia with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 0.14 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.
๐Ÿ‘ Least Developed ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~28.30 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~0.14 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 2M people

Gambia Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ 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 Gambiaโ€™s webpage or the Ministry of Healthโ€™s webpage. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in The Gambia due to the high level of crime.
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Gambia Weather

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Gambia Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

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

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are English

Money in Gambia

๐Ÿ’ฑ 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

๐Ÿ“ก 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.

๐Ÿ“ฑ 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.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

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

Driving in Gambia

๐Ÿ†˜ Emergency

Universal
999
Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire department
999

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Gambia travel details

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