Assan and Renata's Private Paradise | Established Campground

November 29th, 2023 by irisbrunsmann

Very nice place to relax at the Gambian riverside.
Ibrahim, Assan’s brother, is taking care of the place. You can reach him at:
+220 3413151

July 16th, 2023 by faramund.blog

Lovely spot right at the river, and Assan is very helpful and welcoming! He can also help you to contact Alaji from the Slavehouse for a visit.
Very clean bucket toilet and shower available

July 12th, 2023 by dutchdaf

Difficult to reach without 4wd in the rainy season. Please note that there is no ATM in Janjanbureh. Assan is friendly. The campsite is extremely basic but nice.

March 25th, 2023 by lanyoverland.com

Nice camping place right by the river. No running water or electricity ..

March 7th, 2023 by paulo-machado

For overlander this is the Best place: outside from the town, in the nature, close the the river (we heard hippos every night and saw monkeys every morning). The place is clean and well maintained. Walk until the town is 15mn. We payed 5000 cfa per night for 2 persons with ours 4x4.

February 23rd, 2023 by travelove.org

Unfortunately that place turned into a ripoff place. They now ask for 800 pp in a simple room or 500 for camping. Without breakfast, far from town and with simply nothing but the beautiful setting. Not possible to bargain. Imagine paying 1600 for a room for two… We left and went to Dream Bird Lodge.

December 19th, 2022 by ba2674

Nothing to add. Very nice place. Assan is helpful with everything (SIM card, dinner, beer...)

November 28th, 2022 by 76Overland

As described by others. No running water yet (Assan hopes in January). But a lovely place right by the river. we enjoyed the quietness, swim in the river and Assan is a really nice guy!

Just give him a call (number mentioned by other people below) if you find the gate closed, or let him know before when you're coming.

November 18th, 2022 by advhoppers.eu

A very calm and quiet place at the edge of Georgetown (15 min walk to the "centre"). Great hospitality and a lot of help from Assan. We stayed for 2 nights because we enjoyed it so much.
Note, there is no electricity or running water, there is no ATM in town (money exchange is possible though).
Make sure you visit the museum and listen to the story under the Freedom Tree - extremely interesting! You can also take a boat trip and if lucky, you will see hippos and other animals :)
Assan has nice plans for the future of the place (including having fresh water and solar electricity).

November 6th, 2022 by No Fear Reizen

Now, this place is turned into a real established campsite. They advertise camping.

November 6th, 2022 by No Fear Reizen

We visited this place in november’22. Great welcome by Assan which is a friendly straight person. Will help you with all your needs. The place is quite settled on the south bank of the Gambia. No running water but you can use river water for everything. Including drinking, they say. We did not. Possibility to fish, make a tour by foot and swim in the river. Worth to visit more than one single night!

August 22nd, 2022 by Lemontree

A really great oasis of peace surrounded by many trees and directly on the river.
It was so nice that we unexpectedly stayed 4 nights and enjoyed a lot of exchange with Assan. We also went on a boat trip with him and were able to see a large hippo family! Incredibly great! He also organises food, beers, money exchange, water filling for the vehicle. Everything you need.
To contact Assan use this number to call: +220 786 2254. You better call him, even if he has WhatsApp, he can only use it sometimes.

However, there is no running water at the campsite. So showers and toilets are only possible with a bucket or your own system in the vehicle. We found this quite sufficient and enjoyed the bucket shower directly in the river!

The access road to the campsite was manageable in the rainy season, even with a large truck. Here and there some low-hanging branches, but doable.

We put some current pictures.

March 25th, 2020 by Dreamthedream

as others have described. perfect location for travellers looking for a camp site, right on the river bank. glad I found it

November 18th, 2019 by fourwheelwander

Great camp. Assan is really hospital. We had view on the river and stayed for 3 nights. Assan is working really hard to make it beautiful! Shower and toilet are new only not connected to water yet. That is the next project. No running water and wifi. We also went on a boat trip to see hippos!

February 26th, 2019 by michialex.munich

very nice upcoming camping ground direct at the river. Assan is the young very creative owner, building all facilities on its own.
You can reach him at 7862254 / 3697758.
Assan also has a boat for watching hippos

February 16th, 2019 by tomenansschaap

This place is a private compound at the bank of the river Gambia.
Assan (Gambian) and Renata (Dutch) build this lovely place. The garden allready has beautiful flowers. If you want to visit, please call 7862254 / 6991758 / 3697758 if there is nobody at the gate.
It is at the very east end of GeorgeTown and very quiet. There is a cool breaze from the river.
They are still building up this place. So for now you have a bucket shower and a toilet with seat also to flush with a bucket. The ablusion is very new with nice tiles.
You pay just at donation base. They use the money to build more.
You can come with 4x4, motor and tent, big rig. All will fit nicely under or between the mango trees. They organize boat trips to hippo island for example.
If you are lucky you will see or hear the hippo's at your very doorstep!