Jinack Island Tour
Welcome to the villages
On arrival at the village we will visit the ‘Alkarlo’ (chief of the village), who will proceed to take us on a history tour of the village.
You will be able to see the difference from the French owned section of the island to the Gambian owed villages on the Island, e.g. the school system, we will then proceed to the other Senegalese village of Jattako, the smallest and first village on the island consisting of 15 small houses.
Jinack Island Tour
Jinack Island Tour
Discover Paradise Island with us
Discover Paradise Island with us
Starting from the beach in front of the lodge we take a 40 minute walk (or donkey and cart) towards the Senegalese village Barra, until we reach the tip of the island, at the start of the mangroves, passing the lagoons and sandbanks. We then take a small boat across the mangrove to the village of Barra (this is located in the Senegalese part of the island).
An island adventure
An island adventure
We then board the small boat down the mangroves to the other villages of Kajatta and Niggi, (located in the Gambian part of the island) where we will stop for lunch. After lunch we take another small history tour of the village viewing the newly built school and clinic. Walking through the village you will see the woman harvesting rice, vegetables and collecting oysters (seasonal) and cockles (all year round).
You will also witness the traditional farming process that has existed for centuries. The crushed and powdered oyster shells are used for the pigment in paint, and the cockle shells are used for the aggregate in concrete.
Trip itinerary
I/ After early breakfast (7:30-8:00) take a 30 – 40 min walk (or donkey and cart) to the bolong at tip of the Island opposite the French village of Barra, board small boat across the bolong.
2/ Take a small history tour of the villages Barra and Jattako, meeting the ‘Alikalo’, the village chief.
3/Board boat on the bolong, and proceed to the two other villages of Kajatta and Niggi, have lunch.
4/ After lunch take a small history tour of the villages Kajatta and Niggi, incorporating a visit to the woman vegetable gardens, rice fields, pigment processing (this is all dependant on the season)and then on to meeting the ‘Alikalo’, the village chief.
5/ Return to the lodge via boat on the mangroves, or across the Island by foot or donkey and cart, in time for dinner.
Other recommended excursion from the lodge