Kunta Kinteh Island

Culture / history

Banjul, The Gambia

UNESCO-listed island fort landscape in the River Gambia.

Why go

Why visit this place?

Central heritage site for interpreting European-African encounter and the slave trade.

Visiting

Getting there

Island visits depend on current conservation, landing and operator arrangements. Confirm these locally; planned jetty works do not establish a fixed visitor crossing.

Planning your visit

How to get there

Start with a practical route to Kunta Kinteh Island.

A detailed route to this Place has not been added yet. The visiting notes below may still help with planning.

Share route knowledge

Where is it?

Approximate map location

No photos have been added yet.

Add Photos