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Gambia local guide prices (1 Viewer)
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Digbert Doobrey
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Well worth it for a long half days birding at Kartong. Trust me.
Gabar Goshawk, Four-banded Sandgrouse, Black-winged Kite, Dwarf Bittern amongst many others on the reserve plus Goliath Heron and African Fish Eagle on the river.
Gabar Goshawk, Four-banded Sandgrouse, Black-winged Kite, Dwarf Bittern amongst many others on the reserve plus Goliath Heron and African Fish Eagle on the river.
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Andy Adcock
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A lot of middle class, relatively inexperieced birders visit Gambia and the guides will charge whatever they think they can get away with and without gurantee that they're any good!
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Colin Cross
Within organised Tour groups this is undoubtedly true in my experience. However I have found that a considerable majority of birders who visit TG have birded in S. America, Asia and other African countries particularly S.A. Kenya and Uganda. Many of them are over 50 and retired professional people with a good income. Regarding the prices quoted by guides, any figure should be taken as 'first price', what you need to do is haggle them down to their 'last price'. If that is still too high move onto another provider. The quality of some guides is often poor as unfortunately the self-regulating organisation does little to sanction those who break the rules or are falling below standards. Palearctic migrant species seabirds and waders are a common weak area for many, while most have a good grasp of Afrotrops .
Tony Knight
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What is the going rate in 2022 for a full morning's guiding at say Brufut/Tanji with pick up from Kotu Creek area, including transport for one birder/two birders ?
