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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Williams" data-source="post: 3517676" data-attributes="member: 53820">I stayed in Farankunku in 2015 and have to say , I agree with John, you will be hard pressed to find a nicer, more luxurious spot. Good food, superb rooms of which they only have 4 individual bungalows. They offer a very good birding package which a friend and I took up. My wife Claire came to join us later.The only negatives are that it is very quiet , there are no real alternatives for eating out and if your fellow guests ( no more than 6) are not of a sociable nature it's quieter still! There is a plunge pool but not a swimming pool but most disappointingly for me and my friend was the lack of an internet connection. The excuse that there is no land line doesn't hold up, you don't need one as I later found out staying in a more isolated spot in Thailand. I passed on what I'd found out to Heather but received no acknowledgement  which rather suggests that there isn't any intention of providing one. That's her decision, but for those who want to stay in touch with the outside world it's a frustration. Not everyone does of course, some might see it as a curse when on a get away from it all holiday but the choice isn't yours to decide. That all said I'd still highly recommend it as a great spot and excellent value birding package. They are well placed for most of the best spots including Kartong, a personal favourite.You can get a better flavour from my blog here:-http://davewilliamsnaturephotography.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/the-gambia-ticks-all-boxes-introduction.html</blockquote>

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