The Gambia shopping

A delightful bookshop that stocks a good selection of West African titles, plus fiction and children's books. You'll also find a selection of African music CDs, and there's a cafe upstairs.

A good place to pick up sculptures, batiks and souvenirs is this shaded open-air market on the main road. You can watch the carvers and craft makers in action.

Just off the busy highway, this open-air market has dozens of stalls where you can browse carvings, jewellery, clothing, baskets, tapestries and other items.