Bintang Bolong LodgeNear a small and authentic African village, lodgings are built on stilts amongst the Mangroves.
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WebSite:
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http://www.ecobookers.com/hotel/Africa/Gambia/Bintang_Bolong_Lodge/13.php
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Contact: Nikki Ashton
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Address:
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Foni Bintang Karanai,
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Western Division, the Gambia,
Country: other
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Description:
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Online ordering:
Yes
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The Bintang Bolong Lodge is located near the village of Bintang, a small and
authentic African village with approximately 700 inhabitants. The main source of
income to the area include rice, peanuts and vegetable farming.
Bintang is
famous for its popular "Kankurang" dance. The Kankurang dancers wears a costume
made of leaves and upon their head they sport a mask of red cloth with piercing
horns. Women, singing and clapping, supply the rhythm and beat for the Kankurang
dancers.
The complex is situated in approximately 3 hectares of land on the
banks of the Bintang Bolong, the largest tributary of the River Gambia. The main
buildings are built on stilts and perfectly integrated into the surrounding
mangrove forests.
On this part of the river the tide level changes by more than
1 meter, so that at high tide well over half of the camp is flooded. For this
reason, the majority of the lodgings are built on stilts amongst the Mangroves
where wooden jetties provide docking facilities.
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Focus:
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1) Lodging / bed & breakfast
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is OUR
community project.