THE GAMBIA: SAVE UP TO £695PP ON EXCLUSIVE BEACH & WILDLIFE TWIN CENTRE HOLIDAYS IN FEBRUARY 

Specialist tour operator The Gambia Experience is offering savings of up to £695pp on its exclusive collection of twin centre holidays combining beach and wildlife, flying from Manchester on February 20th and 27th. Presenting stylish, beach-front boutique hotels to combine with striking African lodges, providing a more barefoot luxury and comfortable base to observe surrounding wildlife, the company highlights the following two offers:

Combine luxury boutique hotel Ngala Lodge overlooking the ocean with award winning Mandina Lodges & haven for wildlife.
PRICE NOW – from £999pp saving £695pp – departing Manchester 27th February
Spend three nights in a romantic floating lodge, hidden away in the African bush on a mangrove-lined tributary of the River Gambia and discover wildlife such as monkeys, monitor lizards and ever increasing troupes of baboons as well as the many species of exotic birds that have made the surrounding palm forest their home. The Mandina Lodges at Makasutu feature within the Guidebook “1001 Escapes to Make Before you Die” and its award-winning floating lodges are each equipped with four poster bed, roofless private bathroom and individual jetty - from which guests can fish for their catch of the day. However for most, these simply furnished but magnificent lodges will provide a heavenly base to awake each morning and witness nature at its best, including the tranquil sounds of bird song. Guests have the service of expert guides to help them explore the forest on foot and by canoe, meandering along the mangroves or, for alternative relaxation, there is a large feature pool which winds through the verdant grounds with sun terraces and a bar area.

Just 45 minutes' drive away is the beautiful Ngala Lodge, a luxury boutique hotel perched above the sea in the resort of Bakau. This stylish, adult-only, hotel offers a variety of high quality room types including luxury sea view suites complete with individual plunge pools. It's recently extended al fresco restaurant is renowned for its fine cuisine including sumptuous freshly caught fish as well as local and international dishes. For sun lovers there's a choice of two pools, with the recent addition of a stunning cliff- top infinity pool which maximises on the hotel's spectacular ocean views while, through its pretty manicured gardens, guests can access steps down to a small private beach, equipped with decking area, sunbeds and parasols – ideal for soaking up the sun and the sound of the waves with a waiter on hand to serve any drinks.

The Gambia Experience is offering twin centre Mandina/Ngala packages from £999pp flying from Manchester on February 27th, a saving of up to £695pp from brochure price. This offer includes return Manchester flights with inflight meals, all transfers and airport taxes with accommodation as follows: Mandina Lodges – three nights half board in a floating lodge and Ngala Lodge – four nights bed & breakfast in a Manor Suite,

Combine a stay at the exclusive Coco Ocean Resort & Spa on the beach with luxury safari tents at Fathala Wildlife Reserve in Senegal where large animals roam free
PRICE NOW- from £999pp saving £559pp – departing Manchester 20th February
The Coco Ocean Resort & Spa with its Moroccan-inspired architecture, stylish décor and impressive Spa facility is The Gambia's most luxurious hotel which occupies a prime beachfront location on Bijilo beach. There is a choice of restaurants and international cuisine, with fresh ingredients being sourced from the hotel's own gardens.

A three hour transfer cross the border in Senegal, lies the 2,000 hectare Fathala Wildlife Reserve. Here guests haves the chance to immerse themselves in West Africa's past, where animals such as rhinos, giraffes, zebras, buffalos and lions are all part of the landscape. Accommodation is in the form of luxury, air-conditioned safari tents which are arranged in pairs at the end of a raised walkway. Spacious and cool with wooden floors throughout, each is well equipped with views out over the reserve.

The Gambia Experience is offering twin centre Coco Ocean /Fathala packages from £999pp flying from Manchester on February 20th, a saving of up to £559pp from brochure price. This offer includes return Manchester flights with inflight meals, all transfers and airport taxes with accommodation as follows: Coco Ocean Resort & Spa – four nights bed & breakfast in a Junior suite and Fathala Wildlife Reserve – three nights bed & breakfast in an air-conditioned Safari tent,

Call The Gambia Experience on 01489 866 939 or visit  www.gambia.co.uk for more information including Gatwick departures.

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