Kololi Beach, Beach and settlement in West Coast Division, Gambia
Kololi Beach is a beach section and settlement on the Atlantic at Kololi Point, in the West Coast Region's Kombo North district, separate from the Kololi ward of Kanifing. The beach runs north to Kotu Beach at the mouth of the Kotu and south to Bijilo Forest Park and Bijilo Beach. Behind the sand stand large hotel complexes, supermarkets, banks and restaurants.
Kololi Beach lies in Kombo North district, West Coast Region, separate from the Kololi ward of Kanifing Municipality. Its published census figure was 130 residents in 1993, with later estimates of about 477 for 2013. The Senegambia Beach Hotel was among Gambia's first hotels, and the surrounding tourist centre of supermarkets, banks and restaurants is commonly called Senegambia or Senegambia Area after it.
The whole tourist centre around Senegambia Beach Hotel is known locally as Senegambia or Senegambia Area, a name taken from the hotel itself. Kololi Beach is one of Gambia's main tourism centres alongside Kotu, Fajara and Bakau, with several large hotels and hotel complexes, supermarkets, banks and restaurants.
Visitors can reach the area by taxi from Banjul International Airport, taking about 30 minutes, with regular services available throughout the day. Multiple access points line the coast, offering parking areas and facilities for guests.
The whole tourist zone around the Senegambia Beach Hotel is known locally as Senegambia or Senegambia Area, and the hotel itself was one of the first in Gambia. The Kairaba Beach Hotel, a five-star complex in Kololi Beach, has a conference centre and presidential suites where the Gambian government receives foreign guests and hosts high-level international conferences.
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