Tanji is a fishing village of 15,000 people (2013) on the western cost of the Gambia.

Fishing Nets

In Tanji you can view the whole industry from making boats and nets, catching fish, salting, smoking and freezing fish.

Get in

Taxi

D1000 from the resorts with green taxis, 250 with yellow taxis.

Get around

You can easily walk around Tanji.

See

smoking fish

• Tanjie Village Museum. 
• Smokeries
• The Fishing boats returning home around 17:00.

Buy

• There is a small market
• Smoked fish
• Mama Africa-women's museum & art centre. A wonderful place to experience modern African art, cultural exhibits in a unique natural garden, with a small cafè and a few creative decorated rooms to rent; 5 minutes by food away from the quiet beach (updated Jul 2016)

Eat

There is a small restaurant on the north side close to the main road. Drinks are D25.

Go next

• It is possible to go to the island that is off the coast from Tanji.