Best Wildlife Experience in The Gambia, Bijilo Forest Park, Monkey Park Walkthrough

Monkey Park—officially Bijilo Forest Park—is a 51‑hectare protected coastal forest located near Kololi on The Gambia’s tourist strip. Established in the 1950s and opened to the public in 1991, it is one of the country’s most popular wildlife attractions, famous for its green monkeys, Temminck’s red colobus, and other primates. The park features closed‑canopy forest, coastal scrubland, sand dunes, and a 4.5 km nature trail, making it a hotspot for birdwatching, photography, and eco‑tourism