Taken the area of tourism in to consideration, The Gambia is a success story in the sub region in term of tourism. According to UNDP two years ago, 60% of the tourist received in Africa came purposely for the beach. This shows importance of the sea and beaches in the Gambia.

Beach is made of very small loose rock (sand) that gathers at the shore of a water body. . Beaches are created by waves. The sand comes from erosion of rocks both far away from and near the water. Coral reefs are a major source of sand.

The shape of a beach depends on how the waves move. Some waves move materials up the beach, while others move it down the beach. On sandy beaches, the waves move sand away from the beach, making gentle slopes. The beach is steeper when the waves are not strong enough to move the sand away.

The beach is very useful to both man and animal. Crabs, insects, and birds feed on materials left by the waves. Some small animals dig into the sand to get their food. Birds use beaches to nest, and sea turtles lay their eggs on ocean beaches. Sea grasses and other beach plants grow on areas of the beach and sand dunes, where there is not much activity.

It is a playground and relaxation place for everyone as well. Different activities  take place at the beach. People think beach is meant for only Relaxation, Lying on the beach and Listening and watching the waves from the ocean.

Nowadays, people are getting more use to the beach. Children have learnt from the tourists who are commonly known to be the users of the beach. Gone are the days when actions are left to them alone. Visiting any of the beaches in The Gambia, you will see that we have come of age. The beaches are no more used only by the western tourists but everyone else.The beach also a sporting ground, for  fun and fast paced sports like horse riding, atheletics, aerobics/exercing of body, football, tennis, volley ball and fishing.All these  combined with the sun, sea and sand , you will be excited to visit the beach every day to get rid the loneliness  and meet different people  for fun.

Beach football merges the worlds of football and beach volleyball into one exciting sport. It can be played both competitively and recreationally and because it’s so simple to play, it appeals to all ages. Playing football at the beach is very popular among everyone irregards of sexes. So talking about beach football, it is like regular match except it is played without the regular refree, linesmen, normal goalpost and the number of 11-men for a team, but it is always play ed on sets. What makes it more exciting is how the players falldown when they slide. Running helter and skelter. No position changing that’s no half time. Since there is no refree nor linesmen no exact minutes of play, but because it is group by group number of goal determine the looser or the group to be out for another to play.

Beach is becoming more popular among the youth especially as the school holiday is around the corner. Numerous activities are always put in place like beach party, fashion show competition, sometimes organize by some companiesmostly, the communications houses to win more customers amongst the youths.Celebration s like birthday and different musical performances are not exempted.

Beaches in the Gambia continued to receive more attention and become more flourish and attractive due to renovation they undergoes every end of the tourist season. These renovations are bringing more development to the lives of everyone that earns a living from the beach. Most of beaches are scattered with  small kiosk selling snacks, soft drinks, African ornaments, and so on. Despite trying to make the beach clean, there are still some beach debris that can be found around.  

Beach debris takes many forms. Some are  man-made trash, that winds up on our beaches. Man-made trash has a huge impact on our environment, on wildlife, and on people. This can add up to a big problem. Take a look at some numbers. Sometimes one might be wondering how it got there.

Trash arrives on the beaches from near and far. Some of it is left by visitors. Some runs off city streets through storm drains, or washes down rivers and streams to the Gulf. Some are carried from long distances by wind.