welcome to our ninki nanka centre

Thanks to the support of the TUI Care Foundation’s Colourful Cultures initiative ‘Tails & Tales of the Ninki Nanka’, we are proud to open the Ninki Nanka Centre, a vibrant home for developing and celebrating the Ninki Nanka Trail and the many people who bring it to life.

Our Centre is a space for community, creativity, and connection — supporting local storytellers, entrepreneurs, craft producers, and artists to share their talents and grow together.

Here’s what you’ll find at the Ninki Nanka Centre:

• Information & Visitor Hub – Learn about the Ninki Nanka Trail, meet local producers, make bookings and discover the stories that inspire our journey.

• Community & Volunteer Space – The working base for Ninki Nanka Encounters, offering offices, meeting and training rooms and accommodation for volunteers.

• Crafts & Creatives Incubator – A creative space offering technical support, workshops and mentoring to develop new Ninki Nanka Trail-branded crafts and merchandise.

• Ninki Nanka Shop – A platform for emerging artists and producers to showcase and sell their handmade creations at the Centre, through pop-ups and online.

• Art Café & Women’s Empowerment Projects – Run in partnership with ITTOG’s ‘No Woman Left Behind’ initiative, creating opportunities for women to learn, lead and thrive.

The Ninki Nanka Centre is more than a building, it’s a symbol of what we can achieve when communities, culture and conservation come together.

A Ninki Nanka Centre Manager will soon join our team to oversee the daily operations of the Centre, welcome visitors, and support our information, events, and marketing activities.

Where you find us

Ninki Nanka Centre

Opposite Apple Tree Primary School, Kotu
Main Tourist Development Area (TDA)
The Gambia