Explore Marakisa

Marakisa, located 5 kilometers south of Brikama and just 40 minutes from your coastal hotels, is a diverse area offering a variety of habitats, including woodland, rice fields, swamps, scrubs, and ponds within the Marakisa Creek. The creek hosts a couple of tourist camps, each equipped with superb pools for bird observation. Additionally, visitors can hire canoes from the camps to explore the creek.

Among the numerous bird species you may encounter in Marakisa are the Yellow-Throated Leaflove, Greater and Lesser Honeyguide, African Golden Oriole, Red-Shouldered Cuckoo, Beaudouin’s Snake Eagle, Red-Necked Falcon, Northern Crombec, and more.