GAMBIA

Pets

Cats and dogs must be accompanied by a veterinarian's health certificate issued at point of origin. The day after the arrival of the pets, they have to be registered at the Gambian Veterinary Department to obtain an import permit.

Pets may enter as passenger's checked baggage, in the cabin or as cargo.

General Information

Gambia is a country in Western Africa. The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, and has a small coast on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. Its borders roughly correspond to the path of the Gambia River, the nation's namesake, which flows through the country's center and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Gambia is a very small and narrow country whose borders mirror the meandering Gambia River.The general climate for the Gambia is tropical.