DATE

ACTIVITY

VENUE

TIME

Thurs.  29th May 2008

Arrival and Registration of participants

Ocean Bay Hotel and Kairaba Beach Hotel

5.00 – 9.00 p.m

Friday 30th May 2008

Arrival and Registration of participants

Orientation and Welcome Reception

Ocean Bay Hotel and Kairaba Beach Hotel

Army Officers Mess

9.am – 9p.m

8.00 p.m.

Saturday 31st May 2008

               
INVESTMENT FORUM

Carnival: Procession of Music and Dance
Troupes

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
(Featuring Cultural Groups, Live Bands and The musical traditions of The Gambia – Kora/drum symphonies)

Paradise Suite Hotel

Westfield junction through Kairaba Avenue via Coastal road to the Stadium.

   Independence  
  Stadium, Bakau

9.00 a.m - Midday

2.00 p.m.

4p.m – midnight

Sunday 1st June 2008

Church Service

INTERFAITH RELIGIOUS FORUM
(Religious Conference)

REGATTA (Traditional Boat Race)
Featuring: Swimming competition, Two men paddle race, Five men paddle race, twenty men paddle race and the most decorated canoe with entertainment
           

Abiding Word Ministries near the Stadium, Bakau

Friendship Hotel
Bakau

Banjul Wharf

9.00a.m - Midday

11.00a.m– 1.00p.m

2.00p.m – 7.00p.m

Monday 2nd June 2008

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Tuesday 3rd June 2008

ROOTS TRAIL

Visit Janjangbureh and Heritage Sites  

• Wassu Stone Circles Site Museum
• Old Trading Houses in Janjangbureh

(Lunch at Wassu Stone Circles Site
Museum Grounds)

Cultural Night
  
Departure From Janjangbureh

Arrival At Juffureh

Pilgrimage Juffureh/Albreda Villages

• Boat cruise to Fort James Island
• Float Wreaths on River Gambia
• Prayers and Libation for unknown Ancestors at the Fort.

Cultural Night

Central River Region
Janjangbureh/Wassu

(Night stop at Janjangbureh)

Janjangbureh Town

Janjangbureh for Juffureh

The Villages of     Juffureh/Albreda

Juffureh Village

Fort James Island
“

Departure from Banjul 8.00 a.m.
(By land)

9.00 p.m.

8.00a.m

11.00 a.m

3.00 p.m
to
7.00p.m

9.00p.m -Midnight

Wednesday 4th June 2008

DEPART Juffureh/Albreda,  Boat cruise to Bwiam in Foni for Kanilai

Arrival in Kanilai

Preparation of Initiates

SYMPOSIUM ON PAN-AFRICANISM

WRESTLING along cultural entertainment

Kanilai (Full board)

Kanilai

Sindola Camp

Kanilai Village Square

9.00 a.m.

1.00 p.m.

5p.m. Onwards

5.00p.m – 7.00p.m

9.00 p.m. till late

Thursday 5th June 2008

      “FUTAMPAF” (Rites of Passage)           

• Ritual ceremonies    
• Ritual dances             

                                              
           “ Roots Gala Dinner”

• Local Gambian and West African Cuisine and beverages.

• Fashion Show
• Performances by National and International Artists present

   
Kanilai Village

Sindola Camp
Kanilai Village

8.30 a.m. Onwards

8.00 p.m.

Friday 6th June 2008

Departure from Kanilai in the morning

Stop over at
Makasustu Eco-Tourism Cultural Park

                 Farewell Musical Jamboree
Featuring:  Local and International Guest Artists

 
Kanilai to Banjul

Kembujeh Village Western Region

     
Teranga Beach Front
(Palma Rima Beach)     

9.00 a.m.

12.00p.m– 6.00p.m

9.00p.m. till day break

Saturday 7th June 2008

Free Morning / Shopping
Departures