These aren't panel guests or paid speakers. These are real developers, with real projects on the ground in the Gambia — people our founder knows personally, who'll tell you what it actually costs, what actually went wrong, and whether they'd do it again.
PLA Tours arranged these relationships before a single ticket was sold. That's the difference between access and advertising.
One of the Gambia's established real estate names, specialising in waterfront apartments and boutique developments across Kombo St Mary — Brufut, Tanji, Bijilo, and Kololi among them. Their team handles everything from land acquisition to legal handover, and they publish detailed guidance for foreign buyers on financing, legal checks, and avoiding common mistakes.
Founder Mohammed O. Njie built a career in US construction and renovation over two decades, then returned to the Gambia and rebuilt entirely from the ground up — starting with a small carpet cleaning and home improvement business before growing it into a 26-person construction group with over 100 completed projects across the Gambia and Senegal.
Most people's idea of "African investment" comes from headlines, not handshakes. Standing on an actual site, asking the awkward questions gives you something no brochure or webinar ever will: the ability to tell the difference between an opportunity and a story.
The full itinerary runs across the whole week — wildlife, nightlife, the orphanage, and more.