Saudi Arabia to The Gambia visa requirements

A Saudi Arabia ordinary passport holder needs a visa in advance to visit The Gambia for tourism. Saudi Arabia is not on Gambia's visa-exempt list, and because Gambia operates an Embassy in Riyadh and a Consulate General in Jeddah, the airport visa-on-arrival channel (reserved for nationals of countries with no Gambian mission) does not apply. Apply at the Gambian mission in Saudi Arabia before departure. The Gambia is a West African country (not in the Schengen area, so Schengen 90/180 and ETIAS rules do not apply). Gambia grants 90-day visa-free entry to African Union, Commonwealth, EU/EFTA and ECOWAS member states, plus a short named list including the UAE, Turkey, Indonesia and a few micro-states. Saudi Arabia appears on none of these lists and has no reciprocal visa-waiver agreement with The Gambia, so Saudi citizens require a visa. Gambia's visa-on-arrival facility at Banjul International Airport is available only to nationals of countries where The Gambia has no diplomatic representation. The Gambia maintains an Embassy in Riyadh (inaugurated under President Barrow) and a Consulate General in Jeddah, so Saudi nationals fall outside the visa-on-arrival exception and must obtain a visa before travel. The standard channel is a single-entry visit/tourist visa, valid 3 months from issue for stays of up to 90 days, applied for at the Gambian Embassy in Riyadh or Consulate General in Jeddah. Travelers should also carry a yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from or transiting a yellow-fever risk country, and pay the USD 20 airport security fee charged on both arrival and departure. Wikipedia's visa-requirements table independently classifies The Gambia as "visa required" for Saudi citizens, consistent with this analysis.