It is known for its botanical gardens, its crocodile pool Bakau Kachikally and for the beaches at Cape Point.

Bakau itself was a small village at the turn of the 19th century and grew in importance as it became a favourite place for private residences of colonial administrators, especially along the beautiful palm fringed beaches.

As people began to move out of Banjul, government allocated residential areas quickly sprang around the old village, acquiring new names in the process.

What were farms of the local population became well planned suburbs filled with bungalows, such as Fajara, New Town, Cape Point, Mile7 and Farrowkono (formerly used as gardens by the locals) Tourism is the most important business activity in Bakau providing a lot of employment, as well as income for the municipal authority.

[citation needed] Gardening is also another major business activity in which the local women are mostly engaged on for livelihood.