| Duration: | 13 Day(s) - 12 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
Day 1: ARRIVE IN DAKAR
Arrive in Dakar; meet assist and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at Hotel Azalai Dakar
Day 2: DAKAR – CITY TOUR – GOREE ISLAND
After breakfast, tour Dakar. Pass the colorful markets of Sandaga, Tiline, and Kermel. Observe the Great Mosque, Independence Square, the Presidential Palace, the IFAN Museum, where a fine collection of West African masks is housed, the Cathedral, and the shopping centers on Pompidou Avenue. Then visit the craft village of Soumbedioune.
In the afternoon, take a ferry boat to visit the famous/infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Observe the “Door of No Return” through which millions of Africans passed on the way to slavery in the Americas. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. Late afternoon, return to Dakar.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel Azalai Dakar
Day 3: DAKAR – PINK LAKE –THIES- ST LOUIS
This morning drove to Saint Louis. Visit Pink Lake on the way, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganisms and a high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink color. Interact with the women harvesting salt and visit the Fulani village where you will be welcomed by the chief and his wives. Continue to Thies and visit the National Gallery of Tapestry before you get to St Louis.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at La Residence Saint Louis
Day 4: ST LOUIS – DJOUDJ – ST LOUIS
This morning drive to Djoudj Park. You will see thousands of birds and hundreds of species. We will have a tour in a motorized canoe. We may also see some snakes and crocodiles. There are also possibilities to see warthog.
After a visit Drive back to St Louis and enjoy a tour of Saint Louis (the former colonial capital of Senegal) in a horse-drawn carriage. Explore the narrow streets flanked by houses with carved wooden balconies and verandas. You will see the governor’s palace, a fortress built in the 18th century; you will see the only mosque in the world with a bell and dating the colonial period.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at La Residence Saint Louis
Day 5: ST LOUIS – TOUBA – KAOLACK
After breakfast, you drive to Kaolack with stops on the way to visit small villages and the holy city of Touba, founded by Ahmadou Bamba, a revered Holyman who started the Pan-Africanism struggles in Senegal. After lunch continue to Kaolack.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Relais or Similar
Day 6: KAOLACK – TAMBACOUNDA – KEDOUGOU
Today drive to the Niokolo Koba park passing through Tambacounda and visiting small villages on the way. Arrive early evening at your hotel.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar
Day 7: KEDOUGOU – TOMBORONKOTO – KEDOUGOU
Continue exploring rural Senegal. Drive to visit places where people traditionally get gold; trek to visit some batik villages and overnight in Kedougou.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar
Day 8: KEDOUGOU – BASSARI COUNTRY
Today take a drive to villages in the area of Kedougou. Between Kedougou and Salementa visit the Bedik people. Visit their main villages such as Iwol to meet the Biwol and Etyowar. Then you drive to see the cascade of Dindelo. Return to Kedougou early evening.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar
Day 9: KEDOUGOU – KAOLACK
Today, cross the Niokolo Koba park while driving back to Kaolack. Stop at points of interest for more curiosity.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Le Relais or Similar
Day 10: KAOLACK – SALY
Breakfast and drive to Joal Fadjouth and Mbour. Joal birthplace of Senegal’s first president, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and its picturesque twin, Fadiouth a village covered with oysters and clam shells. The food supplies are houses in granaries built on stilts. Get to Saly and stay overnight at your resort hotel.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar
Day 11: SALY – BANDIA PARK – SALY
Early depart to visit the Bandia park for Safari. Chance to see wildlife such as Crocodiles, Antelopes, Rhinoceros, monkeys, Buffalos, and giraffes among others… Observe the legendary Baobab tree which has been used during the past century as the cemetery. Inside the game reserve, there is a bar-restaurant where you may stop and take some refreshments. Return to Saly.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar
Day 12: SALY
Day at Leisure at the beach hotel.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar
Day 13: DEPART – DAKAR
You have this morning either to rest or have a tour in Dakar to buy some souvenirs.
Meal(s) Included: Breakfast
