Duration: | 4 Day(s) - 3 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Culture Tours |
DAY 1: ARRIVE DAKAR, SENEGAL
Upon arrival at the Blaise Diagne International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your hotel. Relax and unwind for the rest of the day.
Hotel: Le Ndiambour
DAY 2: DAKAR – GOREE – DAKAR
After breakfast, we depart the hotel to the Gare Maritime Port where we go on a 20-minute sail on a ferry to Goree Island. The tour includes a visit infamous slave house, the ethnographic museum, and a briefing by the curator on the history of the Goree, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wander through the narrow streets to explore this historical island.
In the afternoon, we cruise back to Dakar and go on a short city tour including the Renaissance Monument and the Museum of Black Civilization.
We return to the hotel. This evening dinner in a local restaurant for a taste of authentic Senegalese cuisine.
Hotel: Le Ndiambour
Hotel: Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 3: DAKAR – PINK LAKE – BANDIA – DAKAR
After a well-deserved breakfast, check out and depart to Bandia game reserve. WE stop to visit Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganisms and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its unique pink color. Interact with the salt harvesters.
Get on quad bikes and enjoy adventures in the dunes. After lunch, we continue to Bandia National Park, an ecological jewel not far from Dakar. Bandia Game Reserve is located in a 3500-hectare-wide conservation area. Embark on an unforgettable Safari where you will see numerous animal species native to Senegal including buffalos, antelopes, impala gazelles, monkeys, tortoises, and crocodiles in addition to white rhinoceros, kudu, elands, cape moose, giraffes, ostriches, zebras.
Stop by the crocodile pool where animals come to drink and buffalos wallow in the mud. You will see numerous bird species including small hornbills, grey herons, eagles, blackbirds, and kingfishers. Continue to Samone for overnight.
We return to Dakar and transfer to the hotel for the night.
Hotel: Le Ndiambour
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4: DAKAR – DEPART
Enjoy the day at leisure or complete the city tour of Dakar. You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals Included: Breakfast