Start and end in Dakar! With the in-depth cultural tour The Best of Senegal, you have an 8 day tour package taking you through Dakar, Senegal and 10 other destinations in Senegal. The Best of Senegal includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more
Activity location
Dakar
Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
Meeting/Redemption Point
Blaise Diagne International Airport
Ndiass, Thiès Region, Senegal
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The Best of Senegal,8 Days
Activity duration is 8 days8d
8d
English
Pickup included
Starting time: 8:30 am
Price details
AU$6,700.50 x 2 AdultsAU$13,401.00
Total
Price is AU$13,401.00AU$13,401.00
includes taxes & fees
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Public transport options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Activity itinerary
Day 1: ARRIVAL
1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour
Dakar
Arrive Dakar. You will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Today’s activities will be determined based on your arrival time. You may relax and unwind or start the tour of Dakar and vicinity. Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour
Day 2: DAKAR – GOREE ISLAND – DAKAR
1 stop
Meals: breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour
Goree Island
2h
This morning take a 20-minute ferry ride to Gorée Island. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of the Goree, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the afternoon return to Dakar and go on a city tour. Visit the colourful markets including Tilen Market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Stop by Dakar’s grand Mosque, the Presidential Palace, and the Artisans Market. Meals included: Breakfast Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour
Day 3: DAKAR – PINK LAKE – ST LOUIS
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight at Mermoz
Dakar
2h
After breakfast depart to Saint Louis located in the north of Senegal. En route take a tour of Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink colour. Interact with the women harvesting salt. Visit the Fulani village where you may be welcomed by the Chief. Continue to Saint Louis, Senegal’s former colonial capital. Early evening go on a city tour of Saint Louis and explore the narrow streets flanked by houses with carved wooden balconies and verandas and stop by the vibrant fisshing village of Guet Ndar. Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner Overnight at Mermoz
Day 4: SAINT LOUIS – DJOUDJ – SAINT LOUIS
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight at Mermoz
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
2h
Admission ticket included
After breakfast, visit the Djoudj National Bird Park (a UNESCO World Heritage site), which is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world. Situated on a major palearctic migratory route, this park is a paradise for bird enthusiasts. Some of the world’s greatest concentrations of white pelicans and amingos can be seen here: up to 10,000 species. Enjoy a pirogue ride to better view the many species of cormorants, pelicans, ducks, flamingos, various songbirds and more. You may also see crocodiles, boas, boars and other wildlife. Complete your city tour of Saint Louis.
Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner Overnight at Mermoz
Day 5: SAINT LOUIS – TOUBA – DELTA DU SALOUM
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight at Hotel Les Cordons Bleus
Touba
2h
After breakfast drive to Sine Saloum located in a beautiful wild nature. Stop on the way to visit Touba, the holy city of Mouride brotherhood. Get to Ndagane and have a cruise through the mangroove . Get to your hotel and overnight.
Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner Overnight at Hotel Les Cordons Bleus
After breakfast, depart to Joal Fadiouth visiting en route the central market of Mbour. Continue to Joal, made famous partly because it is the birth place of Senegal’s first President Leopold Senghor. Visit the sh market and observe the lively daily activities. Visit the Senghor museum. Con continue to the traditional Serere village of Fadiouth where you will observe the cathedral, the market place, the sacred Baobab tree and the famous cemetery where Muslims, Christians and Animists are buried. Continue to Saly beach resort with stops at small villages. Arrive in time to enjoy the beach before nightfall. Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner Overnight at Royam Saly
Day 7: SALY – BANDIA – SALY
1 stop
Meals: breakfast, snacks
Accommodation: Overnight at Royam Saly
Saly
2h
This morning travel to Bandia National Park for a safari. Bandia Game Reserve is located in a 3500-hectare wide conservation area. Here you will see numerous species native to Senegal including: buffalos, antelopes, impala gazelles, monkeys, tortoises and crocodile 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 the small hornbills, grey heron, eagles, blackbirds and kingshers. The Bandia wildlife reserve has succeeded in reintroducing much of the marvellous native ora and fauna that are unique to West Africa and had gradually disappeared due to demographic pressure and poaching. Early evening return to Saly Beach Resort. Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner
Overnight at Royam Saly
Day 8: SALY – DEPART
1 stop
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included
Saly
2h
With the assistance of your driver and guide decide on your excursions and activities before you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight Meals included: Breakfast
End point Blaise Diagne International Airport, Dakar, Senegal
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Dakar
Dakar, Senegal, Senegal
Meeting/Redemption Point
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Blaise Diagne International Airport
Ndiass, Thiès Region, Senegal
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