Tour Senegal, Enter Africa 8 Days

Guide

English speaking Guide for the entire program

Transport

An air-conditioned vehicle with driver and fuel for the entire itinerary

Accommodation

Accommodation in hotels and camps mentioned in the program

Meals

07 breakfasts, 05 dinners

Others

Excursions as referred in the program Tour city of Dakar Visit of Gorée Island Excursion in Djoudj Park or Barbarie City tour of St Louis Ride by canoe in Saloum River and safari in Fathala park Visit of the mosque of Touba

Not included:

Flights

International flights not included.

Others

Dinner’s days 1 & 2, Lunches. Drinks and extras during meals Personal expenses Flight

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrival – Dakar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrival – Dakar

Arrival at the International Airport of Diass. After formalities, we’ll transfer in a private airconditioned car to our hotel. Overnight.
Day 2 Day 2: Dakar – Goree – Dakar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Dakar – Goree – Dakar

Breakfast, we begin a city tour of Dakar, the Senegalese capital. We’ll make a visit that will

permit us to discover the colonial’s remains of what was the capital of French Africa: the

Presidential palace, the Independence Place, the chamber of commerce….. Transfer to the

harbor where we will board a ferry to visit Gorée Island (20 minutes away from Dakar).

Gorée is an island of 300m wide and 900m long which was the stake of numerous

confrontations between the Portuguese, English, Dutch, and French. Hundreds of thousands

of men, women, and children were deported from Gorée. The « slaves’ house » with its door

opened on the ocean is a terrible reminder of the cruelty of men towards men. Come back to

our hotel in Dakar, overnight
Day 3 Day 3: Dakar– Pink Lake – Saint-Louis
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Dakar– Pink Lake – Saint-Louis

After breakfast, we follow up to the famous Pink Lake: a stretch of pink water with a high

level of salinity. There we have the opportunity to see how women of surrounding villages

extract salt from the lake, this lake which is the arrival point of the Paris-Dakar. After lunch,

we continue towards Saint-Louis, a city presumed to be the first European town of all West

Africa. This colonial city offers to us the remains of its glorious past. Dinner and overnight in

our hotel
Day 4 Day 4: St Louis – Djoudj / Langue De Barbarie – City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: St Louis – Djoudj / Langue De Barbarie – City Tour

OPTION 1: (from November to April) Breakfast. Departure towards the north. 60 km

later, arrival to the National Park of Djoudj where we’ll take a motorized canoe to go

through the River Senegal. This ornithological park is the third most important one in

the world. It’s an ecological area of vital importance for the fauna of the region. Three

million birds of all kind, transit between November and May by this natural sanctuary.

OPTION 2: (all the year) after the breakfast, departure to Gandiole, where a

motorized canoe waits for us to make a cruise in the ornithological reserve of Barbarie. This

site welcomes a large variety of migratory birds and hosts different types of trees.

Back to St-Louis, we can take our Lunch (at your charge) in a restaurant on the island. After a

little rest, we will visit the colonial district and the popular one also called fisher’ district, by a

horse-cart. Riding along its narrow streets bordered by colonial houses is like living in

another century. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5 Day 5: St Louis - Lompoul
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: St Louis - Lompoul

Breakfast. Morning free, to stroll in the streets of Saint-Louis Island or along Hydrobase

beach. Not included lunch. In the afternoon we go to Lompoul desert - dunes of 25 - 30m-.

Arrival to the desert and installation in our lodge; you will have the possibility of doing small

trekking across the dunes admiring the beautiful sunset. Dinner and overnight in a khaima

camp.
Day 6 Day 6: Lompoul - Touba-Kaolack-Sine Saloum
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Lompoul - Touba-Kaolack-Sine Saloum

After breakfast in the desert, we will have free time to realize a stroll on a camel. After that,

our trip goes on to the sacred city of Touba. This Senegalese "mecca" is the main sanctuary

for the followers of the Muridism, the branch of the Islam that is one of the most important in

the country. The marabout, spiritual leader, lives in this original city built around the huge

mosque with its splendid minaret. From there, we continue to Kaolack for lunch (at your

charge). Continuation to Toubacouta where is located our hotel, Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 Day 7: Fathala Park & Cruise Saloum River
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Fathala Park & Cruise Saloum River

Breakfast. Today we enjoy a typical African bush experience in an open game viewing vehicle

on a guided sunrise game drive through the reserve. See family herds of the rare West African

Giant Derby Eland – only found in this part of the world - and visit the breeding camp. Other

antelope species such as roan, waterbuck, and bushbuck can also be viewed, as well as

giraffes, rhino, buffalo, warthog, red colobus, green vervet and red patas monkeys as well as

exquisitely colored bird species amongst the giant African mahogany trees. Enjoy morning

coffee sundowners and snacks next to the waterhole as you experience a magnificent African

sunrise. Binoculars are advised as animals and bird sightings are not always close by. In the

afternoon after a little rest, we’ll experience a sunset cruise in the bird’s islands located in

Saloum River. The delta, where Sine and Saloum come together, is a labyrinth of small

islands. We can enjoy a lovely cruise into the mangrove creek. After the cruise, back to our

hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 Day 8: Sine Saloum – Mbour – Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Sine Saloum – Mbour – Airport

Breakfast. Depart to Dakar. We’ll make some stops en route to visit local populations. Arrival

in “La Petite Côte” and we go directly tour hotel for day use. You’ll have the possibility to

take bath and to arrange your luggage before departure to the airport. At the appropriate hour,

transfer to the airport. End of our services.

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Senegal, Enter Africa 8 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Senegal, Enter Africa 8 Days

Day 1: Arrival – Dakar

Day 2: Dakar – Goree – Dakar

Day 3: Dakar– Pink Lake – Saint-Louis

Day 4: St Louis – Djoudj / Langue De Barbarie – City Tour

Day 5: St Louis - Lompoul

Day 6: Lompoul - Touba-Kaolack-Sine Saloum

Day 7: Fathala Park & Cruise Saloum River

Day 8: Sine Saloum – Mbour – Airport

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