Tour Senegal & South Africa | Visit Senegal, South Africa

Accommodation

6 Nights Hotel Accommodation 4 Nights Guest House Accommodation

Others

Admissions to all listed sites

Guide

Experienced tour leaders are included

Transport

Round trip airport to hotel transfers Transportation in private vehicle

Hygieneprotocol

Face masks required for travelers in public areas Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival Regular temperature checks for staff Guides required to regularly wash hands Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized Gear/equipment sanitized between use Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas Social distancing enforced throughout experience Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff Face masks required for guides in public areas

Meals

10 Breakfasts 7 Dinners

Not included:

Insurance

Travel Insurance is not included

Others

Tip/gratuity to drivers and tour leaders Passport, immunizations and other personal items

Flights

Roundtrip International Airfare/Inter-Africa Airfare

Optional

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrive Dakar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrive Dakar

Tour starts Monday, Thursday or Saturday.

You are met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Early afternoon begin the city tour of Dakar and vicinity. Start from Independence Place, the heart of the city and pass by the presidential palace, the main cathedral and the mosque de la revelation. The tour will show you the contrasts between some upscale residential areas and other more popular but less afuent neighborhoods. You will also visit must-see sites like Kermel, famous for its large variety of products from food to crafts, as well

as for its location in a beautiful landmark Architectural building. You may include the Ifan Museum and other highlights. You will visit the Monument de la Renaissance/Africa Renaissance Monument; a 164 Feet high monument unveiled in 2010, overlooking Dakar and is taller than the Statue of Liberty.

The once controversial bronze statue is a popular attraction among locals as well as visitors. It features a man, woman and child pointing, a symbol of renewed African hope. The woman is now decently clothed, as conservative groups forced the government to lengthen her formerly short skirt, at a cost of more than US$ 10 million, to more modest length.

Included in the city tour is a visit to Dakar City Hall, an impressive structure featuring French-colonial architecture. Combined with its clock tower, this is one of Dakar’s most distinctive pieces of architecture. Although this is the city’s administrative building and city hall, it is open to the public almost like a museum.

Those sites not seen today will be visited tomorrow afternoon.

Meal(s) Included: Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar
Day 2 Day 2: Goree Isla
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Goree Isla

Depart on the 20 minutes ferry ride to visit the charming yet infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the usually quiet streets lined with mostly pastel colored colonial era buildings. Among the most famous building here is the House of Slaves which records the painful history of Goree’s past.

Observe the “Door of No Return” through which millions passed involuntarily. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. The pace here is tranquil, almost relaxing, compared to its exuberant neighbor only a 20 minutes ferry ride away. Return to Dakar and complete the city tour started yesterday.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar
Day 3 Day 3: Pink Lake - Cayar – Dakar
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Pink Lake - Cayar – Dakar

Early morning depart to Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink color. Although this is a tourist attraction, it is also the means of livelihood for the Salt Harvesters.

Interact with the women harvesting salt. You may visit the Fulani village where you will be welcome by the Chief and his wives. You can get a better view of the surrounding area by taking a ride in a quad bike.

After Pink Lake travel to Cayar, a shing community along the Atlantic coastline where donkey-drawn buggies are still a popular form of transportation. Arrive in time for the spectacular return of the shermen. They bring tons of sh, and other seafood in their brightly painted dugout pirogues. The scene is alive with buyers, families, and children.

Return to Dakar early evening.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar
Day 4 Day 4: Dakar – Johannesburg – South Africa
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Dakar – Johannesburg – South Africa

Early morning transfer to the airport for your ight to Johannesburg.

Arrive in Johannesburg late evening. You will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Rivonia Guest House
Day 5 Day 5: Johannesburg
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Johannesburg

This afternoon drive to Lesedi Cultural Village, a multicultural village set amongst rocky hills where the cultures, customs and traditions of four of South Africa’s tribes are brought to life. Get a presentation on the history and origin of the different ethnic groups and given a guided tour the four homesteads – Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho and Pedi. The tour is followed by a cultural performance by the four groups Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho and Pedi. The performance begins with a warm traditional African welcome.

You will have the opportunity to join in the performances and display your talent. The tribal dance display is then followed by a Pan African Feast served in the Nyama

Choma restaurant with delicacies from different regions of Southern Africa.

Meal (s): Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Rivonia Guest House
Day 6 Day 6: Johannesburg - Pilanesburg - Johannesburg
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Johannesburg - Pilanesburg - Johannesburg

After breakfast drive to Pilanesberg Game Reserve the ideal destination for a day Safari, this is a reserve which boasts the “Big Five” and a host of other game species.

The Pilanesberg lies in the crater of an ancient volcano and has some unique scenery and geology. The establishment of this reserve saw the biggest relocation project ever of wild animals and the reserve now boasts “The Big Five; lunch at a local restaurant.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Rivonia Guest House
Day 7 Day 7: Johannesburg – Soweto
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Johannesburg – Soweto

Full day tour of Soweto, get an intimate understanding of South Africa’s history travel along the footpaths of the freedom ghters and experience the City of Johannesburg and Soweto through their eyes highlights will include:

The Hector Petersen Memorial, the spot where 12 year-old Hector was shot during the Soweto uprisings.

Regina Mundi Church. The church was a meeting place for activists deprived of any other place to meet. It played a role in Soweto’s most signicant day, when students, revolting against the imposition of Afrikaans teaching by the apartheid government, ran into the church. They were followed by police, who shot and injured many; ring teargas and damaging the marble altar and the gure of Christ, the bullet holes are still visible in the ceiling.

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital the largest hospital in the world; named in honor of the African National Congress leader who was assassinated in 1993.

Mandela’s House comprising four inter-leading rooms, containing an assortment of memorabilia, paintings and photographs of the Mandela family as well as a collection of honorary doctorates bestowed on Nelson Mandela from universities and institutions around the world.

Freedom Square, the place where the Freedom Charter was adopted as the guiding document of the government.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Rivonia Guest House
Day 8 Day 8: Johannesburg - Cape Town – Robben Island
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Johannesburg - Cape Town – Robben Island

Transfer to airport for morning ight to Cape Town – meet, assist and transfer to your hotel. Take the afternoon ferry to Robben Island – a former prison now a very popular attraction and UNESCO World Heritage Site. This evening enjoy dinner at the Cape Town waterfront.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Southern Sun Waterfront
Day 9 Day 9: Capetown - Table Mountain - Cape Townships
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Capetown - Table Mountain - Cape Townships

Early morning Tour of Table Mountain by cable car; the state‐of‐the‐art car rotates 360 degrees on its way to the top, offering a panoramic view of The City; at the summit take short walks enjoy the magnicent view of Cape Town. Continue on the City Centre, the Company Gardens, the Castle of Good Hope and the Milnerton Lighthouse for a view Table Mountain. In the afternoon go on a Cultural Tour of the Cape Townships, an opportunity to interact with different Communities – visit Langa

Cape Town’s oldest formal township, gaining insights into the recent past and the country’s struggle for democracy. In Gugulethu visit a community‐driven project and observe crafters at work.

This evening a special dinner will be in arranged in a home and accompanied with music and poetry. You will be invited to display your artistic and musical skills.

Meal(s) include: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Southern Sun Waterfront
Day 10 Day 11: Cape Town Wine Lands
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Cape Town Wine Lands

After breakfast, tour the Cape Town Wine Lands. Visit Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch. Enjoy wine tasting in the Stellenbosch area and witness the wine making process from the vineyard to the bottle.

Late afternoon return to Cape Town.

Meal(s) Include: Breakfast

Overnight at Southern Sun Waterfront
Day 11 Day 12: Capetown / Johannesburg / Depart
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Capetown / Johannesburg / Depart

Transfer to the airport for your onward ight, connecting in Johannesburg.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

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Senegal & South Africa

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Itinerary of your trip Senegal & South Africa

Day 1: Arrive Dakar

Day 2: Goree Isla

Day 3: Pink Lake - Cayar – Dakar

Day 4: Dakar – Johannesburg – South Africa

Day 5: Johannesburg

Day 6: Johannesburg - Pilanesburg - Johannesburg

Day 7: Johannesburg – Soweto

Day 8: Johannesburg - Cape Town – Robben Island

Day 9: Capetown - Table Mountain - Cape Townships

Day 11: Cape Town Wine Lands

Day 12: Capetown / Johannesburg / Depart

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