Private Tour
Senegal highlights 8 Days 7 Nights (comfort)
Overview
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This 8- day tour features an excursion to Goree Island, Pink Lake and Dakar. The trip also includes attending the annual Saint Louis international Jazz Festival, in the north of Senegal which was formerly the capital of French West Africa
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Arrival in Dakar
Accommodations
Overnights at Yass Hotel Dakar, a 3-star hotel
Dakar Railway Station
Arrive in Dakar and settle at the Yass Hotel Dakar booked for you on bed and breakfast.
DAKAR AND GOREE ISLAND
Accommodations
Night at Yass Hotel Dakar, a 3-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Island of Goree
After breakfast today you will visit Dakar. Shop around the Tilen market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Continue at the National Art Gallery and picturesque residential district of Medina. Noontime visits the UNESCO- world heritage site of Goree Island which houses “The Door of No Return”. Take a trip to the ethnographic museum and have a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island
DAKAR – PINK LAKE – ST LOUIS
Accommodations
overnight in Cap St Louis, a 2- star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Saint-Louis
Wake up for a drive to St Louis via the natural phenomenon Pink Lake. Watch to the workers harvesting salt with a visit to the Fulani village where the village king will warmly welcome you. Afterward, leave for St Louis which is approximately 165 miles off Dakar. Have fun at the opening night at the Jazz Festival.
ST LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL
Accommodations
Overnight at Cap St Louis Hotel, a 3-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Tour Djoudj National Park, one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world. The park is a paradise for bird enthusiasts and is located at the major migratory route. You will see world greatest concentrated white pelicans and flamingo which mark up 10,000 each species. In the evening watch world-renowned Jazz performers at the festival
ST LOUIS AND VICINITY
Accommodations
Overnight Cap St Louis Hotel, a 3- star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Office de Tourisme Syndicat d'Initiative de Saint-Louis et de sa Region
The city of St Louis is a Senegal former French colonial capital. Walk down the narrow street flanked by houses with carved balconies and verandas which is a good reminder of the occupation of the French colonists. In the evening attend the Jazz festival with performers of Senegal Kora players and vocalists
ST LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL
Accommodations
Overnight Cap St Louis Hotel, a 3- star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Saint-Louis
Continue touring the charming UNESCO world heritage site and afterwards watch the closing performers of Jazz Festival
ST LOUIS – TOUBA – DAKAR
Accommodations
Overnight at Yass Hotel, a 3-star hotel
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
DINNER
Dinner
Great Mosque Of Touba
After breakfast at the hotel, back to Dakar with a stop in Touba for a visit at the holy city including the Grand Mosque, Library, and the Mouride Community
DAKAR – DEPART
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Dakar Farmers Market
Day at leisure before you transfer to the airport for your onward flight
What‘s Included
Transportation in private vehicle
Accommodation which is shared but if the person wish not to share he/she will add $540
Experienced tour/safari guide
Travel insurance
Gratuity to drivers and guides
Jazz Festival Admission fees
Cost of a Visa
Transfers to the airport
Meals not listed.
Pickup points
Dakar International House
Scat Urbam, Cite Kheur Khadim 164 Dakar Senegal
Options
Senegal highlights 8 Days 7 Nights (comfort)
Pickup included
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