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The Best of Senegal,8 Days

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192 hours

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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

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‘s Included

Roundtrip airport / hotel transfers

Meeting and assistance on arrival and departure

Admission to all listed sites

Professional Guide

Visas and international flights

Gratuities

Expenses of personal nature

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Blaise Diagne Intl. Airport

Dakar Senegal

Le Ndiambour Hotel et Residence

121 Carnot Street, Dakar Dakar Senegal

What To Expect

Day 1

ARRIVAL

Accommodations

Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour

1

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

Admission Not Applicable
Day 2

DAKAR – GOREE ISLAND – DAKAR

Accommodations

Overnight at Hotel Ndiambour

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

1

Goree Island

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 3

DAKAR – PINK LAKE – ST LOUIS

Accommodations

Overnight at Mermoz

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

DINNER

Dinner

1

Dakar

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 4

SAINT LOUIS – DJOUDJ – SAINT LOUIS

Accommodations

Overnight at Mermoz

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

DINNER

Dinner

1

Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary

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

2 hours • Admission Included
Day 5

SAINT LOUIS – TOUBA – DELTA DU SALOUM

Accommodations

Overnight at Hotel Les Cordons Bleus

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

DINNER

Dinner

1

Touba

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 6

DELTA SALOUM – JOAL FADIOUTH – MBOUR – SALY

Accommodations

Overnight at Royam Saly

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

DINNER

Dinner

1

Joal Fadiouth

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 7

SALY – BANDIA – SALY

Accommodations

Overnight at Royam Saly

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

DINNER

Dinner

1

Saly

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable
Day 8

SALY – DEPART

1

Saly

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

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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The Best of Senegal,8 Days

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  • 100% Recommend Continental Tour

    ecob371,

    Nov 24, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This was the absolute BEST Tour ever! I advised the company and my guide this was my first overseas trip ever and they made sure I got the full experience while making sure I was supported at all times. My driver and guide were professional yet personable. I honestly feel like I made friends. I am a cook so wanted to know more about the culinary side of Senegal. They delivered! I got to try many different foods and even talk with some peanut farmers in their fields. Stopped at a roadside sandwich market and tried a Ndambe sandwich. I am already planning my second trip with Continent Tours. Not sure if this is allowed, but feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions.

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  • Wonderful week in Senegal

    R2128QUlindak,

    Oct 5, 2024

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    To celebrate our wedding anniversary, we traveled from our home in the United States to Senegal. We are so grateful that our travel agent connected us with Continent Tours. Our itinerary (from September 25 to October 1, 2024) was tailored to our interests in culture, history, and religion. It was our first trip to Africa. We learned so much from our kind tour guide, Abou Pouye, who knows a million facts and stories about Senegal, West Africa, and beyond. To see Senegal through his eyes opened our hearts to carry a spirit of this country inside us forever. Our driver, Ibou, was skillful, happy, and reassuring. Through some flooded streets in Dakar, crowded roads in market towns, and busy highways in between, Ibou's driving was stellar. At the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar, we learned why Africa is truly the cradle of humanity. Our tour also included the Africa Renaissance Monument, Goree Island (a slave-trading center in the 15th-19th centuries with the haunting Door of No Return), Pink Lake, the Great Mosque in the holy city of Touba, Shell Island, Saly, and the Somone Delta. We felt sad to leave Senegal, land of the lion and the sacred baobab tree, a place where rainfall is a blessing because water is mercy. We encourage all travelers, especially our fellow Americans, to visit Africa with Continent Tours. Peace be with you. -- Linda and Paul Pompili

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