Senegal Highlights 8 Days / 7 Nights

Day 1: Arrival in Dakar, Senegal

On arrival, meet with our esteemed guide who will help you finish all the formalities and transfer you to the place of accommodation. Check-in to the hotel and have an orientation about the safari with your guide. Place of accommodation: Hotel Farid or similar Meal plan: Dinner

Day 2: City tour Dakar 

 After breakfast, your trip begins with a city tour of Dakar. The first place of the visit will be independence place passing through the presidential palace and the main cathedral. Follow by a drive to the seafront toward soumbedioune market and the “mosque de la revelation.”The tour to Dakar will show you the contrasts between upscale residential areas and other popular neighborhoods. You will not leave Dakar without a visit to the popular hotspots like Kermel, Tilene Market, Renaissance Monument, not forgetting Africa’s most modern Museum, the Museum of African Civilization a massive four-story complex which fulfilled the dreams of Senegal’s first president Leopold Sedar Senghor. At midday board a ferry to Goree Island. Spend your time exploring the quiet streets lined with colonial-era buildings. Your guide will show you one of the most famous buildings which mark the history of Goree. See the “Door of No Return,” where millions passed on their way to slavery. Place of accommodation: Hotel Farid or similar Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 3: Pink Lake and Lompoul Desert

After breakfast, leave Dakar for a drive to the pink lake, an important center for salt collection. On arrival, observe how salt diggers harvest the salt from the Lake and women pile it up. Lunch at own expenses which after that you will drive to Lompoul desert. At your details upon, board a 4WD to the middle of the desert. Enjoy a great experience of the Lompoul desert as you will have dinner watching traditional ballet performing Jembe drums involving singing and dancing around the campfire enjoying the constellations. There will be a possibility of a camel ride. This will be a lifetime experience. Place of accommodation: Lodge de Lompoul or similar Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 4: Lompoul – Saint Louis 

Wake up for a 2-hour drive to the old city of Saint Louis, the former capital of Senegal. Explore the town on a horse-drawn carriage. The city reminds you of New Orleans with a wooden balcony align at the narrow streets. Place of accommodation: Hotel Cap Saint Louis or similar Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 5: Saint Louis – Touba – Toubacouta 

Depart to the holy city of Touba. Visit one of the largest and most Magnificent Mosque in all of West Africa, the Grand Mosque. Your guide will help you understand Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba the founder of Mouridism and the history of Touba. Later continue to Toubacouta arriving at Keur Saloum Hotel- Lodge, which is at the heart of Africa’s most beautiful ecosystems. The territory covers about 200,000 hectares with its intimate blend of sky, earth and sea. It has been the subject of several national and international protective measures; therefore, it deserves our protection as well. Place of accommodation: Hotel Keur Saloum or similar Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 6: Toubacouta – Joal Fadiouth – Saly

Depart to the twin village of Joal and Fadiouth. Joal is on the main island, the birthplace of the first president- Leopold Senghor. Fadiouth is on a small island reached by a long wooden bridge composed entirely of Oyster and a calm shell that has been deposited over the centuries. Continue to sally. Place of accommodation: Royam Hotel or Royal Hotel Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner

Day 7: Saly – Bandia Safari Game Reserve 

After your breakfast, drive to Bandia safari reserve, one of the major attractions for tourists staying in Dakar or nearby areas. After the game drive visit at the sanctuary, there will be an optional Accrobaobab adventure consisting of the park for tree climbing, outdoor recreation, and courtesy house. It is an unmemorable adventure you would not like to miss. Place of accommodation: Royam Hotel or Royal Hotel Meal plan: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day 8: Saly – Airport

Departure date depending on your flight details. There will also be a chance to participate in optional activities such as jet skis, kayaking, and surfing golf among others