Backroads of Senegal
Backroads of Senegal
Backroads of Senegal
Start in Dakar and end in Saly! With the In-depth Cultural tour Backroads of Senegal, you have a 13 days tour package taking you through Dakar, Senegal and 11 other destinations in Senegal. Backroads of Senegal includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
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Start in Dakar and end in Saly! With the In-depth Cultural tour Backroads of Senegal, you have a 13 days tour package taking you through Dakar, Senegal and 11 other destinations in Senegal. Backroads of Senegal includes accommodation in a hotel as well as an expert guide, meals, transport and more.
Arrive Dakar; meet assist and transfer to the hotel. Overnight at Farid Hotel or Similar.
After breakfast, tour Dakar. Pass the colourful markets of Sandaga, Tiline and Kermel. Observe the Great Mosque, Independence Square, the Presidential Palace, the IFAN Museum, where a fine collection of West African masks is housed, the Cathedral, and the shopping centers on Pompidou Avenue. Then visit the craft village of Soumbedioune. In the afternoon, take a ferry boat to visit famous/infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Observe the “Door of No Return” through which millions of Africans passed on the way to slavery in the Americas. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. Late afternoon, return to Dakar. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Farid Hotel or Similar.
This morning drive to Saint Louis. Visit Pink Lake on the way, a rare natural phenomena caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its pink color. Interact with the women harvesting salt and visit the Fulani village where you will be welcomed by the chief and his wives. Continue to Thies and visit the National Gallery of Tapestry before you get to St Louis. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner.
This morning drive to Djoudj Park. You will see thousands birds and hundreds species. We will have a tour in motorized canoe. We may also see some snakes and crocodiles. There are also possibilities to see warthog. After visit Drive back to St Louis and enjoy a tour of Saint Louis (the former colonial capital of Senegal) in a horsedrawn carriage. Explore the narrow streets flanked by houses with carved wooden balconies and verandas. You will see the governor’s palace, a fortress built in the 18th century; you will see the only mosque in the world with a bell and dating colonial period. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Mermoz.
After breakfast, you drive to Kaolack with stops on the way to visit small villages and the holy city of Touba, founded by Ahmadou Bamba, a revered Holyman who started the Pan Africanism struggles in Senegal. After lunch continue to Kaolack. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Le Relais or Similar
Today drive to the Niokolo Koba park passing through Tambacounda and visiting small villages on the way. Arrive early evening at your hotel. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar
Continue exploring rural Senegal. Drive to visit places where people get gold in the traditional manner; trek to visit some bedik villages and overnight in Kedougou. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar
Today take a drive to villages in the area of Kedougou. Between Kedougou and Salementa to visit the Bedik people. Visit their main villages such as Iwol to meet the Biwol and Etyowar. Then you drive to see the cascade of Dindelo. Return to Kedougou early evening. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar.