Face of Senegal

Face of Senegal

DAY 1: ARRIVAL
Arrival in BlaiseDiagne airport . Welcome and transfer to a 4 stars hotel. Overnight, bed and breakfast.

DAY 2: DAKAR/GOREE
Breakfast at hotel and departure for a guided tour of the city of Dakar and its main places of interest. Dakar is a peninsular and is the most western located point of the African continent. Dakar is a picturesque and colourfu1 city with its market places, its handicraft villages centers, its
typical livelihood areas and its residential areas constructed in a Soudano - Sahelian architecture style. The visit of the Independence square heart of the city, where is a located banks insurance company, Travel Agencies, Airline companies etc... After the tour of the city, interac?on with local people, they'll take the ferry boat for Goree Island situated in four kilometers from Dakar. Goree Island is c1assified by UNESCO as a world patrimony after being under the domination of the Portuguese, Dutch and French. The island became one of the most important slave trade center. Lunch will be taken on the island. The visit will be done at the slave house, at the ethnography museum, at the church, at the fort etc... Return to Dakar in the PM. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 3: DAKAR/PINK LAKE/ST –LOUIS 
Breakfast at hotel and morning departure for a trip to St-Louis via the Pink Lake. Upon arrival on the lake they'll visit the Pink Lake Retba via 4x4. The lake is a big Laguna located l00m from the Ocean and surrounded by dunes and filaos trees. They see women inside the lake harvesting the salt which will be put in bags and exported. They'11 visit and meet the Fulani people in the villages surrounding the lake. They'll make a 4x4 ride on the dunes where passes the famous rally Paris Dakar and have lunch in a restaurant at the lake. Continuation to Thies the second largest city in Senegal where they'll visit the manufactory of arts tapestries. They'll continue to St –Louis. After the visit of Thies in the afternoon. On the way they'll visit a traditional Wolof village. Arrival in St -Louis, checks in at your tree stars hotel similar. Dinner & overnight.

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DAY 4: SAINT -LOUIS/DJOUDJ /SAINT -LOUIS
Breakfast at hotel and early morning departure for a visit of the Djoudj National Park. The park is c1assified by UNESCO as a world patrimony and tanks as the 3rd ornithological park in the world. They'11 see many birds in the park, hundreds and hundreds of birds of different varieties. For instance: Pink Flamingos, Egrets, Pelicans, Fishing eagles, Sherons etc... Lunch at the Djoudj restaurant. Return to St -Louis in the afternoon. Saint -Louis as an old city was the former capital of Senegal is also one of the cultural monuments of the world patrimony because of its charming and original colonial architecture style. They will visit the governor's place, the old colonial houses, the typical fishermen cemetery and the picturesque fishermen village of GuetNdar. The visit of the old town will be done via house drawn carriage Return to the hotel end PM. Dinner and overnight

DAY 5: SAINT -LOUIS/TOUBA/KAOLACK
Breakfast at hotel and morning departure for the visit of the holy city of Touba and Kaolack. They'll visit the prestigious Muslim city of Touba which comes out the desert with its magnificent Mosque the unique in the whole West African region. They'll have the opportunity to meet the spiritual guides of the Mourid community. Continuation to Kaolack, lunch on the way. Arrival in Kaolack late in the PM. Dinner and overnight at the hotel camp.

DAY 6: KAOLACK/TOUBACOUTA
Breakfast at hotel and morning departure for the visit of Kaolack and its main sites for instance the market place very rich of medical herbs and African fabrics. Lunch in a typical restaurant. Continuation in the PM to Toubacouta located near the Gambian border and bordered by the Saloum Delta River. They'll visit the typical villages of the Saloum areas, many and different ethnic groups. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

DAY 7: TOUBACOUTA
Breakfast in hotel. This day is dedicated for a tour through the Saloum River by motor canoe.You will have the opportunity to see many types and varieties of birds and the beautiful mangrove trees. Have your picnic lunch. Afternoon visit of fishermen villages.Dinner and overnight.

DAY 8: TOUBACOUTA /JOAL /SALY
Breakfast at hotel and departure for Saly.Across the Saloum Delta through the ferry. Proceed to the village of JoalFadiouth. Upon arrival, visit the village of Joal , the native village of the first President of Senegal Leopold Sedard Sedar Senghor. Have lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon proceed to Saly, have dinner in a local restaurant and proceed to BlaiseDiagne airport. You’ll be assisted for formalities at the departure

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The Africa Connection Tour (ACT), whose offices are located in the "Plateau" in the heart of the business district and the Senegalese high administration, was created in 1994 by Senegalese executives having accumulated several years of experience at levels of responsibility in the tourist reception.

 

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