Stroll around Senegal :8days tour.Senegal 2011/2012
Suggested itinerary.
Day 1:Arrival at Dakar international airport .We met you and transfer you to one of Dakar 
hotels. Check in hotel Brazzerade or similar. Overnight. (Possibility to enjoy Dakar nightlife with its nightclubs, cafes, concerts…)
Day 2: Early in the morning transfer to Lac rose (pink lake) which was the finishing line of the famous rally Paris-Dakar. Around 10: am you will get on 4 X 4 pick up for a tour around the lake following the last tour of the rally Paris-Dakar. The lake was born from a lagoon, now closed by a movement of dunes along the sea in the fifteenth century. Located few hundred yards from the ocean amidst a landscape of dunes and small trees, its particularity is quite exceptional as it gets its pinkish coloration when the sun is straight, and at dusk we can see tints of purple or violet. The pink color of the lake is explained also by the presence of some algae in the water. Besides its strange color, the large salinity (380 g/liter) placed it second after the Dead Sea. So everything floats on it. You will stop to visit the salt collectors of that salty lake.Continuation to Saintlouis. Visit of a Wolof village along the way. Arrival in the evening and check in your hotel Capsaintlouis 3star or similar.Overnight.
Day 3: In the morning you will visit one of the birds’ parks of that region. You will enjoy a boating tour in the park of Djoudj or the park of the Langue de Barbarie according to the season to watch the various birds’ species. This park is home to an abundant variety of migrant bird species: pelicans, gulls mocking, cormorants, royal and Caspian terns, egrets, teals, lapwings spurred sandpipers, flamingos, herons, ibis... Transfer back to Saint-Louis around midday. City tour on horse drawn carriage in the afternoon to discover the history of Saintlouis Island and the impressive fishermen living areas. Overnight in the same hotel.
Day 4: :Check out in the morning and departure for Sinesaloum region. Visit Touba Mosque the biggest in West Africa. Lunch on route. Arrival in the evening at Toubakouta Village near the Gambia border. Overnight in one of its nicest hotels located at the border of the Sine Saloum River. Hotel Paletuviers 3star or Keur saloum 3star hotel.Overnight.
Day 5: In the morning you will have a boat tour on motorised pirogues to discover the wonderful landscape of the delta of Sinesaloum River made of beautiful mangrove and nature. You will visit also Sipo Mandica village alongside the river. Back to the hotel around midday.In the afternoon you will visit Missirah village with its sacred tree.Overnight same hotel.
Day 6:In the morning check out and transfer to Kaolack to visit its crowded colorful market one of the biggest local markets in Senegal.Continuation to Ndangane fishing village where you will embark on a local boat for your tr
ansfer to the Marlodge island.Check in one of its wonderful eco-lodges.You can enjoy swimming on the river or visit the island village.Overnight.
Day 7: In the morning you will have some fishing party experience. Check out around midday and transfer by boat to the mainland and continuation with your vehicle towards Joal-fadiouth village to learn another rich cultures of local Serere ethnic group.Transfer in the late afternoon to one of Saly seaside resorts.Accomodations in hotel Savana saly 3* or Bougainvillaes hotel 3star. Overnight
Day 8:Check out and transfer to Dakar international airport.
End of the tour.
Land package rates: US $1250/person (on double room basis).
Supplement single: US $200
Group size: Maximun 20persons
Minimun: 2persons.
NB: These rates include:
- Accommodation on double room in hotels and lodges as specified.
- The tour on half board basis. (Breakfast and dinner included in accommodations).
- Entrance fees, and local taxes.
- Transportation on air-conditioned bus.
- Professional English speaking guide services.
- Assistance during all the stay.
- All the excursions listed on the program.
Not included: International flights, personal expenses, tips…
For more information feel free to contact us.
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Incoming tour operator Senegal
