Africa · Senegal
Eight days of Senegal at its most varied: Gorée Island, the Pink Lake, the colonial city of Saint-Louis, the birds of Djoudj, the lagoons of Palmarin and the shell island of Fadiouth.
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Request informationSenegal in a full circuit, with a private Italian-speaking guide. It starts in Dakar with Gorée, the island the slave ships sailed from, now a UNESCO site, and Lake Retba, the Pink Lake, where salt is still harvested by hand.
In the north, Saint-Louis, the old colonial capital on an island at the mouth of the Senegal River, is explored by horse-drawn carriage. From here you visit Djoudj National Park, one of West Africa's great wetlands for migratory birds.
Then south, via Touba, the holy city of the Mouride brotherhood, to Palmarin, among the lagoons, palms and mangroves of the Sine Saloum delta. The last stretch takes in Fadiouth, the island made of shells linked to the mainland by a wooden bridge, and the Bandia reserve with giraffes, rhinos and baobabs.
8 days in the programme
Welcome to Senegal. Flight from Italy to Dakar. On arrival, assistance at the airport and transfer to your hotel, about 50 km away.
Memory and colour. By ferry to Gorée Island, with the House of Slaves and its pastel colonial houses. In the afternoon, Lake Retba, the Pink Lake, where harvesters gather salt from the lake bed.
The old colonial capital. Departure north, via Thiès. Arrival in Saint-Louis, on the island at the mouth of the Senegal River, and a first carriage ride among the colonial houses and the Faidherbe Bridge.
Pelicans and migratory birds. An excursion to Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, a UNESCO site. By boat through channels and lagoons where pelicans and cormorants nest and, in season, thousands of migratory birds gather. Return to Saint-Louis.
The holy city and the lagoons. A long day heading south. A stop in Touba, holy city of the Mouride brotherhood, with its great mosque, and a pass through Kaolack. Arrival in Palmarin, among lagoons and palm groves.
Mangroves and villages. A day in Palmarin, at the edge of the Sine Saloum delta. A boat trip through the mangroves and a visit to the local villages, or simply time to relax on the beach.
The island of shells. A short drive to Joal and, on foot across the wooden bridge, to Fadiouth, the island made of shells, where Christians and Muslims even share the cemetery. On to Saly, on the coast.
A safari among the baobabs. Morning in the Bandia reserve, among baobabs and acacias, with giraffes, rhinos, zebras and antelopes. Then transfer to Dakar airport for your flight home.
