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•Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure •Round-trip airport/hotel transfers •Transportation in private vehicle •Experienced tour guide •Admission to listed sites

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Face masks required for travelers in public areas Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival Regular temperature checks for staff Guides required to regularly wash hands Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized Gear/equipment sanitized between use Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas Social distancing enforced throughout experience Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff Face masks required for guides in public areas

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Day 1 Day 1: Arrive Dakar, Senegal
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Arrive Dakar, Senegal

Upon arrival at the Blaise Diagne International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your hotel. Relax and unwind for the rest of the day.

Hotel: Novotel
Day 2 Day 2: Dakar City Tour – Goree
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Dakar City Tour – Goree

Following breakfast, we depart on a discovery tour of Dakar. Sites include: the African Renaissance Monument: a 164 Feet high monument overlooking Dakar and is taller than the Statue of Liberty. The once controversial bronze statue is a popular attraction among locals as well as visitors. It features a man, woman and child pointing, a symbol of renewed African hope. The woman is now decently clothed, as conservative groups forced the lengthening of her formerly short skirt, at a cost of more than US$ 10 million, to more modest length. We will also visit the Independence Place, the heart of the city, you will pass by the presidential palace and the main cathedral.

In the afternoon, depart on a 20 minutes ferry ride to visit the charming yet infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore the usually quiet Streets lined with pastel colored colonial era buildings from where you can enjoy amazing views over the Dakar bay. Among the most famous buildings here is the House of Slaves which records the painful history of Goree’s past.

Observe the “Door of No Return” through which millions passed.. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree. We return to Dakar for overnight.

Hotel: Novotel

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 Day 3: Dakar - Pink Lake – Touba - Kaolack
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Dakar - Pink Lake – Touba - Kaolack

After breakfast check out and depart to Kaolack stopping at points of interest. Enroute, visit Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which gives the lake its unique pink color. Interact with the salt harvesters.. We continue to the holy city of Touba. Visit one of the largest and magnificent mosques in West Africa. You will learn about Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, the spiritual founder of Mouridism. Learn about the history of Touba, an autonomous city which is much like the Vatican and is one of the most significant cities in Senegal.

We proceed to Kaolack, a crossroad of various civilizations and well regarded as Senegal’s peanut production center. Enroute, visit Fulani or Wolof villages.

Hotel: Relais

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 Day 4: Kaolack - Ndagane
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Kaolack - Ndagane

In the morning, we’ll drive close to Gambia Border to the megalithic circles of Sine Ngayene a UNESCO World Heritage site. This complex is made of 52 circles of standing stones. There are more than 11000 carved stones on the site. Nearby is the quarry from which the monoliths were extracted and where more than hundreds have been traced.

We continue to the Sine Saloum. Sail through the mangroves forest to spot river birds and enjoy the beautiful views of nature. Overnight in Ndagane.

Hotel: Cordon Bleu

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 Day 5: Ndagane – Joal - Saly
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Ndagane – Joal - Saly

After a well-deserved breakfast, we check out and drive to Saly. Enroute, visit villages, millenary and sacred trees. We will also visit Joal, a former Portuguese settlement and the birthplace of Senghor, the first president of Senegal. Walk on a wooden bridge to Fadiouth Island settled on a pile of shells and see the mixed cemetery where Animists, Muslims, and Christians alike are buried side by side.

We continue to Mbour and visit the fishing port before checking in your hotel in Saly.

Hotel: Royam

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 Day 6: Dakar – Depart
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Dakar – Depart

Enjoy the day at leisure. You will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.

Meals included: Breakfast

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Authentic Cultural Experience Of Senegal, 6 Days

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Itinerary of your trip Authentic Cultural Experience Of Senegal, 6 Days

Day 1: Arrive Dakar, Senegal

Day 2: Dakar City Tour – Goree

Day 3: Dakar - Pink Lake – Touba - Kaolack

Day 4: Kaolack - Ndagane

Day 5: Ndagane – Joal - Saly

Day 6: Dakar – Depart

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