Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport Dakar, Senegal. Diallo Tours Services will meet and transfer you to one of Dakar’s nice hotels such as Brazzerade hotel or similar. Stay overnight and possibly enjoy Dakar nightlife by attending a nightclub, café or concert.

Day 2: Start in the morning with a transfer to Lac Rose (pink lake) which was the finishing line of the famous Paris-Dakar Rally. Lac Rose was born from a lagoon but now closed by a movement of dunes along the sea in the fifteenth century. Located just a few hundred yards from the ocean amidst a landscape of dunes and small trees, its uniqueness 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 by the presence of some algae in the water giving it a strange color. The large salinity (380g/liter) places Lac Rose second after the Dead Sea; so everything floats on it. Later you will stop to visit the numerous salt collectors of the salty lake then continue to Saint Louis. Stopping to visit a Wolof village along the way, you arrive in the evening and check in to Hotel Cap Saint Louis 3 star or similar for an overnight stay.

Day 3: Start the morning by visiting one of the bird parks of that region and later enjoy a boating tour in Djoudj Park or Langue de Barbarie Park depending on the season to watch the various bird species. These parks are home to an abundant variety of migrant birds: pelicans, gulls, cormorants, mocking, royal and Caspian terns, egrets, teals, lapwings, spurred sandpipers, flamingos, herons and ibis. Return to Saint Louis at 12:00. Take a city tour in the afternoon on a horse drawn carriage to discover the history of Saint Louis Island and see impressive living areas of the local fishermen. Overnight at the same hotel.

Day 4: Morning check out and depart for Sinesaloum region then visit the biggest mosque in West Africa: Touba Mosque. Transfer to Kaolack to visit its crowded, colorful market one of the biggest local markets in Senegal and arrive in the evening at Toubacouta village near the Gambia border. Overnightin one of its nicest hotels (Hotel Les Paletuviers 3 stars or Keur Saloum 3 star, located near the Sinesaloum River.

Day 5: In the morning start with a boat tour aboard a motorized pirogue to discover the beautiful landscape of the Delta of Sinesaloum River with natural and beautiful mangroves; then also visit Sipo Mandica village near the river. Return to the hotel at 12:00. Later in the afternoon we go to visit the sacred tree at Missirah village then back to overnight at the same hotel.

Day 6: In the morning check out. Continuation to Ndangane fishing village where you will embark on a local boat for your transfer 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 have a fishing party experience. Check out of the hotel at 12:00 and ride by boat to the mainland; then continue by our transport to visit Joal-Fadiouth village to learn about the rich culture of the local Serere ethnic group. You can visit along the way Mbour handicraft and fish market. Later in the afternoon we check in to one of Saly’s 3 star sea side resorts: The Savana Saly or Bougainville Hotel or similar. Overnight in comfort.
Day 8 : Check out and transfer to the airport

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