Gorée Island
The essential day: House of Slaves, the pastel streets, lunch by the water. Ferries run regularly from the Plateau terminal.
Guide
Day trips from Dakar
Dakar's surroundings are the trip: the island of Gorée, the Pink Lake, the Petite Côte beaches, the bird paradise of Djoudj. All real, all reachable.
Photos for Dakar are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
The island and the lake
Lac Rose
The Pink Lake: salt harvesters, quad-bike tours, the famous rally finish. Pinkest in the dry season (Nov-Jun).
The coast
Saly & Bandia Reserve
The Petite Côte beach strip plus the Bandia wildlife reserve: rhinos, giraffes, crocs on a half-day safari.
Saint-Louis & Djoudj
The colonial island city (jazz festival in May) and the Djoudj bird sanctuary (one of the world's great birding sites, Nov-Apr). Worth the overnight.
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