Dakar Tours & Trips

This 6-day private tour starts in Dakar and takes you to Gorée Island, a UNESCO site where you'll see the House of Slaves and its famous Door of No Return, then check out the massive 164-foot African Renaissance Monument. You'll visit Touba's beautiful mosque built for Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba and sail through Sine Saloum's mangroves looking for river birds. Later, head to the UNESCO megalithic circles at Sine Ngayene with over 11,000 carved stones. Stays include Hotel Ndiambour in Dakar, Relais in Kaolack, Cordon Bleu in Ndagane, and Hotel Royam in Saly, ages 10+, needs 2 travelers minimum.

You'll stay at Ndiambour Hotel and Palm Beach resort while seeing Dakar's Presidential Palace, Independence Square, and the towering Monument de la Renaissance Africaine. Cruise to UNESCO-listed Goree Island to visit the House of Slaves, browse Kermel market's fresh seafood stalls, and do a three-hour safari through Bandia's acacia woodlands.

Stay at Ndiambour in Dakar, La Residence in Saint Louis, and Royam in Saly while checking out beaches along the Atlantic coast. Walk through UNESCO-listed Goree Island's pastel colonial streets and see the Door of No Return at the House of Slaves, then head to Djoudj National Bird Park where you'll take pirogue rides to spot white pelicans and flamingos among thousands of bird species. You'll also visit the holy city of Touba, climb the 164-foot Renaissance Monument for views over Dakar, and meet salt harvesters at Pink Lake while wandering through nearby Fulani villages.

This 5-day luxury tour takes you through Senegal with stays at Hotel Wassadou on the Gambia River and Royal Hotel in Saly. You'll see hippos during boat trips in Niokolo-Koba National Park, check out the traditional Bedik village of Lwol, and try the Accrobaobab tree-climbing adventure at Bandia.