After breakfast, tour Dakar. Pass the colorful markets of Sandaga, Tiline, and Kermel. Observe the Great Mosque, Independence Square, the Presidential Palace, the IFAN Museum, where a fine collection of West African masks is housed, the Cathedral, and the shopping centers on Pompidou Avenue. Then visit the craft village of Soumbedioune. In the afternoon, take a ferry boat to visit the famous/infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Observe the “Door of No Return” through which millions of Africans passed on the way to slavery in the Americas. The tour includes a visit to the ethnographic museum and a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. Late afternoon, return to Dakar. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Azalai Dakar

This morning drive to Saint Louis. Visit Pink Lake on the way, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganisms and high concentration of salts that gives the lake its pink color. Interact with the women harvesting salt and visit the Fulani village, where you will be welcomed by the chief and his wives. Continue to Thies and visit the National Gallery of Tapestry before you get to St Louis. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel La Residence Saint Louis

This morning drive to Djoudj Park. You will see thousands of birds and hundreds of species. We will have a tour in motorized canoe. We may also see some snakes and crocodiles. There are also possibilities to see warthog. After visit Drive back to St Louis and enjoy a tour of Saint Louis (the former colonial capital of Senegal) in a horse-drawn carriage. Explore the narrow streets flanked by houses with carved wooden balconies and verandas. You will see the governor’s palace, a fortress built in the 18th century; you will see the only mosque in the world with a bell and dating the colonial period. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel La Residence Saint Louis

After breakfast, you drive to Kaolack with stops on the way to visit small villages and the holy city of Touba, founded by Ahmadou Bamba, a revered Holyman who started the Pan Africanism struggles in Senegal. After lunch continue to Kaolack. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Le Relais or Similar

Today drive to the Niokolo Koba park passing through Tambacounda and visiting small villages on the way. Arrive early evening at your hotel. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar

Continue exploring rural Senegal. Drive to visit places where people get gold in the traditional manner; trek to visit some bedik villages and overnight in Kedougou. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar

Today take a drive to villages in the area of Kedougou. Between Kedougou and Salementa, visit the Bedik people. Visit their main villages such as Iwol to meet the Biwol and Etyowar. Then you drive to see the cascade of Dindelo. Return to Kedougou early evening. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hotel Bedik or similar

Today, cross the Niokolo Koba park while driving back to Kaolack. Stop at points of interest for more curiosity. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Le Relais or Similar

Breakfast and drive to Joal Fadjouth and Mbour. Joal birthplace of Senegal’s rst president, Leopold Sedar Senghor and its picturesque twin, Fadiouth a village covered with oysters and clam shells. The food supplies are houses in granaries built on stilts. Get to Saly and stay overnight at your resort hotel. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar

Early depart to visit the Bandia park for Safari. Chance to see wildlife such as Crocodiles, Antelopes, Rhinoceros, Monkey, Buffalos, Giraffe among others… Observe the legendary Baobab tree which has been used during the past century as cemetery. Inside the game reserve there is a bar restaurant where you may stop and take some refreshments. Return to Saly. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar

Day at Leisure at the beach hotel. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner Overnight at Hote Le Royame or Similar

You have this morning either to rest or have a tour in Dakar to buy some souvenirs. Meal(s) Included: Breakfast