Itinerary

1. Day 1 Banjul - Dakar

   • The guide will pick you up from your hotel at 6:00 am to start the tour. 
   • Drive to Banjul to join the ferry across to the north bank.
   • Upon arrival at barra, the drive to the Gambian/Senegalese border for passport check control. Continue to Dakar and pass through many rural villages and towns.
   • We will have a few stops for drinks and checks at the Senegalese customs and police points. 
   • After 6 to 7 hours of drive, we will arrive in Dakar and check into the hotel.
   • Later, have lunch and rest then set for a city tour of Dakar. 
   • Go to the Renaissance African Monument, Independent Square, Grand Mosque of Divinity, Cathedral Church and Museum of African Civilisation.
   • Next, move to Soumbedioune craft market and Kermel local market.

2. Day 2- Dakar City - Goree Island - Pink Lake

   • After breakfast, we will drive to the ports to join the ferry cross to Goree Island.
   • Upon arrival, a guided tour will be conducted to the slave statues, the house of slaves which is now a museum, the 19th Century Fort d Estrees house and the IFAN historical museum which exhibits Senegal's past.
   • Then, head to the Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum, which considers the role of women in west African society with a population of 1680 people estimated in 2013.
   • Next, go to Goree Island, declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1978 for several of its historical structures, which were restored in 1980 and 1990.
   • After this short tour of the island, we will have lunch and later join the ferry back to Dakar to continue the tour to Pink Lake.
   • After arrival at the Pink Lake, we will join in our 4 wheeler safari to explore the sand dunes, and the salt processing centres and learn how locals collect salt and process it for their daily livelihoods. It is estimated that as many as 1000 people work around the lake on daily basis harvesting 24,000 tons of salt each year and over 70% of this is exported to West Africa, especially Ivory Coast.
   • Reach your hotel at 7 pm and have dinner. 

   Touring Dakar without visiting Pink Lake is like going to Rome and not seeing the Pope.

3. Day 3- Dakar - Banjul

   • Wake up early in the morning at 6 am and get ready for breakfast.
   • After breakfast, we will get ready for our final departure to the Gambia, which requires 6 to 7 hours of drive.
   • Arrive at the Gambian/Senegalese border for passport check control again and then, we will head to barra to join the ferry cross to Banjul.
   • Approximately arrive at your hotel by 5 pm to end the tour.