Arrive Casablanca; meet assist and transfer to Hotel.

Meal(s) Included: Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Chellah Rabat or Similar

Arrive in Dakar early morning. You are met, assisted and transferred to your hotel, have breakfast (on your own), refresh and relax until the early afternoon city tour of Metropolitan Dakar. Visit the colorful markets including Tilen Market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Visit the picturesque residential district of Medina. Enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant.

Meal(s) Included: Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

This morning visit the famous/infamous Goree Island, a 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.

 Goree Island's :Door of No Return," Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

After breakfast, depart to Saint Louis located in the north of Senegal. En route, take a tour of Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomenon caused by a unique combination of microorganism and high concentration of salts which 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 Saint Louis. In the afternoon, take a city tour of Saint Louis including a visit to the fishing village of Guet Ndar.

 Harvesting salt in Pink Lake, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at La Residence or Similar

After breakfast, return to Saly Resort. En route stop at Touba. Visit Grand Mosque, which is the largest and most beautiful in West Africa, visit the tomb of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacke, the founder of Mouridism. After lunch, continue to Saly Resort for dinner and overnight.

 Grand Mosque of Touba, Public Domain

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Bougainvilleas or Similar

After breakfast, depart for The Gambia. En route visit the Saloum Islands including a traditional village where you will interact with the villagers and the village chief.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar

Cruise on the river Gambia where dolphins will generally show their presence. Stop at a Mandingo Village to experience the village life. Be entertained by a mini cultural festival. The river meanders its way from Banjul on the Atlantic coast through typical African villages for miles into the interior of Africa. Visit historical places like James Island, Albreda Slave Market and Juffure, ancestral village of the late author Alex Haley.

 Lady in Juffure, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar

After breakfast, tour the city of Banjul. Visit the markets, museums, Batik factories, monuments and other points of interest. In the afternoon, optional visit to the S.O.S children's home where you may assist with making a child feel wanted.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar

After breakfast, this morning is at leisure. You may use the time to test your bargaining skills on the local vendors. This afternoon depart to Senegal. Stop for a buffet dinner before arriving in Dakar late evening.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

You will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Included

• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
• Round trip airport to hotel transfer
• Assistance with airport departure formalities
• First-class hotel accommodation in double occupancy
• Tours in private vehicle
• Experienced tour guide
• Admissions to all listed sites
• Luggage Handling
• Meals indicated (8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 6 dinners)

Not included

• International airfare to Africa
• Flights in Africa
• Travel insurance
• Gratuity
• Meals not listed