Discover Senegal & The Gambia 8-Days

Day 1 Arrive In Dakar, Senegal

International flight arrives Dakar, Senegal, where you are met, assisted and transferred to your hotel.

Meal(s) Included: No

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

Day 2 Dakar

Today go on a city tour of Metropolitan Dakar. Visit the colorful markets including Tilen Market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Visit the National Art Gallery and the picturesque district of Medina.

 Dakar Mosque, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

Day 3 Goree Island

Today, go back in time at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Goree Island which houses "The Door of No Return". Visit the ethnographic museum and hear a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island. Later, return to Dakar.

  Door of No Return, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

Day 4 Pink Lake-Kaloack

Depart to Pink Lake, a rare natural phenomena 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 Kaolack which is on the way to The Gambia.

 Harvesting salt at Pink Lake, Barry Williams

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Keur Saloum or Similar

Day 5 Kaloack-Banjul

After breakfast, depart to Banjul. Cross from Senegal to The Gambia while sitting in the bus for the 20 minutes cruise on the barge.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar

Day 6 Banjul-Juffureh-Banjul

Today, take a journey "up-river" to one of Gambia's most popular sites, the land of Alex Haley's Saga "Roots". Cruise up-river from Banjul Port and go back 200 years in time on arrival at the ancient Trading Station of Albreda which gained fame in the period of slavery as a result of its Flag Pole, which many believed would guarantee freedom to any slave who touched it after escaping from nearby James Island.

Observe the ruins of the Sao Domingo Church, reputed to be one of the oldest churches in West Africa, erected by the Portuguese during the 17th century. Then, take a fifteen minutes walk to the village of Juffureh where "Kunta Kinte" of Roots fame traced his ancestry.

The original home of Alex Haley's great grandfather, which stands near to the mosque. It is still occupied by the Kinte family and may be visited during your stay here. Continue to the "Museum of Slavery" which gives a good insight into the history of slavery in the Gambia.

Board the boat for the short river cruise to James Island, steeped in slave trade history. Fortress ruins tell the tale of colonial rivalries, and the beads still buried deep in the sand conjure pictures of the hundreds of slaves shackled together awaiting transport to an unknown and uncertain future.

Early evening, board the boat back to Banjul accompanied by the friendly Dolphins who will generally make an appearance. Arrive in Banjul early evening.

 Lady from Juffureh, Barry Williams 

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Atlantic Hotel or Similar

Day 7 Banjul-Dakar

After breakfast, return to Dakar. En route, stop at interesting sites.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Novotel Dakar or Similar

Day 8 Depart Dakar

Morning at leisure before transferring to the airport for departure flight.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

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