Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Dakar
You'll arrive at Dakar International Airport and head to your hotel for check-in. Take some time to settle in and rest after traveling.
- Day 2
Dakar - Goree Island - Kaolack
After breakfast, you'll take a ferry out to Goree Island, a UNESCO site where you can walk the cobbled streets and see colonial buildings connected to the slave trade's history. Lunch happens on the island before you head back to Dakar for a city tour covering both modern and traditional African neighborhoods. By evening you'll drive to Kaolack in central-west Senegal.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry to Goree Island
- Walking tour of Goree Island cobbled streets
- Visit to colonial heritage sites on Goree Island
- City tour of Dakar
Optional Activities
- Lunch at a restaurant on Goree Island
Landmarks/POIs Goree Island - Day 3
Kaolack - Kedougou
This morning starts in Kaolack, known for its groundnut trade importance. From there you'll drive toward Kedougou, stopping along the way to photograph landscapes and wildlife. Lunch fits in somewhere on the road or in Tambacounda. You'll arrive at your Kedougou hotel by late afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit of Kaolack city
Optional Activities
- Photography stops for landscapes and animals on the road
- Day 4
Kedougou - Iwol - Bedik Culture Trek
You'll head to Iwol to experience Bedik culture firsthand. A roughly one and a half hour trek through the Fouta Djallon mountains gives you a chance to learn about the Bedik tribe and their connection to the Bassari people. After that you'll visit the Fulani village of Ibel to see how they grow millet and groundnuts traditionally. A picnic lunch breaks up the day before you return to Kedougou.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trekking in Fouta Djallon mountains (approximately one and a half hours)
- Visit to Bedik tribe settlement
- Visit to Fulani village of Ibel
- Observation of traditional millet and groundnut cultivation
Landmarks/POIs Fouta Djallon Mountains - Day 5
Ethiolo - Bassari Culture and Heritage
The drive to Ethiolo lets you discover the Bassari people and their authentic customs, from their habitat to traditional crafts and spiritual practices where Bassari and Peul communities live together. In the afternoon you'll check out wine collectors, sacred wood sites, and Alpha Yaya fort. You might see traditional initiation ceremonies with disguised dances if you're there at the right time.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Bassari Mountains
- Cultural visit to Bassari people
- Exploration of Bassari habitat and crafts
- Visit to wine collectors
- Visit to sacred wood
- Visit to Alpha Yaya fort
Optional Activities
- Observation of initiation ceremonies and disguised dances (subject to availability)
Landmarks/POIs Alpha Yaya Fort - Day 6
Ethiolo - Mako - Gold Wells
You'll drive about 128 kilometers to Mako, heading through Kedougou. At traditional gold wells you can watch local miners do artisanal gold extraction and selection work. Lunch happens at the camp restaurant, then you'll head back to where you're staying.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Mako gold wells
- Observation of traditional gold extraction process
- Day 7
Mako - Saloum Region
The drive takes you to Saloum in western Senegal with chances to stop and admire baobab savannah along the way. This river-crossed region has small islands you can reach by traditional canoes, with mangrove-lined banks and lots of birds. You'll arrive and check into your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Optional Activities
- Photography stops in baobab savannah
Landmarks/POIs Saloum River - Day 8
Saloum River - Delta National Park
After breakfast you'll board motorized canoes for a cruise through the Saloum River's maze-like paths leading to the UNESCO-listed Delta of Saloum National Park. Try hand line fishing, return to your hotel for lunch, then spend the afternoon walking through the bush and visiting a local animistic village before heading back for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Motorized canoe cruise through Saloum River
- Visit to Delta of Saloum National Park
- Hand line fishing experience
- Pedestrian stroll through the bush
- Visit to local animistic village
Landmarks/POIs Delta of Saloum National Park - Day 9
Saloum - Joal - Fadiouth
You'll transfer to Mbour with a stop to see Senegal's largest baobab tree, which used to be a Griot tribe cemetery. In Joal, the birthplace of former president Leopold Sedar Senghor, you can visit his childhood home. From there you'll continue to Fadiouth, the Shellfish Island, which you reach by wooden bridge. This unique animistic village has Catholic heritage too, with stilt houses and a remarkable shell cemetery to explore.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to largest baobab tree of Senegal
- Stop in Joal
- Visit to Leopold Sedar Senghor childhood home
- Visit to Fadiouth Shellfish Island
- Crossing wooden bridge to Fadiouth
Landmarks/POIs Fadiouth Shellfish Island - Day 10
Departure from Fadiouth
Have breakfast then transfer to the airport at a time that works for your departure flight. Your tour ends here.
- Meals
- Breakfast
