Senegal Student Tour

Fly overnight to Dakar, Senegal.

Bienvenue au Senegal! Your Tour Manager will greet you at the airport and help you board your bus to Lac Rose.

This morning, visit a pilot village in Deni Biram Ndao dedicated to helping homeless youth reintegrate into society.

In the afternoon, visit the stunning, pink-tinged waters of Lac Rose and learn about the salt extraction process.

Return to your hotel for dinner and night accommodation.

After breakfast, visit Guelakh village, where you will learn about their ecological farming techniques and visit the primary school.

Enjoy a traditional Senegalese lunch in the village, then participate in a batik workshop conducted by the women of the village.

Dinner and night accommodation in St. Louis.

Start your day with a boat safari through the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, a blooming wetland that offers food and safety to thousands of migratory birds.

Return to St. Louis to explore the Old Town, where colonial-era hotels rub shoulders with mosques, temples and churches.

Dinner and night accommodation at your hotel.

After breakfast, head to the breathtaking landscape of the Oasis du Désert, where orange dunes pop out against a clear blue African sky.

Enjoy lunch together in a tented restaurant.

Later, enjoy a camel ride through the desert, where white dunes disappear into a blue, cloudless sky.

Take in the spectacular sunset before enjoying a traditional Méchoui dinner followed by a Djembe (West African drum) workshop with traditional Senegalese songs and dances.

Night accommodation at the desert camp.

After breakfast, return to Dakar and board a ferry to Gorée Island. With no cars, the island’s preserved fortresses, slave houses, and colonial mansions stand still in time as a sobering reminder of what was once the largest slave-trading center on the West African coast. Visit the House of Slaves Museum and Memorial.

Dinner and night accommodation on the island.

In the morning, return to Dakar for a city tour, including the Medina, before visiting the Village des Arts.

After lunch, travel to Palmarin, a lush little gem nestled between the ocean and cities, for dinner and night accommodation.

This morning, see rhinoceros, giraffes, zebras, and more on a wildlife safari at the Bandia Private Reserve.

Later, head to La Somone, a small fisherman village and enjoy lunch at the beach.

In the afternoon, transfer to the airport and say “au revoir” to your Senegalese Tour Manager before boarding your flight home.