Senegal highlights 8 Days 7 Nights ( comfort plus)

Senegal highlights 8 Days 7 Nights ( comfort plus)

This 8- day tour features an excursion to Goree Island, Pink Lake and Dakar. The trip also includes attending the annual Saint Louis international Jazz Festival, in the north of Senegal which was formerly the capital of French West Africa

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN DAKAR

Pass By: Dakar Railway Station, Dakar-Plateau, Dakar Senegal
Arrive in Dakar and settle at the Pullman Hotel Dakar booked for you on bed and breakfast.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Pullman Hotel Dakar, a 5-star hotel

Day 2: DAKAR AND GOREE ISLAND

Stop At: Dakar Farmers Market, Route de l'Aeroport NGOR Marina Bay, Dakar Senegal
After breakfast today you will visit Dakar. Shop around the Tilen market, famous for a variety of medicinal herbs and traditional healers. Continue at the National Art Gallery and picturesque residential district of Medina. Noontime visits the UNESCO- world heritage site of Goree Island which houses “The Door of No Return”. Take a trip to the ethnographic museum and have a lecture by the curator on the history of Goree Island
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Night at Pullman Hotel Dakar, a 5-star hotel


Day 3: DAKAR – PINK LAKE – ST LOUI

Stop At: Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63110-1380
Wake up for a drive to St Louis via the natural phenomenon Pink Lake. Watch to the workers harvesting salt with a visit to the Fulani village where the village king will warmly welcome you. Afterward, leave for St Louis which is approximately 165 miles off Dakar. Have fun at the opening night at the Jazz Festival
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Mermoz St Louis Hotel,a 5- star hotel

Day 4: ST LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Stop At: Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, North of St. Louis, Saint-Louis Senegal
Tour Djoudj National Park, one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world. The park is a paradise for bird enthusiasts and is located at the major migratory route. You will see world greatest concentrated white pelicans and flamingo which mark up 10,000 each species. In the evening watch world-renowned Jazz performers at the festival
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mermoz St Louis Hotel,a 5- star hotel

Day 5: ST LOUIS AND VICINITY

Stop At: St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market St, Saint Louis, MO 63103-2826
The city of St Louis is a Senegal former French colonial capital. Walk down the narrow street flanked by houses with carved balconies and verandas which is a good reminder of the occupation of the French colonists. In the evening attend the Jazz festival with performers of Senegal Kora players and vocalists
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Mermoz St Louis Hotel, a 5-star hotel

Day 6: ST LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL

Stop At: St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63110-1332
Continue touring the charming UNESCO world heritage site and afterward watch the closing performers of Jazz Festival
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight Mermoz St Louis Hotel, a 5- star hotel

Day 7: ST LOUIS – TOUBA – DAKAR

Stop At: Great Mosque, Touba Senegal
After breakfast at the hotel, back to Dakar with a stop in Touba for a visit at the holy city including the Grand Mosque, Library, and the Mouride Community
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Mermoz St Louis Hol, a 5-star hotel

Day 8: Dakar- Departure

Stop At: Dakar Railway Station, Dakar-Plateau, Dakar Senegal
Day at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.