Tag: Senegal

Would you like to start the year exploring Senegal’s rich culture and nature? Last places available for travel to Senegal in January and February. Join us for an experience you will remember forever!

Some of our destinations are more popular than others. In this post, we highlight three places we particularly like that often fly under most travellers’ radar.

If you ask us... this is what we advise.

A few kilometres from the Atlantic coast lies a surprising place: Lompoul, a desert of sand dunes dotted with eucalyptus groves. Here we stay in a camp of traditional tents (Mauritanian luxury), with time to enjoy the dunes and take a camel ride to watch a magnificent sunset.

Perhaps Senegal does not have a Taj Mahal or a Machu Picchu, but the variety of landscapes and surprises we find every day make it one of the most valued trips in our post-travel surveys.

Cruising the Senegal River aboard the legendary Bou el Mogdad is quite an experience. Departures from October 2021 to May 2022

Sailing aboard this iconic vessel and visiting places far from the tourist trail are two of the attractions of this trip to Senegal. In colonial times, this waterway was important for trade between the continent’s interior and the Atlantic, until access to the sea became blocked to large vessels, leaving the Bou el Mogdad as the only boat.

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The Country of the Teranga has opened its doors to the citizens of the European Union!

Without quarantine, we can go back to Senegal!

Teranga – a Wolof word – often described as a mixture of hospitality, solidarity and respect. But, as the Senegalese say, it is much more: a way of life, a set of values that guides their lives.

The bridges are built to connect, and perhaps that is why we like them so much. Since the first ones appeared bridges in Bronze Age Greece, humans have kept building these structures, trying to bridge the distances between us. There are so many bridges that we have built, that today they represent an immense cultural heritage, treasures that tell us about history, culture and science. Undoubtedly, great platforms worth travel.

That's why we wanted to look at different bridges that we find in some of the countries we visit regularly. Here we go.

Three kilometres from the Senegalese capital of Dakar, we find the island of Gorée (or Gorée, in French). Today a destination on our route through Senegal, this island was for more than three centuries the largest centre of the slave trade in Africa.

Although the Portuguese discovered the island in 1444, their European neighbours — the Dutch, French and English — constantly fought over this lucrative location, which changed hands frequently.

African country of Senegal is one of the gems of the continent’s west coast. Its capital, Dakar, has a frantic pace that contrasts with the slower rhythm of the other coastal towns. So, whether you are looking for the bustle of a large African city, or are looking for some relaxation on the coast, Senegal is your destination.

At the same time, Senegal boasts a spectacular variety of landscapes. From the semi-desert in the north to the shores of River Senegal, to the green region of Casamance, the country offers routes with a particular focus on its diverse vegetation, wildlife and cultures.

It should be mentioned that, despite the influence of French colonization, Senegal retains much of its culture and traditions intact. Its people turn the trip in a special experience, this being one of the countries where the travellers They're better received.

For all of this, we could be talking about Senegal for hours. But better still, let us show you through 7 beautiful images.

Some sayings and proverbs are wrong. Dust you are, and to dust you shall return. Wrong. We are water. Water is more abundant in our bodies than any other substance. And we need it. Water is life. Seas dominate the Earth’s surface, and life thrives along their shores. Then there are lakes and rivers, often the cradles of civilisations, or humanity’s first “highways”, connecting distant civilisations.

Travel across rivers, lakes and seas

In your next holidays We suggest a series of trips in which water is both our means of travel and the star attraction. By canoe, by kayak or sailing. In the south, close to the North Pole, on rivers or out at sea…