Senegal and The Gambia
Senegal, Gambia
Offset: 13 Trees
Tour length 13 days
Dakar
Dakar
Jeep & 4WD
Jeep & 4WD
Christmas & New Year
Wildlife
Sightseeing
Historical
Group
Fully Guided
Easy
Explorer
Private Room
Shared Room
About this tour
Discover tropical Anglo-influenced Gambia and exotic Francophile Senegal, and compare the colonial imprints in this beautiful region on this West African adventure. Walk through slow-paced French colonial towns, see prolific birdlife and explore some of the region's finest national parks. Djoudj - Visit one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world Gambia River - Sleep aboard a boat on the mighty Gambia River and sail through tropical forest, bamboo groves, rice paddies and mangroves Saloum Delta - Explore the river delta by traditional pirogue boat passing through mangroves looking for a range of aquatic birds
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General information
Tour ID 124851
Tour length 13 days
Language English
Group size 16
Age range 16 - 85
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Starting point
Corniche Est Dakar Plateau, Dakar, Senegal
Savana Hotel, Hotel reception
18:00
End point
Corniche Est Dakar Plateau, Dakar, Senegal
Savana Hotel, Hotel reception
09:00
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Day 1: Join trip in Dakar (Senegal)
Day 2: Ferry to the Island of Goree Visit this UNESCO World Heritage Site
Day 3: Visit to the Pink Lake followed by an afternoon drive to the old French Capital of West Africa St. Louis
Day 4: Djoudj bird reserve and St Louis. Visit a charming french colonial town
Day 5: Explore the Langue de Barbarie by motorised pirogue
Day 6: Drive to Georgetown (Gambia) via Touba Mosque
Day 7: Cruise along the Gambia River and visit an archaeological mystery, the Wassau Stone Circles
Day 8: Bird and wildlife spotting as we continue to cruise down the Gambia river late afternoon drive to Bintang Bolong
Day 9: Full day in the Bintang Bolong river basin
Day 10: Drive to Saloum Delta (Senegal)
Day 11: Saolum Delta National Park boat trip through the Delta to Ndagane
Day 12: Visit Senegal's giant Baobab tree, explore Fadiout Island and return to Dakar
Day 13: Trip ends in Dakar
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