- About 3 hours in an air-conditioned vehicle. The ride is comfortable and we stop at a bush market along the way — it's already part of the adventure.
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Sine-Saloum Delta Tour from Dakar — Mangroves, Waterways & Island Villages
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About this activity
- GuideFrench & English-speaking guide
- Duration2 days / 1 night
- Free pickupPickup from your hotel in Dakar
- Small group2 to 10 people
- Family friendlyFrom age 4
- Free cancellationFree cancellation up to 48h before
Pickup included in Dakar and Saly
Pickup included in Dakar and Saly from your accommodation (eligible zones). The exact pickup time is confirmed after booking.
What to expect
We pick you up at your hotel in Dakar and head south. Along the way, a stop at a bush market where locals haggle, laugh and roast peanuts — welcome to rural Senegal. At the Saloum, you board a pirogue and lose yourself in a maze of mangroves. Pelicans soar overhead, herons land just meters away. Grilled fish lunch on an island, then off to Palmarin for a horse-drawn carriage ride through the salt mines. The night at the ecolodge facing the waterways is the kind of silence that does you good. Next morning, on to Joal-Fadiouth: an entire island built on seashells, a cemetery where Muslims and Christians rest side by side, and the house where Senghor grew up. Two days that change how you see Senegal.
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — mangroves, waterways and exceptional wildlife
- Pirogue ride through a labyrinth of tidal creeks
- Pelicans, herons, egrets and kingfishers within arm’s reach
- Night at an ecolodge facing the waterways — silence and stars
- Authentic bush market along the way
- Open-air salt mines and horse-drawn carriage ride
- Joal-Fadiouth — the shell island and the world’s only shared cemetery
- Birthplace of Léopold Sédar Senghor
Highlights
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve — mangroves, waterways and exceptional wildlife
- Pirogue ride through a labyrinth of tidal creeks
- Pelicans, herons, egrets and kingfishers within arm’s reach
- Night at an ecolodge facing the waterways — silence and stars
- Authentic bush market along the way
- Open-air salt mines and horse-drawn carriage ride
- Joal-Fadiouth — the shell island and the world’s only shared cemetery
- Birthplace of Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Round-trip transport from your hotel in Dakar (air-conditioned vehicle)
- French & English-speaking driver-guide for 2 days
- Pirogue ride through the Saloum waterways
- 1 night at an ecolodge, half-board (dinner + breakfast)
- 2 lunches (island restaurant + local lunch day 2)
- Horse-drawn carriage visit of Palmarin
- Full visit of Joal-Fadiouth with crossing
- Bottled water during transfers
- Drinks with meals
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Single room supplement (available on request)
What’s included
- Round-trip transport from your hotel in Dakar (air-conditioned vehicle)
- French & English-speaking driver-guide for 2 days
- Pirogue ride through the Saloum waterways
- 1 night at an ecolodge, half-board (dinner + breakfast)
- 2 lunches (island restaurant + local lunch day 2)
- Horse-drawn carriage visit of Palmarin
- Full visit of Joal-Fadiouth with crossing
- Bottled water during transfers
- Drinks with meals
- Tips
- Personal expenses
- Single room supplement (available on request)
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before booking.