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Senegal

10 places in Senegal, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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Pictured: Gorée Island

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RegionWestern Africa

CapitalDakar

Places written10

Categories covered4 of 5

🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Senegal - what is polite and what is not →

Plugs and voltage Type C, D, E, K · 230 V travel adapter →

CurrencyWest African CFA franc (XOF)

LanguagesFrench, Wolof

Driving sideright

Best months J F M A M J J A S O N D

Nature & outdoors (5) Landmarks & history (3) Museums & culture (1) Food & drink (1)

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

UNESCO · World Heritage

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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beach

Casamance

Ziguinchor

lake

Lac Rose

Dakar

national park

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Tambacounda and Kedougou

national park

Sine-Saloum Delta

Fatick

national park

The Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

Saint-Louis

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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monument

Dakar

old town

Gorée Island

Dakar

old town

Saint-Louis

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

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tradition

Bassari Country

Kedougou

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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dish

Senegalese Cuisine

Nationwide

Senegal

UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists

Bassari Country

Gorée Island

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Saint-Louis

Sine-Saloum Delta

The Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

Casamance

Lac Rose

Niokolo-Koba National Park

Sine-Saloum Delta

The Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

Dakar

Gorée Island

Saint-Louis

Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.

Bassari Country

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

Senegalese Cuisine

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