Take time to understand
The capital and island of Gorée call for a attentive discovery to history. The organization of visits and trips is chosen with the content you want to deepen.
Travel Ideas in SenegalTravel in Senegal.
Travel in Senegal.
Travel through conversation.
Dakar, St. Louis and the landscapes of Sine-Saloum. A place where the meeting gives all its place to the places.
At every wish, his journey
Culture, delta or a coastal stay?
Senegal is preparing for a discovery that combines cities, heritage and water landscapes. The choice of regions and nights makes the difference between a passing stay and a journey that leaves time to exchanges and to the life of the neighborhoods.
These ideas help you to choose a direction. Caroline then studies with you the steps, links and possible benefits for your dates.
Places, atmospheres and desiresDakar and Gorée by Saint Louis The Sine-Saloum
What you come to find.
History beside the river
Architecture, neighborhoods and surrounding landscapes make up a full-fledged step. Keep nights on the site so that this discovery is not reduced to a long road trip.
Landscapes shaped by water
Bolongs, islands and mangroves give a different pace. The outputs must be specified with their modalities, the framework and the conditions of the time.
Drawing the right steps
Encounters that respect everyday life
A visit to the village or workshop is prepared with local interlocutors. Choose the exchanges for their content, without promising a private meeting or putting the lives of the inhabitants on stage.
An itinerary idea to personalise
Dakar, Saint Louis and the Sine-Saloum are three possible steps, to adapt to your duration. A more posed coastal stay can replace a part of the road. The Casamance is another project to be studied with its access.
Discovery suggestions, to adapt to your dates and local possibilities. No group departure, accommodation or price is announced as confirmed on this page.
The guide to make your choices
Prepare your discovery.
Which period should you choose?
Heat, rain and discovery conditions vary according to regions and dates. The course is prepared with local recommendations and the type of activities desired.
What will influence your budget
Transportation to destination, the category and location of the nights, travel on the site and accompanied visits are compared together. Give Caroline a cover and your priorities: the project can be adjusted by playing on the steps, comfort or duration, before you stop the services.
Before booking
The formalities and conditions of access are checked for your nationality, your situation and the scheduled dates. Updated practical information is to be consulted with the competent authorities; the report describes the services effectively offered.
Before you launch
Your questions about Senegal.
Can we combine discovery and rest?
Yes, limiting the steps and keeping several nights on the same base. The place of excursions and free days should be clear in the proposal.
How can I plan my Senegal trip with Odyssée Voyages?
Contact Caroline by phone or by email with your dates, duration, number of travellers and priorities. A first study allows to clarify the possibilities, before any detailed proposal.
Are these ideas matching an already scheduled accompanying start?
not to. This page is an inspiration for a personalized project. The accompanied departies actually published are presented in the accompanied travel section, with their own information.
Take discovery further
Let cities, river and mangroves complement one another
Dakar, St. Louis streets and the Sine-Saloum bolongs give different rhythms to the journey. Meeting them requires time in each step, so that Senegal is not reduced to road excursions. The reflection of the mangroves or a facade of Saint-Louis also deserves to take care.
History, contemporary culture, water landscapes and rest can complement when priorities are clear. A discovery accompanied illuminates a place, a free morning leaves a neighborhood feel. This variation gives the presence to the stay without wanting to fill every day of visits and travel.
Two directions to shape your journey
What thread will connect your itinerary?
Ideas for discovery to personalise according to your dates, pace and local possibilities.
Dakar, Gorée and Saint-Louis
Markets, neighborhoods and cultural places show a living capital, far beyond the point of arrival. Gorée requires a time for listening and understanding of history. Travelling times and discoveries are chosen in such a way as to avoid a fragmented day, where you leave the places before you understand them.
Saint-Louis offers another setting, between urban heritage and river landscapes. Nights on the site help to avoid precipitation of a go-to-return from the south. The outputs around must remain compatible with the desired pace, the available duration and the concrete travel conditions.
Sine-Saloum and a journey's end near the ocean
In Sine-Saloum, islands, shores and villages do not all connect in the same way. The chosen basis changes the dates. Boat outputs are accurate with their duration and framework, while leaving more quiet moments in this water landscape.
The Little Coast can extend this discovery with more freedom. The residential area and the village are given their atmosphere to stay. A isolated address and a base that makes it easy to get out do not meet the same desires, even when their beach photos seem comparable.
Meaningful encounters
A workshop or a visit is prepared with the people who welcome. Respect for everyday life and the quality of exchanges must be primary to the promise of a picturesque scene.
The number of regions
Casamance, North and Delta are different directions. A journey can be interesting but requires time and a clean organization, rather than a quick addition to the first route.
The place of water
A delta discovery and a swimming pool stay are not interchangeable. Landscape, access, exits and comfort of the address must be compared before deciding nights.
Give the journey the right pace
A few bases on a clear axis already offer a beautiful diversity. With less time, choosing between the cultural north and a delta and coast approach brings more consistency. Several nights in the same place also leave a place for spontaneous moments, without daily travel.
Extend without spreading too thin
A second country is not necessary to enrich the discovery. Extending a delta step, deepening a city or returning to Casamance can offer a more personal project. Senegal is enough for itself when a real place is retained in the selected regions and at their pace.
Continue the discovery
Other horizons to explore.
At Perpignan and at distance all over France
What if your next Odyssey began here?
Share your wishes with Caroline. Together, let us give a direction to your next trip.