Senegal Synopsis
Duration: 8 Days and 6 nights
Package Price: $1999.99
Departure from US: Mondays from JFK International Airport, New York
Departure from Senegal: Mondays from Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport, Dakar
Destination: Senegal Airline: Cabo Verde Airlines
Day 1: Monday
Depart JFK International Airport, New York on Cabo Verde Airlines flight at 7.45 p.m. to Dakar, Senegal.
Day 2: Tuesday
Arrival at Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport at 10.45 a.m. Upon completion of immigration and customs formalities, you will be met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel. After check in, the group will have an opportunity to rest.
Evening Welcome Dinner and Orientation during which you will meet the tour guides and personnel who will assist you during your visit to Senegal.
After dinner, the evening will be spent at leisure
Lunch on own account
Welcome Dinner included
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 3: Wednesday
The first day of our tour will be spent on a city tour of Dakar. After breakfast, we will visit several venues of interest including the Presidential Palace, African Museum, the Gate of the New Millennium, the Medina, the Sand Painting Gallery and Soumbedioune Village.
After lunch at a traditional Senegalese restaurant, we will spend the rest of the afternoon at the Arts and Crafts center shopping for arts, crafts, fashions and jewelry.
After dinner, the evening will be spent at leisure.
Lunch included
Dinner on own account
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 4: Thursday
After breakfast the day will be spent at leisure. Information on optional tours will be provided to all tour participants
After dinner the evening can be spent sampling nightlife in Dakar.
Lunch and Dinner on own account
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 5: Friday
After breakfast we will embark on a full day visit to Goree Island. This infamous island shaped like the African continent, was the last view of Africa seen by captured men and women taken to a life of Slavery in the Americas and Caribbean. We will go on a short cruise to the island and visit the Slave Houses and Forts utilized for the Slave Trade. We will also visit the Door of No Return and museums to learn more about the island's past through a lecture given by curator Joseph N'Diaye.
Enjoy lunch at an island restaurant and spend the rest of the afternoon walking around the island interacting with its inhabitants or relaxing on the beach. Upon completion of the island tour, we will take an early evening cruise back to Dakar.
After dinner, the evening will be spent at leisure.
Lunch included
Dinner on own account
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 6: Saturday
After Breakfast, we embark on an overland trip to the mysterious Pink Lake. This incredible rose-colored body of water surrounded by sand dunes and a Boabob Forest, is purported to have unique floating capabilities. We will view the unique techniques used by village women to harvest salt.
After lunch at a restaurant with views of the lake, we will go on a 4-wheel driving experience over undulating sand dunes and also visit a typical Fulani Village to gain exposure to the culture and lifestyle of this nomadic tribal group. Late afternoon return to Dakar.
After dinner, the evening will be spent at leisure.
Lunch included
Dinner on own account
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 7: Sunday
After the breakfast the last day of the tour will be spent at leisure. Information on optional tours will be provided to all tour participants
In the evening, you will be treated to a Farewell Dinner and experience a Naming Ceremony.
After dinner, the evening will be spent at leisure.
Lunch on own account
Farewell Dinner included
Overnight: Hotel Sofitel Terranga
Day 8: Monday
Early breakfast and check out of hotel for transfer to Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport to catch an 11.50 a.m. Cabo Verde Airlines flight to JFK International Airport in New York.
Upon arrival at JFK International Airport
at 6.15 p.m., transfer to your connecting flight or ride home.
