Historic sites
Gorée Island
Dakar
A small car-free island off Dakar with pastel colonial houses and the House of Slaves with its 'Door of No Return', a memorial to the Atlantic slave …
Travel tips in Senegal
Historic sites
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Saint-Louis
The old colonial capital on an island in the Senegal River, a UNESCO site, with French colonial buildings, the Faidherbe Bridge and a jazz festival i…
Natural features
Sine-Saloum Delta
Sokone, Fatick
A delta of mangroves, islands and lagoons, a UNESCO site, explored by pirogue (canoe), with birds, shell islands and fishing villages.
Natural features
Lac Rose (Lake Retba)
Dakar
A lake that turns pink in the dry season due to algae and salt, where workers harvest salt by hand.