Dakar Attractions

Top Things to Do in Dakar, Senegal

Things to Do in Dakar


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Top Attractions in Dakar

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  • browngirl06
    Greater London, UK344 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing experience, make sure you get an English speaking guide. So emotional and glad I got to experience it. I highly recommend this tour guide who we went with. Contact him on what’s app and tell him Raymar London recommended 🤩
    Malick WhatsApp +221773651716
    Written 20 October 2023
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  • Kim P
    Jersey, UK109 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The scale of this monument is awesome. There was no queue so we went straight in and the view from the top of the monument was unforgettable. Well worth the visit. If you can’t face the climb up the steps at the front of the monument you can either walk up the road at the rear or take a car up to the top if you have limited mobility. A memorable visit.
    Written 5 March 2023
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  • Musicians Mum
    608 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visited (and stayed one night) as part of a tour.
    Short ferry ride (always fun on a ferry eh?) from Dakar port.
    Small population reliant on tourism (mainly day trips) and fishing. One can see many reminders that this was one of the major embarkation points for the slave trade run by numerous European countries .
    The day we went (Monday) the museum was closed .
    The are some interesting memorials.
    As well as the history of slavery, one can see ,on the hilltop ,the gun emplacement that was the rangefinder for the Dakar batteries in WW2, when the Vichy administration were in charge and the Allies and the Free French attacked to try and take control of the port (but lost the battle and ships)
    Written 29 February 2024
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  • Mark H
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    I went there with three other friends in 1973 when no one ever came to the little island. We pitched our tents and at night star gazed into the incredible display of constellations. The day was spent snorkeling off the reef side avoiding the lure of sharks that swam in the distance. I am saddened it is an overpriced tourist trap 50 years later. I shall not return because I was planning to revisit Senegal for the sake of my fond memories living there from 1972 thru 1974 while attending L'ecole des Peres Maristes, yes my formative years were french sans anglais mes amis!
    Written 11 January 2024
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  • Rose.C
    London, UK27 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Well worth a visit but if you get a shared taxi make sure you ask where they are going, they might leave you at Kebemer and you need to get another taxi for the last 20/25 minutes of the journey. This should cost 600-700CFA (not 6000 which they might ask for!) If you book a private taxi it will cost about 50,000CFA each way (but they might pick up other people anyway)
    Written 13 April 2023
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  • ChinyeO
    Port Harcourt, Nigeria34 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A good place for art lovers. There are works from different artists on different media. Talking with the artists was also very enlightening.
    Written 13 February 2024
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  • KeduKudzi
    Harare, Zimbabwe270 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great experience dreamed about going to an actual lighthouse all my life made it at age 40! Worth your time to see Dakar from the top!
    Written 31 May 2023
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  • Madhumbe
    London, UK192 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    We went on a dull day so the lake was not Rosa. We didn't let it dampen our spirits while we where there. Went round the lake and yes touts were there but that's the normal.
    We have never quad biked before so we did this thru the 'forest' area and the beach.
    It was a good laugh.
    We went to Lac Rose by taxi for 30XFo return
    Written 11 January 2023
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  • Highroads Traveler
    Newtown Square, PA647 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    The best thing about this market is all the people that you get to meet… Hard-working folks selling their wares and giving you a real glimpse of life in Dakar.. We visited a couple of times and enjoy walking through or seriously bargaining to buy stuff… Either way was fun!
    Written 27 October 2019
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  • StotheN
    Stockholm, Sweden547 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Saw a VIP wedding in progress from outside. It is larger than it looks. Worth a visit for sure when in town.
    Written 4 July 2023
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  • StotheN
    Stockholm, Sweden547 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    This one is very close to the African renaissance monument. The story has it that it was divined into place after appearing in a local man's dream. The building spells out the name of muslim god.
    Written 4 July 2023
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  • Vincent M
    6 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    These people were super accommodating even though I speak no French. They suggested different options for me to get in 1 good dive while I was in the Dakar.
    We were a little late in starting but the owner went out of his way to find me equipment that fit perfectly, even opening a new shipment that had just arrived.
    Dive master was good and carefully explained our dive.
    They might improve slightly on the process for getting dive gear into the boat, which requires stepping over unsteady rocks.
    Written 4 December 2016
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