Senegal is a Tropical Plant Paradise and is Small Enough for Tourists to Manage Seeing and Doing Everything
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Travel to Senegal
Senegal is primarily an agricultural country with high palms and rainforests and has long stretches of beautiful beaches, deserts and more than 100 types of tropical plants and flowers. Senegal has all it needs to ensure that you have a successful tour here and tourism is one of the growing sectors of their economy.
Senegal is a small travel destination so you can explore it as much as you can in a very short trip as well. Our travel guides can help you take advantage of most of your stay there.
The Senegalese landscape consists mainly of the rolling sandy plains of the western Sahel.
Dakar is the capital city and is the largest as well. There are museums of ethnography and archaeology here. There are many sandy beaches and a zoological and forest park in Dakar. Other interesting sites to visit are Dakar Grand Mosque, Dakar Cathedral, Gorée Island, Saly portugal, the IFAN Museum of West African culture, and the Hann Park.
Senegal's best beaches are found in the Casamance. This place is also famous for Hiking amongst visitors.
There are many adventurous activities waiting to be tried for you at Senegal. This includes: water-skiing, jet skiing, kayaking, windsurfing, snorkeling and scuba diving,
If this visit to Senegal is for religious purpose then plan your vacations according to their celebration calendar. Moulid an-Nabi (the Prophet Mohammed's birthday) is celebrated around June or July. Plan to join the Ramadan celebrations then reach Senegal during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Other local festival is the Grand Magal pilgrimage and celebration.
Senegal's musical heritage is well known as compared to the other African countries. It is very popular because of mbalax, a form of Wolof percussive.
Dakar has many good restaurants and clubs to enjoy a good night-life. Dakar is a good place to do some duty-free shopping and take some souvenirs for your friends and family.
Senegal is a small travel destination so you can explore it as much as you can in a very short trip as well. Our travel guides can help you take advantage of most of your stay there.
The Senegalese landscape consists mainly of the rolling sandy plains of the western Sahel.
Dakar is the capital city and is the largest as well. There are museums of ethnography and archaeology here. There are many sandy beaches and a zoological and forest park in Dakar. Other interesting sites to visit are Dakar Grand Mosque, Dakar Cathedral, Gorée Island, Saly portugal, the IFAN Museum of West African culture, and the Hann Park.
Senegal's best beaches are found in the Casamance. This place is also famous for Hiking amongst visitors.
There are many adventurous activities waiting to be tried for you at Senegal. This includes: water-skiing, jet skiing, kayaking, windsurfing, snorkeling and scuba diving,
If this visit to Senegal is for religious purpose then plan your vacations according to their celebration calendar. Moulid an-Nabi (the Prophet Mohammed's birthday) is celebrated around June or July. Plan to join the Ramadan celebrations then reach Senegal during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Other local festival is the Grand Magal pilgrimage and celebration.
Senegal's musical heritage is well known as compared to the other African countries. It is very popular because of mbalax, a form of Wolof percussive.
Dakar has many good restaurants and clubs to enjoy a good night-life. Dakar is a good place to do some duty-free shopping and take some souvenirs for your friends and family.
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