Dakar, Saly & the Saloum Delta — 7 days

Beaches, mangroves and pirogues in the heart of Senegal. Day-by-day itinerary: Dakar → Saly; Saly & Bandia Reserve; Lac Rose; On to the Sine-Saloum.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Dakar → Saly

• 14:00 — Arrival at Dakar AIBD
• 16:00 — Private transfer → Saly (1h30) — AIBD → Saly
• 18:00 — Residence check-in in Saly — Saly Portudal
• Walk to dinner — Saly Portudal → Saly
• 20:00 — Grilled fish dinner — Saly

Day 2 — Saly & Bandia Reserve

• 08:00 — Bandia Reserve — Bandia
• 13:00 — Lunch in the reserve
• 15:30 — Saly beach — Saly
• 20:00 — Dinner at the hotel

Day 3 — Lac Rose

• 08:00 — Lac Rose (Lake Retba) excursion — Saly → Lac Rose
• 10:00 — Lac Rose — floating swim — Lac Retba
• 12:00 — Salt harvesting with local people — Lac Retba
• 13:30 — Local lunch
• 16:00 — Back to Saly

Day 4 — On to the Sine-Saloum

• 09:00 — Drive → Ndangane (2h30) — Saly → Ndangane
• 12:00 — Riverside camp — Ndangane
• Pirogue to the mangroves — Ndangane → Delta du Saloum
• 15:00 — Pirogue trip through the mangroves — Delta du Saloum
• Pirogue back to Ndangane — Delta du Saloum → Ndangane
• 20:00 — Braised fish dinner — Ndangane

Day 5 — Shell Island & flamingos

• 08:00 — Pirogue to Shell Island — Fadiouth
• 09:30 — Visit to the village of Fadiouth — Fadiouth
• Pirogue to the bolongs — Fadiouth → Bolongs du Saloum
• 12:00 — Flamingo watching — Bolongs du Saloum
• 13:30 — Lunch on the pirogue
• 16:00 — Fathala Reserve — walking with lions and rhinos — Toubacouta

Day 6 — Back to Saly

• 09:00 — Back to Saly (2h30)
• 13:00 — Afternoon at the beach — Saly
• 16:00 — Saly golf course (18 holes, optional) — Saly
• 20:00 — Last dinner with music — Saly

Day 7 — Departure

• 09:00 — Saly craft market — Saly
• 13:00 — Transfer to AIBD — Saly → AIBD
• 17:00 — Return flight