Roots Senegal and The Gambia

ROOTS SENEGAL & THE GAMBIA 07NIGHTS 8DAYS

Day 1

ARRIVAL AT DAKAR AIRPORT BLAISE DIAGNE DIASS (AIBD)
Arrival at Blaise Diagne Dakar airport (AIDB) assistance then transfer to your hotel in Dakar Welcome Dinner in a good restaurant in Dakar at 20:00 overnight at your hotel in Dakar

Day 2

GOREE ISLAND WORLD HERITAGE SITE
09:00 After breakfast transfer to the harbor where you’ll board a ferry at 10:00 toward the island (25minutes away from Dakar).Gorée is an Island of 300 wide and 300m long where long ago was the stake of confrontations between Portuguese, Dutch, English and French.
Adventurers attracted by gold and slave trade, millions of men, women and children were deported from Gorée. The “Slave house” with its door of no return open on the ocean is a terrible reminder of the cruelty of men .
Slavery trade lasted from 1536 to 1848 year of the abolition .Listed UNESCO site in 1978 ,Gorée today retains all the traces of its tumultuous past which you will discover strolling through its public squares and alleys. There is much to see
15:00 After Lunch take the ferry back to Dakar, then drive to your Hotel. 20:00 Dinner at hotel and overnight your hotel in Dakar

Day 3

DAKAR CITY TOUR RENAISSANCE MONUMENT AND BLACK CIVILISATION MUSEUM
9:00 Departure to discover the capital of Senegal explore the old city with Kermel Market, Cathedral, place de l’indépendance , parliament, railway station, then Black civilization Musuem windows of African art culture history and contemporary art.
After lunch you’ll visit the African Renaissance Monument , a must see memorial Statue , an invitation to build a new African after slave trade and colonialism.
Mosque of Divinity and Soumbedioune craft market in Dakar where you’ll find ten line of craft work. Back to your hotel ,
20:00 dinner and overnight in your hotel in Dakar

Day 4

DAKAR-TOUBACOUTA SALOUM DELTA
8:00 after breakfast drive to Toubacouta .Check in at your Hotel in Toubacouta by the Sine Saloum river.
17: Visit the Saloum delta also UNSESCO site and beautiful ecosystem of mangrove a birdwatching sanctuary
18:30.Back to the Hotel dinner and overnight your hotel in Toubacouta 20:00 dinner and overnight at your hotel in Toubacouta Senegal

Day 5

TOUBACOUTA – JUFFUREH ALEX HARLEY ANCESTRAL VILLAGE
8:00 After breakfast drive to the boarders of Senegal andThe Gambia after immigrations formalities
drive to Jufureh the Kunta kinteh Island.
The visit of the site will me a deep immersion into the roots of Alex , you’ll learn more about the History of the trade and the mandinke culture.
After lunch drive and cross the Gambia river by ferry to the Capital then the Hotel resort in Serrekunda.
Check in , dinner and overnight at your hotel in Serrekunda Gambia

Day 6

6 BANJUL CITY TOUR AND ATTRACTION
9: After breakfast you’ll visit the crocodile pool of Katchikally the old city of Banjul and shopping.
13: 00Lunch and Relax at your hotel in the afternoon00 After breakfast visit the old city of Banjul the Capital,the national museum and the katchically crocodile pool and Museum
Afternoon relax at your hotel in Serrekunda Gambia 20:00 Dinner and overnight your Hotel in Gambia

Day 7

SERREKUNDA –TOUBACOUTA –SALY SENEGAL
Early departue after breakfast drive to Banjul for a ferry ride to the north side of the river Gambia then drive to the immigration after then drive to a restaurant in Senegal for lunch then continue to your hotel in Saly Senegal.
Check in ,farewell dinner and overnight, beachside hotel in Saly Senegal

Day 8

SALY RESORT AND TRANSFER TO BLAISE DIAGNE AIRPORT
Transfer to airport according the flight time tree hours before but if the flight is early morning we have to book the night 8.
Assistance to airport formalities and fly back to your country.
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