Senegal Travel Forum

Does anybody know if the train from Dakar to Bamako is still running, and if, at which days of the week and whta re the costs?.

Thank you

Oranier

Hi !

Could you give me advice about places I should go and things to do in Dakar.
it's my first trip to Dakar . only 3 days .

I am looking for a travel buddy for an adventure trip from Dakar to Timbuktu and back, using train, bus and boat. It will take 4 weeks. The ideal time would be November 2009 but could also reach into December (I am rather felxible).
I will fly from South Africa, but we could meet in Dakar, so everybody is welcome. More details on request.

Bonjour,
Does anybody know good or so-so hotel in Dakar ? I needs to stay 3 nights in Dakar .

Thank you so much!

Does anyone know how much it should cost to travel from senegal to morrocco by train or land at all? Im planning on travelling in three weeks if anyone elso is up for the trip

HI TO EVERYONE.PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE BEST WAY FROM THE AIRPORT TO A VILLAGE WHERE I CAN STUDY DRUMS AND PERCUSSION.I'AM A DRUM AND PERCUSSION TEACHER @ THE INLAND MUSIC ACADEMY IN RIVERSIDE CALIF.IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM TO STUDY IN AFRICA AND PLAN TO VISIT SENEGAL IN SEPT 1-SEPT30.

ei guys!
i was planning go to dkr in 1st week august.After checking weather in travel guide it says is raining season and hot as 40ºc. I am afraid of being sooo hot, i would like u to recommend me or not going on august.
If ur answer is YES, could u recomend me any basic tour atractions for a 7nights trip around?

Many thks collegues

Hello,

I am planning to visit Dakar in November this year. I woudl like to know the following:
How expensive is it (I will do backpacking and am on a shoestring budget)?
Any recomendation for a cheap but not too bad hotel near Gare Routiere (bus staion) or train station?

Dear everyone!

im planing to go to Dakar for a dancefestival end of maj...
-how is the life in Dakar?
-existing some good hotel there?
-should i be myself,or should i be just a fearfull tourist?
-it is safe city? any kidnapping there?
-any other city to visit?
-any nice beach to visit?
-how is the weather maj/jun?

thanx for attention,and for the answers!
Bali

Has anyone ever stayed at the Hotel Ganale in central Dakar? I'm having trouble reaching them, but it seems like a nice place. we'll be traveling to Dakar in April 2009

On February 3rd I'll will start a week holiday at the Royal Decameron Baobab Resort in Somone .I'ld appreciate to know what kind of weather i'll find.Is the temperature warm enough to swim? Does somebody know this resort?

Hello folks.

I'm going to Cap Skirring in February. Does anybody know if there is an ATM in Cap Skirring to withdraw money with a Visa card? If yes, what is the max. amount that can be withdrawn per day? I heard once that there are limitations?

Cheers.

Hans

I will like to go to Senegal by car from Barcelona. I will like to know how can I pass de border with a car older than 10 years. Thank you. Kisses

I m going to meet my fiancee in Dakar, i ll land at the airport in the middle of the nite,(2.00 am) and i wonder, are there taxis or buses available at that time?
And are taxis expensive. And can you walk from the airport in Dakar to the city?
My departure will also be in the middle of the nite.
Bert in Sweden

Hi!
I'd like to visit Senegal next Easter. So I'm looking for a cheap flight. Any advice?
Appart from that:
how is the weather in April?
what is the best way of transportation inside the country? (going by myself)
Is the Casamance area safe?

thanks!

Jordi.
Barcelona, Catalonia.

My husband, adult daughter and I are planning a trip to Senegal in August, 08. Does anyone know how to get from Dakar to the Sine-Saloum Delta, and hotel/guest house recommendations?

Many thanks,
sesseebee

Hi,

does anyone know how hotel Savana Jardin is?
Is it nice and safe? How far is it from the main city and market area?

thanks

What do I pack for a trip for 2 weeks?

My husband and I are going on a cruise to Dakar. We only have a short time. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Soumbedioune and a city tour is one suggestion. Or should we go to Il De Goree? I am a travel agent and I want to see as much as I can to be able to tell my clients all about it. Thanks so much.

My husband and I are going on a cruise to Dakar. We only have a short time. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Soumbedioune and a city tour is one suggestion. Or should we go to Il De Goree? I am a travel agent so I want to see as much as I can to be able to tell my clients about it. Thanks.

hi everybody!
i'm thinking about staying at hotel LE DARKASSÉ (Route de l'aéroport, Ngor, www.au-senegal.com/pages/darkasse.php), as a good area outside dakar and near the beach and some nightlife spots, if i got it ok from guidebook.
anybody has any info /recomendation/ experience for this hotel?
many thanks
Nikos

Hi, I and a friend are travelling to The Gambia within the next month. We would like to find out about accomodation as we want to move away from the coast. I heard of a site called africania which promotes sustainable tourism, but the site is now under construction. Does anybody know how to contact the people behind the site, such as an email?
We are also on a budget, would 150 pounds a week see us right? Also, we wanted to head north to Kaolack and maybe Dakar, what sort of travel times would be normal to Dakar via the cheapest or fastest possible mode of transport?
One other question, we've been looking for information on how to decide what to pay if asked for road tax. As it may happen that we might be left waiting until we pay, would travelling with a guide avoid this?

Its a bunch of questions and more might follow, but if your guys could answer even some of them, it would help alot.

Many thanks in advance.

:D.

hi guys!
can you say if it is really advisable to use malaria pills in March?
i plan to travel around dakar and sine saloum delta and then to Mali.
many thanks
Nikos

hi there!
i'm trying to condact le grand bleu hostel in yoff, but the tel nbr seems not to be correct.
i have +221 835 92 49 do you know if this is it?
or, even better , somebody knows web site or e mail?
thanks a lot
nikos

what type of wood or name are the statues made of. could you kindly explain or differetiate each type of wood. thank you.

Planning to visit Dakar in early February on business. Just a few questions:

1. Any good hotel near the 'Sandaga' market area? An international chain hotel would be better.

2. Is Dakar a safe place? I'd travelled to East Africa (Kenya & Tanzania) last year and found that they were not very safe and we were adviced to be back in the hotel before dark.

3. What's the weather gonna be like in Feb?

Any help will be greatly apprecaited.

Thanks.

the rally was sudenly cancelled due to terrorist threats they had received-as they say.
http://www.dakar.com/indexus.html
i guess that the anounced threats would aim more specifically to the rally event, but do you think this has to do with similar problems in senegal right now?
i'm planning to visit senegal and mali next month solo, and i worry a little about safety issues, especially because i'll travel indepentent and in budget.
any recent info would be very helpfull (i read the older similar postings here, too)
thanks
nikos

hi everybody!!

although the main non-african language seems to be french, do you think that somebody who speaks english can travel around ok intepentently?
i mean, without tourist companies, so have to communicate with locals for hotel, food, bus etc...
must be a little hard?

many thanks

Hello folks,

I will be getting into Dakar come this Sunday morning. A couple of questions please:

1.Transport from airport into city center. Any advice on the cheapest way to do this?

2. Getting from Dakar to Saint Loius, how does one do this quickest? bus? how long and much? schedule?

3. Dakar to Bamako ... what's the best and not expensive way to do this?

Thanks much for the info.

Hi, My partner and i are arriving to Dakar airport in the am and need somewhere cheap to sleep for 2 nights until we get ourselves together to move on. Anyone have any ideas? The hotels all seem pretty expensive to me!
Thanks
regan