Bandia Park Reserve and Somone Lagoon Boat Ride: Half-Day Eco-Tour from Dakar

Embark on a half-day eco-tour from Dakar to Bandia Park Reserve and Somone Lagoon. Get up close to African wildlife and enjoy a scenic boat ride in a lush mangrove habitat.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Your tour guide will meet you at your Dakar hotel at 8am before driving you towards Somone lagoon located in the south of Dakar (approx 75 km from Dakar). Depending on road traffic you will arrive around 9:30 am to embark on a local boat for a 1 hour ride and enjoy the beautiful scenery of mangroves dotted with birds.
Around 10am, you will proceed to…

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Local guide
  • Lunch
  • All activities
  • Hotel drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Bandia park reserve is a key attraction in Senegal, attracting tourists residing in Dakar and the surrounding region. This preservation park is dedicated to safeguarding various African species such as giraffes, rhinoceroses, multiple breeds of antelopes, buffaloes, monkeys, crocodiles, tortoises, and more. During this tour, you will have the…

Location
Dakar
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jpcut2cure
Aug 9, 2024
A not to be missed tour - The tour was a full day instead of a half when you include the transportation, however, it was truly a fantastic day in every aspect. Our guide, abul (sp) was knowledgeable and good spirited. All of the animals that were advertised were seen. The boat ride on the lagoon was peaceful and relaxing. Lunch was delicious. Don't miss this tour
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Excursion274820
Jul 15, 2024
100% recommend - Very hood tour!!!! Thanks Diallo!!! Every was perfect. T'he safary and t'he lake of Somone Ares cert beatifil, and Diallo was cert friendly and nice
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Roch_s
Jun 7, 2024
nice day private tour - had a private tour. drive and guide. this was a full day trip as I was in the City and with traffic, tolls, etc. I would highly recommend the lagoon was nice and few tourists in June.
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Fearless377624
May 17, 2024
A Beautiful Day Spent :) - The guides were friendly and welcoming. I loved both Bandia and Somone. It was the loveliest day. Highly recommended and worth the money!
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Annette_m
Dec 30, 2023
Great trip!!! Highly Recommended - This was a great trip!! Do not Believe that this is a four hour trip. We were gone for nine and a half hours. We drove more than an hour to the reserve and had to wait for almost 2 hours to get into see the animals. We then had to drive to the lagoon where we had a long wait for lunch. We took a boat through the lagoon and saw mostly birds in the mangroves. In the reserve we saw rhinos and Impalas, zebras, giraffes, alligators, and monkeys. It was very interesting to see them not behind the zoo fence. Our guide was knowledgeable and had a lot to say about what was inside the park. Abdul Diallo was our tour guide for the day and was amazing. He was very patient, considerate, and very informative about all the questions we had. He facilitated the administration business for getting us into the reserve, securing our boat, ordering our lunch and making sure we had a good time. Overall, I would highly recommend this trip. However do not think that it is going to be 4 hours, because it's not! Even though the day was long, it was worth it!!
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Rainer
Oct 28, 2023
Great Safari Park - A very great safari park, very well maintained and the animals can move freely on the very large grounds. We saw many animals
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Birgitte
Oct 17, 2023
Two good experiences. - A well-planned day with two good experiences. The driver and the guide both very welcoming and good to tell.
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Dr_e
Aug 21, 2023
Worth the ride - The drive was long but worth it! Seeing the animals move around freely was exciting and the lake and beach were beautiful. Food was delicious and the guide was extremely accommodating
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Ija_g
Oct 7, 2024
The tour is okay - Overall the experience was good. The tour guide spoke English very well and answered all of our questions. He provided a lot of information without overwhelming us. The downsides are we would’ve liked to see more animals in the Reserve and the vehicle of transportation to and from the train station. I personally do not believe the tour was worth the price especially considering the vehicle was small without air conditioning.
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Theofran
Apr 1, 2023
Safari is memorable however this tour company skip - The tour at Bandia was excellent. I definitely recommend it. I could have skipped the lagoon. Just seeing all the animals just roaming around was something I will always remember. Just don’t use this tour group. It’s a long ride to the wildlife reserve and the guy and the driver talked among themselves the whole time. The driver kept spitting out the window, disgusting. I was thinking it is good thing I used to work with pregnant women or I would have thrown up. In short go on the safari but don’t go with this tour group.
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From $244
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).