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Dakar Highlights: Private 4-Hour City Tour
3.8
6 Ratings
Dakar
Explore Dakar’s highlights in 4 hours with a private, guided tour. Capture stunning photos and discover the city’s charm effortlessly.
Explore Dakar’s highlights in 4 hours with a private, guided tour. Capture stunning photos and discover the city’s charm effortlessly.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Dakar Railway Station - A wonderful example of colonial architecture built in 1885
- Place de l’independance - The central heart of downtown Dakar. The architectural legacy of French colonization is impressive
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Presidential Palace - A historic building that served as the residence of the Governor-General of French West Africa.
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- Dakar Railway Station - A wonderful example of colonial architecture built in 1885
- Place de l’independance - The central heart of downtown Dakar. The architectural legacy of French colonization is impressive
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Presidential Palace - A historic building that served as the residence of the Governor-General of French West Africa.
A red-uniformed presidential guard is posted at the entrance. - Cathedrale du Souvenir Africain de Dakar - The architecture seems to be a fusion between African and European styles.
- Grand Mosque of Dakar - A wonderful example of Islamic architecture built in 1964 One of the few mosques in Dakar open to non-Moslems for a visit.
- Universite Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) - The oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in West Africa.
- Mosque of the Divinity - A lovely piece of Islamic architecture built with a wonderful water background.
- African Renaissance Monument - The tallest Statue in Africa, even taller than the Statue of Liberty. There is the Statue of Liberty like a viewing platform.
- Market Soumbedioune - The largest arts and crafts market if you are looking for something light, inexpensive, and easy to carry.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Commentary on board
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- English-speaking guide service
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Commentary on board
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- English-speaking guide service
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Purchase of items of personal nature
- Carbonated beverages
- Lunch
- Purchase of items of personal nature
- Carbonated beverages
Additional Information
For those short on time, a 4-hour visit to the highlights of Dakar is a wonderful option. Maximize your precious time here with a private tour built around the things you would like to see most. Using a private vehicle with an air-conditioning system to travel quickly from one destination to the next, you will be able to navigate the city with a…
For those short on time, a 4-hour visit to the highlights of Dakar is a wonderful option. Maximize your precious time here with a private tour built around the things you would like to see most. Using a private vehicle with an air-conditioning system to travel quickly from one destination to the next, you will be able to navigate the city with a knowledgeable guide by the end of this 4-hour tour. There is not a famous place that will be missed. You will have plenty of photo opportunities. I am sure that with the right insight and guidance, you will leave Dakar wanting more and wanting more people to visit us and learn more about our great city and everything we do. My reviews show guests are always happy with my services. As a long time resident and experienced and licensed guide, I want your tour to be as memorable as possible.
Location
Dakar Railway Station
Dakar-Plateau
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(6 Ratings)
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Globetrotting781139
Oct 31, 2022
Great half day Dakar experience - Oumar was great - very knowledgeable and a fun tour guide. Flexible with our schedule. Definitely recommend both his company and this half day tour of Dakar that hit all the highlights in the limited time we had available!
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Daniela_b
Oct 22, 2022
Excellent tour with Pape! - We took the tour to be able to see as much of Dakar as possible during our short stay. Pape was a excellent guide and Ali was a safe and kind driver. We have had interesting, informative and very well guided and organised tour. Recommend wholeheartedly.
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827raye
Nov 24, 2021
A lifetime experience! - We met Oumar for a half day private tour AFTER we had already taken a couple of other tours around the city / area. We were on a short time line of a few days so we wanted to see and experience all we could.
I have to say that even after experiencing a couple of very good excursions in my opinion, Oumar and Senegal Odyssey Tours was BY FAR the most informed and informative, the most engaging and intuitive, the most concerned in terms of protecting my interest than any other excursion guides. I do not say this to imply that the others were less than deserving because they were not. We were highly pleased and appreciative with all the excursions that we experienced. What I am saying is that Oumar and his company was head and shoulders above all the others.
By the time we met Oumar for our excursion we had already seen the highlights so we had a specific agenda in mind and not just the basic tour. Oumar quickly adjusted to our requests by taking us to local markets usually not experienced by casual travelers and aggressively protecting our interest in local negotiations. There was never any concern for our welfare in this back and forth. Just that having intimate knowledge of customs and techniques, he was able to always steer us to the right deal with vendors. If you have been to Dakar you know that this negotiation is a cherished tradition and sport and it takes a very knowledgeable person to get the best out of it.
Even though we were looking at a custom agenda we did revisit some of the standard site seeing destinations where Oumar's knowledge and perspective were showcased as well above and beyond the norm. We learned twice the knowledge and understanding of previous tours and, as I said, they were all good in our opinion.
I am pleased to highly recommend Senegal Odyssey Tours and Oumar as BY FAR the best and most knowledgeable excursion vendor in Dakar, Senegal. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you Oumar for your skill, knowledge and friendship.
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Shevrdejs
Mar 22, 2023
Dakar city tour - Oumar was an excellent guide and would highly recommend, when visiting Dakar! Saw so much, learned quite a bit, as well
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Martha_e
Dec 9, 2022
A Disappointment - We spent an hour trying to find the guide as he was not there when we left the ship. Very mediocre trip and we would have been better finding a guide on our own.
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Erwinjeffrey_v
Dec 3, 2022
rushed through Dakar city tour, bad experience - 1 Place de l'independance 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - it is a square / little park open to the public , the fountain didn't work. We were there about 2 minutes.
Presidential Palace (Pass By) - we did, saw one guard in a flash.
2 Cathedrale du Souvenir Africain de Dakar 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - nice stop, free entry, around 10 minutes.
3 Grand Mosque of Dakar One of the few mosques in Dakar open to non-Moslems for a visit. 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - We did not go to this mosque (no idea why not).
4 Universite Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - We did not pass by or go to the university at all. (!)
5 Mosque of the Divinity 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - We stopped high up on the road, for 1 minute, the guide told me that it is not possible to go in. (admission ticket free???)
6 African Renaissance Monument 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - They made me pay 10.000 francs at the entry!
7 Market Soumbedioune The largest arts and crafts market.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free - We did not visit this market, they took me to the Kermel Market, we walked through in 5 minutes and that was the end of the tour.
So, I did see some things I wanted to see, but the excursion is not at all as described and paid for. When I mentioned after almost 2 hours on the way that the excursion included "bottled water", the guide got angry and called his boss.
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