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Bike Ride in Dakar: Experience Iconic Monuments and History
4.6
18 Ratings
Dakar
Explore Dakar’s iconic monuments and historical sites on a small group bike ride. Get exercise, learn about the city’s history, and have a fun adventure!
Explore Dakar’s iconic monuments and historical sites on a small group bike ride. Get exercise, learn about the city’s history, and have a fun adventure!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Monument du Millénaire - Explore “La Porte du Troisième millénaire,” a modern monument in Dakar built at the dawn of the 21st century to symbolize Africa’s entry into the new millennium, holding great significance for Senegal.
- Hotel Sokhamon - Experience the architecture of this colonial gem in the city’s heart.
- **Ambassade De Grande…
- Monument du Millénaire - Explore “La Porte du Troisième millénaire,” a modern monument in Dakar built at the dawn of the 21st century to symbolize Africa’s entry into the new millennium, holding great significance for Senegal.
- Hotel Sokhamon - Experience the architecture of this colonial gem in the city’s heart.
- Ambassade De Grande Bretagne - A quick stop to catch your breath.
- Ancien palais de Justice - A historic building now hosting the Biennale of Dakar art exhibition.
- Plage de l’Anse Bernard - Discover our Instagram-worthy spot with a breathtaking view.
- Presidency of Senegal - Pass by the Presidency of Senegal.
- Place de l’independance - The vibrant heart of Dakar, Place de l’Indépendance, features symmetrical design and majestic colonial buildings, including the Gouvernance and the Chamber of Commerce.
- Embarcadère Île de Gorée - The departure point for the maritime link between Dakar and Gorée Island. Gorée Island is both an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, located in Dakar’s bay, and one of the capital’s 19 districts.
- Dakar Railway Station - Witness Senegal’s progress with the TER.
- The Museum of Black Civilisations - Our tour concludes here. An on-site museum guide will lead you through this Pan-African museum near downtown Dakar. The 14,000 square meter, 4-story thematic building faces the Grand Théâtre National. Its architecture is inspired by the impluvium huts of Casamance in southern Senegal and Great Zimbabwe. The structure is designed to be “a small round hut, very common in Africa,” reimagined to introduce daylight into all the museum’s spaces. A visit not to be missed!
What's Included
- Snacks provided during the tour
- Complimentary tour-specific jersey
- Use of bicycle included in the tour
- Snacks provided during the tour
- Complimentary tour-specific jersey
- Use of bicycle included in the tour
What's Not Included
- Musée des Civilisations Noires : 5000 FCFA / person
- Musée des Civilisations Noires : 5000 FCFA / person
Additional Information
Explore Dakar in an enjoyable way while staying active with this exclusive bike tour. A knowledgeable guide will lead you through the city of Dakar, showcasing its iconic landmarks. This personalized city tour offers a fresh perspective on the historic sites in the land of Teranga.
The classic itinerary has been thoughtfully crafted to provide an…
Explore Dakar in an enjoyable way while staying active with this exclusive bike tour. A knowledgeable guide will lead you through the city of Dakar, showcasing its iconic landmarks. This personalized city tour offers a fresh perspective on the historic sites in the land of Teranga.
The classic itinerary has been thoughtfully crafted to provide an exceptional experience.
Recognizing that each visitor has distinct desires and expectations, we are pleased to adjust or customize the standard itinerary to match your preferences and interests. Please feel free to reach out to us before the activity begins to discuss your expectations and collaboratively create a personalized itinerary just for you.
Location
817 Rue 22
Rue 22
Espace Vélo - not far from the BCEAO bank. We head for the Corniche Est to admire the beautiful sea view of Dakar, and continue to the Plateau town center to finish at the Museum of Black Civilization.
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
4.6
(18 Ratings)
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Adventure10512361481
Jul 1, 2024
A Beautiful Sunday Morning Bike Ride - My friends and I had an amazing time! The InstaBike Dakar team is extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Despite not having been on a bike in years, the team ensured we were all comfortable before we headed out. They safely guided us through the city, and we ended our day with lunch. The experience was wonderful, and we learned a lot about Senegal.
I would definitely recommend booking with them!
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Vacationer82769
Jun 30, 2024
Insta bike for life. - We had a great time with the team. It was a ride to remember. We did the city tour with detailed explanations, got really nice pictures and videos from the team to document our own experiences and had one of the best brunches in Dakar. I will definitely be doing insta bike rides again.
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Supobsessed
Jan 17, 2024
Gentle and interesting ride. - Gentle ride through the city. Our guide and outrider took us through quiet streets and shepherded us through the busy intersections. We felt safe, despite the crazy Dakar traffic. The tour ended with a visit to the museum of black culture. We were not expecting this, but it was very interesting and informative.
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Bberlinstephens
Oct 12, 2023
Great Overview of the City - Great views of the city and overall experience. A good workout too! Guide knows a lot about the different sites in Dakar. He also does a great job leading through traffic.
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Quo
Aug 6, 2023
Loved the views - The bike tour
It was a new and also different experience to tour Dakar Senegal by bike. We saw the sites from an almost opposite perspective. We saw new angles of buildings and got an up close and personal idea of what traveling the city was like for people without vehicles which was humbling. It was a sometimes fast paced experience, through traffic while learning how to do so in real time. I would not recommend this tour for beginner cyclists. Having said that the experience and knowledge of our guide was beneficial and I loved the adrenaline from it all.
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Q621uwjoym
May 15, 2023
Unique way to discover the city - The bike tour was great and Drey is a good tour guide. He knows a lot about the city. Exploring the city through the bike really gives you a unique and authentic experience. While cycling I told him it is my birthday and he even surprised me with a cake at the cafe (which is part of one of the stops). I totally recommend this bike tour. Thank you for the experience.
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Genevieve
Jan 9, 2023
Beat cycling tour of Dakar - The guys were really great! Bikes were easy to use, very safe and well maintained. Had great fun on the downhills and learnt a lot on the stops and at the museum. Couldn’t recommend this enough. Their level of knowledge is really good and we were immediately made to feel at home. A great price compared to other tour options.
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Judyslevine
Sep 11, 2022
Don’t miss option for bicyclists! - This was fantastic! A wonderful way to experience Dakar. Drey was a terrific guide and we got to cover much more ground than on foot. It includes a visit to a fascinating museum, also with a guided tour. We are used to riding in traffic so while it took some adjusting to understand the unspoken rules of the road, I felt safe at all times with one guide riding in front of us and one behind. If you like to bike, this is a don’t miss option in Dakar.
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Blakepokeman
Nov 28, 2024
Hang On Tightly - In a November 2025 review just before this posting (but since removed), we had a similar experience with ‘InstaBike Dakar’ in the Senegal city. Memorable for all the wrong reasons, this tour is not for the faint-hearted nor for the inexperienced bike rider. Be forewarned there are little to no bike trails in the city we rode on. Instead our young guide threaded us around and through extremely busy and fast moving traffic consisting of main roads and crowded city streets with no shoulders, riding uncomfortably close to speeding cars. Included was negotiating several chaotic rotaries (roundabouts), creating some hair-raising moments threading through hordes of aggressive car drivers and motorcyclists. The tour was not without merit, however, as our guide escorted us through some of the more interesting and economically-challenged neighborhoods, complete with goats, normally avoided by tour groups. As the previous reviewer noted, our guide was limited to rudimentary English. The guide also wasn’t sure of the tour route, repeatedly calling his company for guidance. With the exception of a couple monuments, he breezed past the sites the company listed, if we even rode by them at all, without a chance to linger. We weren’t offered visible safety vests nor was there an extra guide provided for the tail end, which would have prevented an interesting situation my wife experienced. Trailing us, she was forced to fend off a stalker attempting to steal her bike while she was walking with it. Alert locals, noticing her struggle, pounced on the offender and gave a vivid example of “instant justice.” Just when we were wrapping up the tour, a second rider from the company did join us. All in all, it was one of the more interesting, but frustrating bike tours we’ve participated, one we’ll not soon forget.
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Natalie_h
Nov 23, 2024
TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT!!! - What a disappointment!!!
I do not know what excursion the numerous superlative reviews took, nor if any of them are actually real - our experience was decidedly different and infuriating.
With a little glitch at where to get picked up we started off hopeful enough with a nice young man who spoke heavily accented and halting English - difficult to understand. He took us through busy traffic on side streets with much local activity on the side - that was fun, took 10 minutes, and the rest of the tour was a joke. After stopping at a gate monument ( fine ) we then spent the next 60-70 minutes biking on an extremely busy major road stopping only to find our first destination closed, the second a view of an uneventful mosque ( we have seen dozens before - nothing special about this one ) and ending at a giant memorial to something ( the young man either did not know anything about it or was unable to communicate in English ). We were then boxed off to a coffee shop on a dusty, dirty street where we waited for nearly an hour for our ride to arrive - our other choice was riding back down the same busy highway to get back! That’s it!!
2 hours riding in busy traffic, seeing nothing but the monument!! This was our 4 hour “ tour of the City of Dakar “. We saw NONE of the advertised sites!!
I am not in the habit of writing bad reviews - this “tour” earned it!
I truly believe this was our “ guide”s first effort - he was a nice young man but a clueless guide!
Before booking this tour I would seriously recommend that you get an explanation to this post and get a complete and accurate description of your tour. Don’t accept the excuse “ heavy traffic “ - that’s why we are on bikes!
For us this was a classic bait and switch and we were fleeced!
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