Pink Lake and Bandia Reserve, a must for Senegal travelers! - The Bandia reseevat was really impressive. We have seen great animals, antelopes, giraffes, warthogs, crocodiles, buffaloes, ostriches, monkeys, etc. The landscape was also very picturesque. Afterwards, the program included a visit to “Pink Lake”. This used to be the finish line of the Paris-Dakar Rally! Everything was very informative and well organized. Also the contact in advance was good and reliable! Thank you Mamadou for that!

The Gambia safari was incredible - Malang was an excellent friend and guide. He was friendly to everyone whether or not it was his client or not. The safari was the best part of the trip. We even saw a black rhino, which is rarely seen.

Amazing Safari & Communicative Guide! - Best choice we could have made as Cruise passengers with limited time! Mika communicated very effectively leading up to tour which we shared van w/2 other passengers. The vehicle was very good for Dakar’s standards & very comfortable to get in/out. Mika’s local knowledge & wonderful smile made us feel so safe & cared for throughout the day! Bandia was AMAZING & so worth the extra distance. We saw endangered white rhino, giraffes grazing tree canopy, 1000 yr old Baobabs & more. There was long wait when we arrived but Mika arranged perfect safari truck & great local ranger ahead of others who walked up to book safari. Pink lake (40% salt) was interesting to learn about how locals do salt harvesting but can be skipped if in a time crunch. Thank you Mika for a glorious day in Dakar!

Worthwhile Excursion! - We had a wonderful, unforgettable day with Malang! Him and his driver arrived promptly, the journey was pleasantly smooth and comfortable. Malang generously shared plenty of information about the local area and Senegalese culture and landscape. Would highly recommend you book with him if you are visiting and looking for excursions!

Great! We recommend! - It was wonderful! The animal reserve is authentic, everything is well organized. The boat trip too! We genuinely saw what we really wanted in the program! Our guide was 5* Thank you very much 💫

Yoyo was very friendlyand... - Yoyo was very friendlyand helful and our driver skillfull and polite. We learned a lot about Senegal

THE ABSOLUTE BEST!! 10/10 - My mom & I had an amazing time. The whole day was just perfect. The safari was majestic! And the river was so interesting! The dune ride in the sands was beautiful as well. We had the absolute BEST tour guide, Malang, who was SO knowledgeable & spoke English very well. Aside from the tour, my mom is elderly & Malang was so attentive, patient, and compassionate with her. He was all around a beautiful person. Barra was our driver & he knows the streets so well & drives very nicely! He was also very helpful & compassionate with my mom which is so appreciated. The best guide & driver, ever. Much love!

Flexible trip due to change of plans - Since we due to change of plans, already had been to the pink lake (incl. jeep travel in the sand; note the lake is not pink as of Jan/Feb 2024 but there are initiatives to drain it for surplus water after a flooding, for the algae to grow and give back the color, may be later in 2024) earlier in our vacation, the guide and driver were flexible and we instead went to the most western point of Senegal and Africa for photos overlooking the lighthouse before travelling to the Bandia reserve. Traffic takes time. Bandia is more of an open zoo, but the Senegal eland is rare, impressive and worth a visit. There were also imported South-African animals in the fenced-in park. If you never have done other safaris, it is an opportunity to see during the appr. 2hr safari drive (may need to share vehicle with other guests) some wildlife including e.g., giraffes, rhinos, various antelopes, and crocodiles by the restaurant- the hyenas are typically sleeping in their den during day time. Since we skipped the pink lake and had some extra time, we were offered to visit the mangroves of Somone (boat ride 1 hr was an added cost) which we accepted. This gave us a full day including initial hunt for an official office to get transit stamp by gate II in Dakar harbor, as well as ending our travel at the airport. Thanks to our guide and driver for being flexible.

Pleasant day At bandy reserve and A boat ride - We were picked up at 9 AM sharply, but then we were told the pink lake is no more pink so there was no reason to go there. I was highly disappointed. We went on the Safari was very nice after we were taken to another place where we went on a boat ride to see the lagoon, there was nothing spectacular about it overall it was a pleasant trip but not worth the money We paid if I knew that the pink lake was not included. I wouldn’t even bother. They should let us know before hand that the pink lake is no more pink so we don’t spend that kind of money to just basically go on a safari.

Rip off. Poor customer service - Did not get a private tour. We were delayed 1.25 hours waiting on a second bus in our 2 bus caravan. Did not go to Pink Lake cruise or even get to see it. Called viator and filed a claim. Got a claim number and got no response from them. I requested a partial refund. It's a shame they have such terrible customers service, because I am on a World Cruise and planned on booking quite a few excursions with Viator. My ranking is 1/2 star.