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Half Day Dakar City Tour (Minimum 2 Participants)
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Dakar
About
This sightseeing tour will take to the railroad station, the independence square or Dakar's historical cradle, the presidential mansion. And after, we'll drive along the coastal road to enjoy that wonderful landscape that Dakar, the smiling city offers to its guests. Then we'll go on to discover the national assembly, the big cathedral, the big mosque, the obelisk square, where independence is celebrated, before ending with the monument of the African renaissance.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Professional guide
Driver/guide
All activities
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
ibis Dakar
Return
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This sightseeing tour will take to the railroad station, the independence square or Dakar's historical cradle, the presidential mansion. And after, we'll drive along the coastal road to enjoy that wonderful landscape that Dakar, the smiling city offers to its guests. Then we'll go on to discover the national assembly, the big cathedral, the big mosque, the obelisk square, where independence is celebrated, before ending with the monument of the African renaissance.
Highlights
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 3 hours to 4 hours
Offered in English & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Professional guide
Driver/guide
All activities
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
ibis Dakar
Return
Itinerary
1
Le Monument de la Renaissance Africaine
52 meters high and made of copper, the monument represents a man with bulging muscles springing from the crater of one of the Mamelles hills. Shirtless, he carries a child on his left arm while wrapping the other, a woman. It is reached by a large staircase of 198 steps.
“The man, the woman and their child will face the sun, symbolizing the opening of the continent to the rest of the world. It is a force of propulsion and attraction in the greatness, stability and sustainability of Africa”, explains President Abdoulaye Wade who inaugurated it on April 3, 2010.
30 minutes
2
Mosque of the Divinity
The Mosque of Divinity, built in 1997, is a mosque located in Ouakam, Senegal. It is a structure with two minarets. The mosque provides a view of the Atlantic Ocean, as the mosque lies near the shore, at the Corniche-Ouest.
15 minutes
3
Sandaga Market
Sandaga market was built in 1935. Its architecture reminds the Arabian Sudanese style of Timbuktu in Mali. Its decoration is a mixture of Arabian and African styles with arabesques and geometrical drawings.
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Presidential Palace
The Palace of the Republic, residence of the President of the Republic, is a historic manor located in the Plateau district of Dakar, capital city of Senegal. Built in 1902, the Palace used to be the official residence of the Governor General of French West Africa.
5
Marche Kermel
The Kermel market is a very beautiful building from 1860 - a beautiful round wrought iron and brick hall of Arabic inspiration - which was ravaged by fire in 1994, and rebuilt identically in 1997, classified as a historical monument. The large clock at the entrance to the market used to ring the closing bell at noon on the dot. At the Kermel market, one can find all the food products and is frequented by Westerners looking for the best products of the city since its creation
10 minutes
6
The Museum of Black Civilisations
Two objectives emerge for the museum:
* To create a non-ethnographic museum, that is to say not devoted solely to primitive arts, and not commemorating the slave past of the populations of the continent.
* Show the vitality of the entire African continent through "cultures and civilizations of the black worlds".
10 minutes
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Grand Mosque of Dakar
The Great Mosque of Dakar was built by French and Moroccan architects and was inaugurated in 1964 by the King of Morocco Hassan II who had financed its construction. The height of the minaret is 67 m. Richly decorated, both inside and outside
10 minutes
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Marche Artisanal de Soumbedioune
Created in 1961, this village is a good place to get an idea of what the artisans of the country produce. Gathered by professional category, the craftsmen exhibit a wide choice of sculpted works. There are also all types of leather goods (cow, snake, goat, crocodile) and jewelry.
