Top Things to do in Senegal
Things to do in Senegal, Senegal: The Best Nature & Wildlife Areas
Discover the best top things to do in Senegal, Senegal including Les iles de la basse casamance, Reserve Naturelle Communautaire de Dindefelo, Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Lagune de la Somone, Le Village des Tortues, Oceanium Dakar, Reserve De Bandia, Fathala Reserve, L'Elevage d'Oiseaux Exotique, Parque Nacional de la Lengua de Barbaria.
Restaurants in Senegal
1. Les iles de la basse casamance
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Reserve Naturelle Communautaire de Dindefelo
3. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 384 reviews
The Senegal River and surrounding wetlands host pelicans, pink flamingos as well asb many thousands migrating birds.
Reviewed By RedHeadPeter - London, United Kingdom
Based on a series of lakes and channels it teems with wildlife. Taken round with other groups on large and verysafe dinghys with life jackets. Many kinds of birds but the Pelicans were most impressive, gang-fishing, in-line flying and the vast baby pelican nursery.
4. Lagune de la Somone
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 501 reviews
Reviewed By marcoer2018
Our tour un the lagon of Somon has been perfect for relax. We took a long trip by boat for 2hours and go over the lagon river , it was nice to see many of bird's, fish crabs, also we had met many pelicans and mangroves. We did a lot of photos and it was great seeing our journey It was started from Royal baobab hotel. When you have the time, this is great view of Senegal´s wild nature, our English speaking tour guide name Andy was great, gentil and professional, I recommend you to make a tour with him Whatsup +221.76.018.17. 83,we will never forget this place
5. Le Village des Tortues
6. Oceanium Dakar
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By cmoser12 - Geneva, Switzerland
We visited Oceanium to try scuba diving for the first time and had a great first experience! The staff were enthusiastic and very knowledgeable, making sure we were comfortable with the equipment before taking us out on the water. Each of us got to stay under for around thirty minutes and the instructor was there the entire time to make sure everything was going well. We saw lots of interesting marine creatures and it was a very enjoyable introduction to diving! One of our family members decided to kayak instead and also had a pleasant experience. An important note is that all of the instructions were in French, so I am not sure how an Anglophone-only party would fare here. We had an overall wonderful experience diving here and thought their prices were very fair considering the experience we had. I would highly recommend Oceanium!
7. Reserve De Bandia
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 568 reviews
Reviewed By ummabdurrahmaana
A rather pricey trip but well worth it. Foreign adults pay 12000FCFA each and children (even toddlers) pay 7000FCFA local adults pay 7000FCFA. in theory you can enter with your own car for 10,000FCFA but unless you happen to have a strong 4x4 with extra spot for the guide you must take (and pay 6500FCFA ) you are more likely to rent their cars for 40,000FCFA which are rather nice (which is what you'd expect for that price). The tour takes about 2hrs and you get to see a good variety of herbivores imported mainly from SA and few hyenas in a separate area and crocodiles at a lake. The best part is that the tour is more or less tailored for your needs, you can take your time with pics and ask as many questions you like. Our guide never rushed us and rather encouraged us to take our time and to tell him if we needed more stops or to stay longer. He was a great help with pics too! We started our tour at noon during dry season and I think we saw everything there was to see and there were no crowds on a Saturday so no need to get up at the crack of dawn for this. The downside I could see was the lack of enforcement of the no feeding monkeys rule at the restaurant where tourists shamelessly fed popcorn to monkeys and then were surprised to see their food stolen with the poor staff trying to get rid of the monkeys the best they could. There was also a nice lil play area for children by the overpriced restaurant. All in all a great visit we avoided the restaurant that sells a plate for 14,000FCFA as we could feed the entire family elsewhere for that price. I do recommend this place warmly just eat well before going.
8. Fathala Reserve
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 268 reviews
Fathala Wildlife Reserve is an area that consists of 6000 hectares of original and protected forest. You have the opportunity to visit the original stretch of the African wilderness. In this reserve, you can enjoy the natural environment of the bush in its original condition. Visit our cafeteria and visitor centre for scrumptious meals and refreshments while watching the diverse birdlife. Come and see how the Fatala Wildlife Reserve made a success of saving the rarest and the most beautiful of all antelopes from extinction: The Western Giant Eland – “Giant Derby Eland.” These magnificent animals as well as giraffes, rhinos, roan, waterbuck, red colobus monkeys and buffalo can be viewed at Fathala Wildlife Reserve. Accommodation opening December 2013
Reviewed By nicolaj545 - Cardiff, United Kingdom
Really saddened to see some of the negative reviews on here, so thought I’d pass on our thoughts following a visit from The Gambia. We spent a wonderful day with a hugely informative and knowledgable locally based guide. We managed to see all of the animals bar the giraffes which we heard but kept missing (but nice excuse to return) and some amazing bird life including close up views of a Palm Vulture. After much soul searching and thoughts we did the lion walk and so glad we did, the rangers were superb, when asked about the use of the sticks they spent time explaining why and how they were used with the Cubs from an early age and for us the rangers appeared to love and respect the big cats like their own family and were very eager to impart their knowledge of them to visitors, the rangers were very strict with the visitors interactions in order to not stress the cars and at one point one cat just wanted a roll about and snooze so we had to wait till they were ready to move again. We left feeling like we had been given a very special insight into the lives of the lion and how important it is to ensure they’re place within the African environment. I’d also like to say a big well done to the venue for the education and promotion of young female guides too (one of which we had leading us) brilliant to see and I hope the reserve is able to continue its fantastic work
