7 Days Highlights of Senegal

À propos de la destination: Dakar, la capitale du Sénégal, est située à l'extrême pointe occidentale du continent africain. Dakar est une capitale vivante, en croissance et en mutation, avec des bâtiments modernes, des quartiers populaires et des marchés animés et surpeuplés de la médina. Dakar, comme de nombreuses villes du monde en développement, est fortement influencée par son histoire coloniale, que l’on peut encore observer dans certaines de ses architectures. Mais ne vous y trompez pas, Dakar est fièrement africain, coloré et authentique. Le plateau, historiquement le quartier français de la ville, a toujours un caractère très européen. De nombreuses parties du paysage urbain sont impossibles à distinguer d'une rue dans une ville française. C'est ici que se trouvent les principales banques et entreprises de la ville. Des cafés et des magasins de style européen sont également présents dans toute la région. On y trouve également des bâtiments historiques tels que la chambre de commerce, le palais présidentiel et la gare. Le monument de la Renaissance africaine, l’île de Gorée, la place de l’indépendance, la grande mosquée de Dakar et la cathédrale de Dakar sont d’autres attractions importantes de Dakar. Dakar est une ville animée, charmante et parfois chaotique de caractère typiquement ouest-africain.

За дестинацията: Остров Горее (на френски: [ildəɡoʁe]; "Остров Горее") е една от 19-те общини (т.е. райони) на град Дакар, Сенегал. Това е остров с площ от 18,2 хектара (45 акра), разположен на 2 километра (1,1 морски мили; 1,2 мили) в морето от главното пристанище на Дакар (14°40′N 17°24′W), известен като дестинация за хора, интересуващи се от атлантическата търговия с роби, въпреки че действителната му роля в историята на търговията с роби е предмет на спорове. Населението му според преброяването от 2013 г. е 1,680 жители, което дава плътност от 5,802 жители на квадратен километър (15,030/кв. миля), което е само половината от средната плътност на град Дакар. Горее е както най-малката, така и най-слабо населената от 19-те общини на Дакар. Други важни центрове за търговия с роби от Сенегал са били по на север, в Сен-Луи, Сенегал, или на юг в Гамбия, при устието на големите реки за търговия. Това е обект на световното наследство на ЮНЕСКО. Името е изопачаване на оригиналното му холандско име Goedereede, което означава "добро пристанище".

About the destination: Pink Lake, also known as Lac Retba, is located in northern Senegal. This lake is one of Senegal's biggest tourist attractions for the pink color of its waters, making it a beautiful landscape and an authentic visual spectacle.

About the destination: Saint-Louis is a town on the northwest coast of Senegal. It is known for its colonial architecture. The old town is on the island of N'Dar, located on the Senegal River. This island is linked to the mainland by the Faidherbe bridge, which dates back to 1865 and was designed by Gustave Eiffel. Place Faidherbe has buildings in good condition, such as the Governor's Palace and a neoclassical cathedral. The CRDS Museum exhibits historical artifacts and works of art. Nearby, the long and sandy Langue de Barbarie peninsula shelters the fishing village of Guet N'Dar, where fishermen use traditional canoes, called pirogues. To the south are the sandy beaches of Hydrobase. The southern tip of the peninsula is part of the Langue de Barbarie national park, famous for its diverse bird species. To the northeast of Saint-Louis, the wetlands of the Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary attract migratory birds, such as imperial herons and African spoonbills, as well as flamingos, crocodiles and manatees.

About the destination: Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: Ṭūbā, 'Felicity') is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy city of Mouridism and the burial place of its founder, Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke. Next to his tomb stands a large mosque, completed in 1963. Shaikh Aamadu Bàmba Mbàkke, commonly known as "Cheikh Amadou Bamba" (1853-1927), is said to have founded Touba under a large tree when, in a moment of transcendence, he experienced a cosmic vision of light. In Arabic, ṭūbā means "felicity" or "bliss" and evokes the sweet pleasures of eternal life in the hereafter. In Islamic tradition, Ṭūbā is also the name of the tree of Paradise. In Sufism, this symbolic tree represents an aspiration for spiritual perfection and closeness to God. Aamadu Bàmba founded Touba in 1887. The holy site remained a tiny, isolated place in the wilderness until his death and burial at the site of the Great Mosque, 40 years later. The Great Mosque was finally completed in 1963 and since its inauguration the city has grown at a rapid pace: from under 5,000 inhabitants in 1964, the population was officially estimated at 529,000 in 2007. Along with the neighboring town of Mbacké (founded by Aamadu Bàmba's great-grandfather in 1796), the Mouride conurbation is Senegal's second largest urban area, after the capital region of Dakar.