While planning for your Excursions and Tours in Senegal you can include quite a few places. In your Excursions and Tours in Senegal include a City tour of Dakar. Remember to include the colorful Kermel market. After that you can board the ferry for Goree Island which was old slavery depot for some 300 years. You can pay a visit to the House of Slaves and the Historical Museum.
Remember to include a visit to the Parc Djoudj in your Excursions and Tours in Senegal. It is a national bird sanctuary and also a Unesco's World Heritage Site. This place is home to the richest collection of birds in the world. You can enjoy a pirogue ride to get a better view the many species of cormorrants, pelicans, ducks, flamingos and various songbirds. You can also see crocodiles, boas and wild boars at the park.
Toubais is a holy city of Islamic brotherhood called "The Mourides". You should remember to visit the beautiful giant mosque which is 87 metres tall and visible for miles away. This is the most beautiful mosque in whole of West Africa and the most religious shrine in Senegal. If you are not religiously inclined you have the chance to relax on the beach, or take part in the activities like surf boarding, jet skiing, tennis.
A visit to the Goree Island should feature in your Excursions and Tours in Senegal. It is one of the famous Heritage Sites This Island was the center of slave trade for 300 years. The place has many historical monuments and museums, which are worth visiting.
A visit to the SIPO ISLAND should also be included in your Excursions and Tours in Senegal. It is a beautiful fishing village. The Island is rich in wildlife inhabitants and birds. There is a chance that you can even spot an elusive Manatee that is a frequent visitor in that region.
Niokolokoba Wildlife Park is another place of interest in Senegal. You can see lions, antelopes, leopards, jackals, hippos, baboons, chimpanzees and crocodiles here. Different species of birds are also seen here.
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