Dakar Senegal
Senegal

61 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Cunard (14 Cruises)

Holland America Line (2 Cruises)

Lindblad Expeditions (2 Cruises)

Oceania Cruises (4 Cruises)

Ponant (11 Cruises)

Regent Seven Seas Cruises (4 Cruises)

Seabourn Cruise Line (10 Cruises)

Silversea Cruises (8 Cruises)

Viking Ocean Cruises (6 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

At Mole 1 of the port of Dakar, a little over a kilometre from the centre. Rarely does an African capital let you come this close: downtown is walkable from the gangway.
By ferry: the landing is a short distance from the terminal and the crossing takes about 25 minutes. It is the essential excursion of the call, and it easily fills a half-day.
The heart of the island visit, a UNESCO World Heritage site. For centuries Goree was a trading post of the Atlantic slave trade, and guides recount, with gravity, the fate of the captives who passed through these cells. The door opening onto the ocean is its symbol.
An island of unexpected gentleness: sandy car-free lanes, bougainvillea spilling over ochre walls, painters' studios in the old houses, children diving off the pier into clear water. You linger willingly, between memory and island life.
Goree in the morning, then Kermel market and Independence Square on the way back. Trying to add Soumbedioune in the same half-day means skimming everything.
A circular colonial-era hall, rebuilt after a fire, gathering florists, fishmongers and fruit stalls under a handsome timber frame. It is the most approachable market for a first contact, a few streets from the waterfront.
A craft village on the western coast of the peninsula: dozens of workshops where leatherworkers, wood carvers, jewellers and weavers work in front of you and sell at posted prices. In late afternoon the nearby beach comes alive as the fishing pirogues return.
It is recommended for the centre. The city overflows with energy - yellow and black taxis, street vendors - and a guide smooths navigation, conversation and bargaining. It is a matter of comfort rather than safety.
Hospitality, in Wolof. Senegal calls itself the land of teranga, and the call shows you what that means: people talk to you, welcome you, offer things. Courtesy in return counts as much as the substance of the exchange.
The West African CFA franc, and French as the official language alongside Wolof spoken day to day. Bring cash in small notes for the markets and the ferry.