Plan a trip to Dakar

Places to see in and around Dakar

12 of the 30 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  GoréeUNESCO

  Island · Dakar

  Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare (45-acre) island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destination for people interested in the Atlantic slave trade.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Fawaz.tairou (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Musée de la MerUNESCO

  Museum · Dakar

  The Musée de la Mer is a museum located in Gorée, Senegal. The museum contains various documents and photos on marine animals in Senegal with a collection of 6,000 species.

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  Church of Saint Charles Borromee (Goree)UNESCO

  Religious · Dakar

  Photo: nextdrop (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Dakar

  City · Dakar

  Dakar is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 million in 2023.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jeff Attaway (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Cap-Vert

  Viewpoint · Dakar

  Cap-Vert also known as the Cape Verde Peninsula to distinguish it from the nearby archipelagic country of Cape Verde, is a peninsula in Senegal and the westernmost point of the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasia mainland. Portuguese explorers called it Cabo Verde or "Green Cape".

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: NASA (Public domain). Map

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  African Renaissance Monument

  Memorial · Dakar

  The African Renaissance Monument is a 50-metre tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Richard N Horne (CC BY 4.0). Map

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  Lake Retba

  Lake · Dakar

  Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose, lies north of the Cape Verde peninsula in Senegal, some 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the capital, Dakar. It is named for its pink waters caused by Dunaliella salina algae and is known for its high salt content, up to 40% in some areas.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jjm2311 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

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  Rufisque

  City · Dakar

  Rufisque is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Dakar, the capital. It has a population of 295,459. In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ndoyestory (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Pointe des Almadies

  Town · Dakar

  Pointe des Almadies or Point Almadies is the westernmost point on the continent of Africa and of the Afro-Eurasian landmass, lying at 17.5 degrees west of the Greenwich meridian, 8 degrees further west than Cabo da Roca, mainland Europe's westernmost point.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Jeff Attaway (CC BY 2.0). Map

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  Guédiawaye

  City · Dakar

  Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vincenzo Fotoguru Iaconianni (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

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  Yoff

  Neighborhood · Dakar

  Yoff is a town, part of the city (commune) of Dakar, located in Senegal. It lies north of downtown Dakar and immediately north of Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport. The town is built along the broad beach at Yoff Bay.

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  Museum of Black Civilisations

  Museum · Dakar

  The Museum of Black Civilisations is a national museum in Dakar, Senegal, that opened on 6 December 2018.

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