St. Louis, old colonialism and jazz festivals
Get to know the authentic African village life in a special and unique way and enjoy the nature that passes you by. In St. Louis, an old colonial city, board the Bou El Mogdad for a multi-day boat ride across the Senegal River. You will visit the famous Djoudjpark, the third most important bird park in the world, with flamingos, pelicans and cormorants. In addition to all the birds, there are also more than twenty species of mammals, including pigs and monkeys.
Rice paddies along the banks of the Senegal River
The Senegal River is bordered by Senegal on one side and Mauritania on the other. The banks on the Senegalese side are intensively processed, you will see many rice paddies here. Further upstream, you'll visit dagana's large palm garden and take a tour of banana plantations in Mauritania. Podor, an old trading post is one of the last places you visit. You can see trading houses with large courtyards and warehouses where Arabic gum, firewood, ivory and slaves were 'stored'.
Tips & Tops Cruise Senegal River:
- Wander around the impressive colonial city of St. Louis, the oldest French establishment in West Africa and enjoys the special architecture, the colorful boats and the Eiffel-built Faidherbe Bridge. St Louis is therefore rightly a Unesco-protected World heritage site
- Dancing flamingos, flying pelicans and cormorants diving into the water, a fantastic spectacle in the Djoudj National Park bird park
- Visit the 1822 test garden, laid out by the French in Richard Toll, just beyond Rosso, a lively border town
- Sample typical Senegalese dishes, such as the 'tiep bou djen'
- Visit a number of authentic populations in their traditional villages, such as the Pod, Toucouleur and Wolof
- Take a dip in colonial history and experience how the settlers secured their trade by building trading posts along the Senegal River
