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Bandia reserve and Somone lagune boat trip

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This trip is in full day to visit first Bandia wildlife reserve the morning. And the Somone lagune by boat ride over a break at the beach local restaurants.
Private Tour
Culinary Experience
Culture and History
Rural Life
Sightseeing
Trekking in Nature
Wildlife Viewing
Bandia reserve and Somone are in Mbour department, Senegal
1 day
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What we'll do

At 9:30 am we'll go through the main gate of Bandia reserve to do the formalities. A local animals tour guide will accompany us for 1h 30mn to 2h hours visit in this reserve. Its superficie is 3000 hectares and all the animals are free apart from the hyenas in fenced yard, the only supposed predators of the reserve. So we should look for them like a game : hide and seek. In this stunning nature made of Baobabs trees and acacias where live in wildlife : giraffes, zebras , monkeys, rhinocéros , warthogs , gazelles , buffalos , and many types of antilopes. The visit will end up at the crocodiles pool nearby the bar-restaurant. And then we'll keep going to Somone beach to have a break at the locals restaurant for lunch. A boat will come to pick us up after our lunch to start an enjoyable and relaxing ride in the creeks of the mangroves for 1 hour. An opportunity to discover many colonies of sea birds according to the season like : grey herons , great egrets, little egrets, great white pelicans, black kites, cormorants, african wattled lawpings ,osprey, pink-backed pelican , king fishermen Etc.. So we call it day and ready for a drop off to the airport.

Where we'll go

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Meeting point

I am flexible and will enable your visit from your residence location.

Good to know

Good to know

I am tour guide living in Somone city located at the little coast is about 85 km from Dakar and 40 km from the Airport. So I can pick you up from any staying home or hotel to perform this trip.

What is included?

  • All the entrance fees of the 2 visitor and lunches
  • Drinks and tips for the extra service

What is not included?

  • My transfer from Somone to your location and drinks

What to bring

  • Nothing special a part from your ID or passports. At Gorée island it's required

Cancellation and refund

The booking fee (from $7.70 p.p. included in the displayed price) is non-refundable if you cancel your booking. If a local cancels a booking or does not show up at the agreed time and place, you receive a full refund of the booking fee.

You are buying a unique experience that also empowers local communities and people to improve their lives by sharing their knowledge and lifestyle.

We give space for creativity. The locals themselves decide and develop the activity idea and design it in a way they find interesting.

Locals get 100% of the price they want. The booking fee is added separately.

Meet the Local

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Youba Tour is a experienced , safe and friendly local tour guide who provides services in English ,French , Italian , Spanish , and Czech. Enjoying the highlights of Senegal with tailored tour to your needs. Also for groups and several days in Senegal , Gambia , Guinea Bissau and Mauritania. No better way to see the real Senegal with a real official professional tour guide.

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