Senegal - West Africa - page 721

SET YOUR BUDGET
Budget
» Hotel room CFA25,000
» Sandwich or shwarma (kebab) CFA1000
» Soft drink CFA40
» Local bus ride CFA50
Midrange
» Hotel room CFA50,000
» Two-course dinner CFA6000
» Bottle of beer CFA50
» Short bush-taxi ride CFA500
Top End
» Hotel room CFA85000
» Two-course dinner CFA8000
» Glass of wine CFA100
» Short sept-place taxi ride CFA800
Activities
Dakar's best beaches are found in the north of the peninsula. Plage de N'Gor OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( admission CFA500) is often crowded; if so, you're better off catching the fre-
quent pirogues (roughly CFA500 to CFA700 one way) to Île de N'Gor, which has two
small beaches. In Yoff, Plage de Virage OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP is good; Plage de Yoff
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP is rubbish strewn in parts, but waves are strong enough for
surfing. Dakar has decent waves and a growing surf scene. Tribal Surf Shop OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 33 820 5400; www.tribalsurfshop.net ; Yoff Virage; 10am-7pm) and Pantcho Surf Trip
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 77 534 6232; www.senegalsurf.com/pantchosurftrip ; Plage de N'Gor)
can point out additional surf spots, run courses and hire out boards.
Piscine Olympique SWIMMING
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP