Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ATM-equipped banks are never too far away in Dakar. Main branches are at Place de
l'Indépendance.
POST & TELEPHONE
There are many small
télécentres
(call centres); post offices also have telephone facilities.
SAFE TRAVEL
Dakar's notorious street hustlers and hard-to-shake-off traders do a pretty good job at
turning any walk around town into mild punishment, particularly for women. Stride pur-
posefully on, and throw in a brief
bakhna
('it's OK') and they'll eventually leave you
alone. Many of them also double as pickpockets - be particularly vigilant at markets and
in town.
Muggings - often at knifepoint or from passing scooters - are not uncommon. Avoid
walking around after dark. Trouble spots include the Petite Corniche (behind the presiden-
tial palace), the Rte de la Corniche-Ouest and the beaches.
TRAVEL AGENCIES
33 869 7900;
www.africatravel-group.com
;
Rte de
10am-6pm Mon-Fri, to 1pm Sat)
Great for tours.
N'Gor;
33 859 4447;
www.nfsenegal.com
; Rte
des Almadies, Lot 1 Mamelles Aviation;
8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-12.30pm Sat)
33 839 9900;
www.senegal-tours.sn
; 5 Pl de
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat)
Large tour operator that does ticketing and tours.
l'Indépendance;
Getting There & Away
AIR
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (
Click here
) is in Yoff. Senegal Airlines (
Click here
) flies to and from 15 destinations across Central and West Africa (including
Cap Skiring and Ziguinchor in Senegal and Banjul in the Gambia), at the time of research,
9am-6pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat)
.
(
33 839 77 77; Rue Amadou Assane Ndoye/Rotunda Building;
BOAT
Aline Sitoé Diatta Ferry Dakar-Ziguinchor Ticket Office
( 33 849 4893; 1 Blvd de la Libération; one way
CFA16,000-31,000)
The Aline Sitoé Diatta ferry travels between Dakar and Ziguinchor twice
