Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Business and government offices
Open 8.30am to 1pm and 2.30pm to 5pm Monday to
Friday.
Restaurants
Offer lunch from noon to 2.30pm and dinner from 7pm onwards; many are
closed on Sunday.
POST
Senegal's postal service is inexpensive though not entirely reliable.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
As well as Islamic religious holidays, Senegal celebrates a few principal public holidays.
New Year's Day
1 January
Independence Day
4 April
Workers Day
1 May
Assumption
15 August
SAFE TRAVEL
There are two main dangers you may encounter in Senegal: civil unrest in Casamance and
street crime in Dakar.
TELEPHONE
Good mobile-phone coverage means that most of the public
télécentres
have now closed.
You'll still find them, but it's much easier to buy a SIM card. Top-up credit is available
absolutely anywhere. Network coverage (especially for Orange) is excellent across the
country.
The country code is
221. For directory assistance dial
1212.
TIME
Senegal is at GMT/UTC. There is no daylight-saving time.
VISAS
At the time of writing, visa requirements were in flux and Senegal now requires that visit-
ors from nations that require entry visas from Senegalese citizens are required to obtain a
visa for travel to Senegal. This includes citizens of the EU, EEA, Switzerland, Canada,
USA and Australia. Tourist visas for one to three months cost between US$30 to US$80.
Visa Extensions
If you don't need a visa, just hop across the Gambian border and earn another three
months on re-entry to Senegal.
