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Backpacking Senegal: 8 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Senegal, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.

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  1. Dakar, Senegal1

    Dakar

    Dakar

    Vibrant Atlantic peninsula capital.

  2. Gorée Island, Senegal2

    Gorée Island

    Dakar

    Poignant slave-trade island.

  3. Lac Rose, Senegal3

    Lac Rose

    Dakar

    The pink salt lake.

  4. Saint-Louis, Senegal4

    Saint-Louis

    Saint-Louis

    Faded colonial river town.

  5. 5

    Bandia Reserve

    Thiès

    Wildlife day-safari near coast.

  6. Cap Skirring, Senegal6

    Cap Skirring

    Ziguinchor

    Casamance beach retreat.

  7. 7

    Touba

    Diourbel

    Grand Mouride mosque city.

  8. Lompoul Desert, Senegal8

    Lompoul Desert

    Louga

    Small orange dune desert.

Backpacking routes through Senegal

Real trips through Senegal, drawn on maps by the people who took them.

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