2 days Joal Fadiouth and Saloum Delta Private Tour package

Day 1 · Visit the twin village of JOAL and FADIOUTH

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   Joal Fadiouth

   2 hours

   Joal is the one located on the mainland, birthplace of the first president Léopold Senghor. Fadiouth is on a small island reached by a long wooden bridge entirely of shells: these shell middens are actually the remains of the molluscs eaten here by humans since ancient times and a quiet shell graveyard, which has been deposited over the centuries, hosting both Muslim and Christian tombs. It is possible to take the bridge but also to take a canoe to connect Joal to Fadiouth.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   30 min

   the artisanal port of Joal is considered the largest in Senegal a very active port wakes up at a time when the canoes return from work, women, men and children water sometimes up to the waist go, at the  using baskets, basins, plastic buckets, fetch the fish to the pretty colorful canoes, receive the fish, sort them, empty them and lay them out on shelves or on the ground.  Some categories will go in the refrigerated trucks parked at the quay to be transported to the cities of Senegal and in the sub-region.  will be dried and then smoked for local consumption and that of neighboring countries.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   20 min

   the sacred baobab of the village of Fadial, is a mastodon, if we compare it to the other baobabs that grow in Senegal. It is the largest baobab in West Africa and measures more than 26m in circumference.  according to the curator, the baobab is 850 years old, a hole of a small width of barely 50 centimeters allows access to the interior.  If you have the courage, you can even go inside, but beware the opening is narrow.  This tree has a special history, Its interior cavity served as a cemetery for the griots of the locality.

            When they died, they were mummified inside the baobab.  For these populations who were animists at the time, the griots did not practice agriculture and burying them underground would make the land infertile.  For several years, the griots had been hanging there.  It was finally in 1960, says curator Massamba Sall, that this practice was banned.  As the place is frequented by travelers, the baobab is surrounded by shops.

Overnight at hotel cordon bleu in Ndagane or river side camp in Marlodj

Day 2 · Visit Marlodj island and exploring the Saloum Delta

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   Mar Lodj

   1 h 30 min

   in the morning  exploring Mar lodj village, located in the Saloum delta, a site included in the UNESCO World Heritage List,where there are local architecture,an area located beatween land and water,savannah and mangrove, pristine landscapes,bolongs,the smiles and the richness of serere culture. In Mar Lodj, three different trees stand out from the ordinary. An imposing kapok tree, a palm tree and a caïlcedrat intertwine their trunks from a distant past. This seemingly natural phenomenon finds an explanation rooted in the tradition and beliefs of the Serer inhabitants of this city. It symbolizes the harmony between the three religions practiced on the island: Islam, Christianity and animism.

   After we will visit the Delta by canoe motorized possible to have a pic nic for lunch.

2. 2

   Parc National du Delta du Saloum

   4 hours

   the Saloum Delta National Park, created in 1976, is a biosphere reserve, classified Man and Biosphere (MAB) by Unesco in 1981. Covering an area of ​​76,000 ha, including 59,000 ha of classified forests,  the main biotopes are mangrove and tanned mudflats, sandy coasts and islets, the marine environment and the Sudanian woodland savannah. Birds are abundant in this reserve, home to species like the lesser flamingo, goliath heron, pelican, l  dimorphic egret.... There are also some 36 species of mammals, including warthogs, spotted hyenas and red colobus monkeys.

   After direction towards saly or Dakar to end in beauty.