Dakar, Senegal

The City of Dakar

Senegal Highlights Explore the colonial history of Dakar, Senegal’s capital and largest city. Board your motor coach and embark on a journey past some of the city’s most important sights and monuments. See the City Hall, a masterpiece of French colonial neoclassical architecture, and continue past the Presidential Palace, the residence of the Senegalese head of state and one of the country’s great architectural icons. Follow the Corniche, Dakar’s ocean road, cut into the cliff around Cape Manuel. Gaze upon the Monument of the African Renaissance, which was unveiled in 2010 to commemorate Senegal’s 50 years of independence from France. The bronze statue towers against the skyline at 164 feet high—taller than the Statue of Liberty. After, browse the items on display at a local craft village before returning to your ship. * Easy - Walking portions are generally over easy surfaces with few steps or inclines. Total time walking or standing is normally not longer than 1.5 hours.