All-Star Dakar | Motorbike Journey Across Senegal + Gamb

Schedule

Sat Nov 26 2022 at 05:30 am to Sun Dec 04 2022 at 07:30 am

Location

Dubai International | Dubai, DU

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Bustling, colourful Senegal is one of West Africa's most popular destinations, and also one of the region's safest. Located on a tip of peninsula filled with beaches that tap the slow lazy beats. Locals go swimming, play football, live on fishing, go surfing and even deep sea diving in the waters nearby.
Cosmopolitan Dakar is one of cultural and trade hubs here with corniche boulevards, all-night sabar drum parties and nightclubs, kaleidoscopic fabrics and fashion, and delicious Senegalese food are a few of the things you will find in this city situated on the Atlantic Ocean. Being one of the most accessible cities in the region, its airport is served by multiple international carriers.
Our plan is to visit this country on motorbikes to get as close as to the real Africa. Expect river border crossings, sand tracks through the jungle, African nightlife in Dakar and Banjul. We will do bird watching, hiking, explore rivers and mangroves, perhaps also dance and drum classes.
Beaches, salt flats, jungle and plains bursting with mammoth baobab trees will become our this November. Inspired by famous Paris – Dakar, here our version le petit, Dakar – Dakar.
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Lets go!
Day 0 // NOV 26 – arrival, Dakar
Arrival, immigration formalities. Overnight in Toubakouta.
Day 1 // NOV 27 Biking start!
Foundiougne, Senegal
Day 2 // NOV 28
Banjul, Gambia
Day 3 // NOV 29
Abene/Kafountine, Casamance
Day 4 // NOV 30
Cap Skirring
Day 5 // DEC 01
Oussouye, Casamance
Day 6 // DEC 02
Casamance + Overnight ferry back to Dakar
Day 7 // DEC 03
We will arrive to Dakar in the morning. Fly back on Emirates at 17.55.
Activity:
Biking and exploration. You need own gears ie. helmet and driving license, beside obvious experience. Bike rental is included in trip budget.
Accommodation & meals:
hotels, lodges and camp sites. One night on a ferry. All meals included except restaurant meals in Dakar and on the ferry.
Cost:
6400 AED excl. flights,
Specifically excluded:
Restaurant meals in Dakar and on the ferry, visa, PCR, insurance.
Flights:
Emirates direct, approx. 3500 AED
DXB – DSS 07.40 – 16.35 / 17.55 PM – 07.45 AM
Trip starts and ends on arrival / departure on Emirates Airline flight schedule.
Grade: easy to moderate with limited facilities.
Most of the roads are in good shape, we will not be moving in rush hour traffic. In fact, most of the time, we will be sharing the road with cows, kids walking home from school and donkey carts. We will have one difficult stretch of sand track after crossing into the Casamance, but we will take it slow, and it’s only a few kilometers.
VISAS - SENEGAL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Senegal
VISAS - GAMBIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_Gambia
It is participant sole responsibility to reassure admission to the countries of destination.
See yah in Senegal x
Piotr
0504848238 / [email protected]
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Where is it happening?

Dubai International, P O Box 2525,Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Trekkup Dubai

Host or Publisher Trekkup Dubai

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