Tourism in Senegal
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Tourism in Senegal is a vital part of the West African nation's economy.
Beach and cliffs at Toubab Dialao, (Petite Côte, Senegal).
A modern tourist hotel catering to Europeans in the resort town of Saly.
Visitors loaded into a Pirogue for a pleasure trip from Ngor to île de Ngor, a popular holiday spot for Dakar's locals. In the background is the Ngor Hotel, catering to Senegalese and business travelers to Dakar.
A yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus), photographed in the estuaries of the Saloum Delta National Park.
Gorée
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Île de Gorée is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is an 18.2-hectare island located two kilometres at sea from the main harbour of Dakar, famous as a destinatio
Tourism in Senegal
…year before to 5%. Principal cities of interest include the capital, Dakar; Saint-Louis, an old colonial town; and the Mouride holy centre of Touba. Gorée Island, formerly a centre of the West African slave trade and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, draws many visitors. Most tourists from outside Africa are Europeans…
View of the island
Drawing of the castle, fort and harbor of Gorée from the Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem.
The Dutch established the forts of Nassau (1628) and Orange (1639). Coloured engraving, Holland, 17th century
British capture of Gorée during the Seven Years' War, 29 December 1758