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Senegal Travel Facts
Natural Features: Senegal consists mainly of flat plains, cut by three major rivers, the Casamance River, the Gambia River and Senegal River
Rainy Seasons: Jun-Sept
Accommodation:There are several international standard hotels and more development is under way, including a number of hotels on the Petite Cote (the stretch of beaches between Dakar and Joal). In Casamance, some luxury resorts have been built.
Post and Communications:Senegal’s postal service is good. There are no city codes, internal phone service is good. Calls or faxes can be made from public offices operated by Sonatel, the national phone company. Read the rest of this entry »
Goree Island
Just 4 kilometres off the coast of Dakar is Goree Island - strategically located and easily among the most captivating places in Senegal. Those advantages brought Goree years of turmoil as successive foreign powers tried to control it.
The locals called it “Ber” or “Bir” and it was also known as Beseguiche.
In 1444 Portuguese soldiers sent out under the orders of Denis Dias, a Portuguese navigator are said to have been the first foreigners to set foot on the island which they claimed and called “Palma”. Read the rest of this entry »
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