5-Hour Dakar History Tour with Black Civilisations Museum

5 Hours Round trip from Dakar-Plateau Easy pace

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Museum of Black Civilisations and its exhibitions on African arts and cultures
02 Visit Soumbedioune Craft Market and watch artisans at work in the workshop
03 Stop at Dakar's biggest Cathedral for photos and a possible interior visit
04 End at the Monument of the African Renaissance after visiting the Divinity Mosque

Take this 5-hour tour to explore Dakar's history and culture through key landmarks such as the Museum of Black Civilisations, the Monument of the African Renaissance, Soumbedioune Craft Market and its workshop, the Roman Catholic Church, the Divinity Mosque, and the Gate of the Millennium.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Dakar

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Dakar History and Culture Tour

Get picked up from the agreed-upon location.
Explore the Museum of Black Civilisations, a newly created museum, to see how the first human beings from East Africa conquered the world, with exhibitions of diverse African arts and cultures related to tribes and their sublime rituals. This museum shelters wonders.
Make a stop at Dakar's biggest Cathedral to take pictures. If it is open, we can observe it from inside.
Visit the Soubediome Craft Market and its workshop. Here, you can observe artisans making their traditional handicraft items.
Spend some time at the Divinity Mosque, and end the tour at the Monument of the African Renaissance.
Return to your hotel.