Saint Louis ((wo)Ndar) | |
The South Island seen from Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Boulevard | |
Information | |
Country | ![]() |
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Region | Northern Senegal |
Watercourse | Senegal |
Altitude | Between 0 and10 m |
Population | 176 000 hab. () |
Nice | Saint-Louisien |
Spindle | UTC ± 00: 00 |
Location | |
![]() 16 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ N 16 ° 30 ′ 21 ″ W | |
Official site | |
Saint Louis, sometimes called “Saint-Louis-du-Senegal”, is a town in Northern Senegal, The tourist part is located on the island, classified in Unesco World Heritage, and on the Barbary tongue.
Understand
To go
By plane
Saint-Louis airport has not received commercial flights since 2009. It is currently under reconstruction.
By train
By bus
The city is served by Dem Dikk (5,000 FCFA since Dakar). The bus station is located in the Pikine district.
By car
On a boat
Circulate
To see
- Jean Mermoz Museum ,
221 33 961 24 55
2 000 XOF. – Museum dedicated to the history of airmail, located next to the tourist office (which manages it). It has two rooms and offers a 30-minute video.
- Saint-Louis Photography Museum , e-mail : [email protected]
Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 19 h.
1 000 XOF. – The MuPho, made up of several buildings located in the southern part of the island, exhibits old and contemporary photographs.
Do
- Guided city tours on foot, by bicycle or by horse-drawn carriage can be arranged on the island. The tourist office offers two routes from 1h30 to 3h (depending on the mode of locomotion): the two islands and the fishing village. Independent guides also offer their services.
- An international jazz festival is organized every year.
To learn
To work
To buy
Eat
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
Average price
- Palace Hotel ,
221 33 961 17 72
NS. 30,000 FCFA. – One of the oldest hotels in town, very well located in the center of the island. A little faded, but the rooms are correct and offer the essentials (fan, air conditioning, hot water, desk, TV, wifi).
Luxury
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Diplomatic representations
Health
Security
Around
Several nearby sites can be visited on your own or with a guide. The tourist office and the travel agencies have trained guides and can lend equipment (binoculars, telescope):
- 1 Langue de Barbarie National Park (20 km south of Saint-Louis, at the mouth of the Senegal river) – ornithological reserve
- 2 Djoudj National Bird Park (60 km northeast of Saint-Louis) –
, wetland of 16,000 ha, 3 ° ornithological reserve of the world.
- 3 Guembeul reserve (5 km south of Saint-Louis) – on a surface of 720 Ha, the reserve is home to endangered wildlife such as the spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), the dama gazelle (Nanger dama) or the patas (Erythrocebus patas)