Bandia Nature Reserve
A fenced wildlife reserve inland from Saly where giraffes, rhinos, antelope and zebras roam. Visitors tour by open vehicle and see baobab trees up close.
Saly
The Petite Côte's main beach resort offers family hotels and a calm sea, with wildlife reserves close by.
Attractive locations
Fadiouth
A small island village built on shells, reached by a wooden footbridge. Its shell-paved lanes, granaries and shell-mound cemetery are part of daily life shared by Christians and Muslims.
Somone Marine Protected Area
A lagoon with mangroves, sandbanks and birdlife just north of Saly. Local guides run canoe trips through the channels, and the area is a quiet escape from the resort.
Basilique Notre-Dame de la Delivrance
A modern basilica in the village of Popenguine, the focus of a large annual pilgrimage. The coastal setting and nearby nature reserve make the surroundings pleasant.
Keur Moussa Abbey
A Benedictine monastery known for sung prayers accompanied by the kora, a West African harp-lute. Visitors may attend services and buy goods made by the monks.
Airports
Blaise Diagne International Airport DSS
It is about 26 km in a straight line from Saly.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Senegal page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan23.1 °C5 mm
- Feb23.8 °C3 mm
- Mar25.0 °C5 mm
- Apr25.4 °C4 mm
- May26.6 °C1 mm
- Jun27.9 °C21 mm
- Jul28.0 °C90 mm
- Aug27.7 °C202 mm
- Sep27.6 °C171 mm
- Oct28.1 °C49 mm
- Nov26.6 °C4 mm
- Dec24.3 °C3 mm
Driest months: Feb, May, Dec. Wettest months: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Costs
Prices here are about 36% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Reported numbers: police 17, ambulance 1515, fire 18 - confirm with your hotel.
local government
Police Secours 17 (Ministry of the Interior)
Helps with: The Interior Ministry's site lists 17 as the police emergency number and a toll-free line 800 00 20 20. It does not mention a tourist police unit.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Senegal, including visitors, who needs the police urgently.
Phone: 17
Email: [email protected]
Address: Place Washington, Dakar 4002, Sénégal
local government
Sapeurs-Pompiers 18 (fire brigade)
Helps with: The fire brigade's emergency number, listed as 18 on the Interior Ministry's site, which also lists the toll-free line 800 00 20 20.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Senegal, including visitors, who needs the fire brigade urgently.
Phone: 18
local government
Agence Sénégalaise de Promotion Touristique (ASPT)
Helps with: Senegal's tourism promotion agency, working under the ministry in charge of tourism. It markets the country as a destination and lists a Dakar office, phone and email for enquiries.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning a trip to Senegal. It is a promotion agency, not an emergency service.
Phone: +221 33 869 61 90
Email: [email protected]
Address: VDN, Annex Fund Social Security, Building ASPT
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Senegal
Helps with: The UN migration agency. In Senegal it works on trafficking, assisted voluntary return and reintegration, labour migration and migrant health.
Who qualifies: Migrants, including returnees and child trafficking victims. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +221 33 869 75 30
Email: [email protected]
Address: Route des Almadies, Zone 3, Dakar, Senegal