Ngor Island

Mamelles Lighthouse & Ngor Island Tour: A 2025 Review

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Mamelles Lighthouse & Ngor Island Tour: A 2025 Review So, you know, when you find yourself in a city like Dakar, you are kind of looking for an experience that feels, well, a bit more real. Actually, I wanted something more than just looking out of a tour bus window; I honestly wanted to feel the city’s unique beat under my own two feet, you know what I mean? That’s pretty much how I came across this walking tour idea, a day that promised, in a way, two completely different sides of Senegal’s main city. This whole thing is basically …

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A Local’s Guide to Ngor Island, Senegal (2025 Review)

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A Local’s Guide to Ngor Island, Senegal (2025 Review) You know, there’s a spot just off the coast of Dakar that feels a world away from the city’s lively pulse. We’re talking about Ngor Island, or Île de Ngor, and it’s pretty much a little piece of calm. To be honest, standing on the mainland, you can actually see it, just a short distance across the water. The thing is, that small stretch of sea really separates two completely different ways of being. One side has cars and constant motion, you see, but the other has sandy lanes and the …

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