"St. Louis" Senegal by cadzand

Senegal Travel Guide: 618 reviews and 1,166 photos

St. Louis is located in the north of Senegal near the Mauritanian border and at about 275 km north of Dakar.
Here the Senegal river ends into the Atlantic Ocean.The city is built on an island in the river-delta. One bridge (the Faidherbe-bridge) links it to the continent, another one to the "Langue de Barbarie", a 25 km long and 200 m large beach stroke along the Ocean, where most of the hotels are situated. St. Louis was the capitol of Senegal until 1957, when Dakar succeeded to St. Louis.

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Last visit to Senegal: Jan 2001
Intro Updated Sep 26, 2004
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Reviews (32)

General overview budget hotels Hotels (4)

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Interactive Senegal map Transportation (3)

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Souvenirs and presents Shopping (1)

Music instruments as Djemb? and Kora. Very nice glass jewelry. Handmade dresses and skirts, pottery, beautiful batiks,... more travel advice

Senegal airports Transportation (3)

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Comments (86)

Goldenboy May 1, 2006 at 2:05 PM Report Abuse

Hahahaha! Glad to hear, Gini. Sure I am, do my best.
yurxlnc Mar 27, 2006 at 2:30 AM Report Abuse

another fascinating page with unusual aspects of the country.
Wafro Dec 27, 2005 at 7:48 AM Report Abuse

Enjoy the last moments of 2005 and already the best for 2006. Happy travels!!! Great Page BTW.
call_me_rhia Dec 16, 2005 at 10:01 AM Report Abuse

precious hotel tips.. thank you soooo much
TheWanderingCamel Dec 9, 2005 at 2:31 AM Report Abuse

Lovely photos and commentary. Would love to see those birds. You can listen to a kora via a link on our homepage - look under "Once bitten" in the travelogues. Hope you enjoy it. leyle
Pete.Gibson Nov 12, 2005 at 1:30 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for sharing Senegal , Africa is my favorite continent..I presume they are french speaking ? and to me feels like Cote d'Ivory (see my Abidjan pages) Loved the pelicans!
jamiesno Dec 7, 2004 at 11:00 AM Report Abuse

Hi Gini, that is a cute picture of the goats :-)
JetlagCity Nov 22, 2004 at 9:45 AM Report Abuse

"We have the time, you have the watch" sums it up well! I really enjoyed your fantastic pictures, esp. the goats and the pelicans!
Waalewiener Sep 22, 2004 at 3:52 PM Report Abuse

very nice page Gini , not many visit a country like Senegal I think ,it is nice of you to promote this country and tell us all about it.
Norali Jun 26, 2004 at 4:13 PM Report Abuse

c'est ça.. un pont fait d'herbe.... je retournerai voir cette page.