Visiting Saly, a European-style coastal city

During the Easter holidays, we decided to visit the city of Saly. More than visit, we especially went to relax because we knew that there wasn't much to see there but that the sea was clean, there were nice hotels and a lot of tourists. In short, a little less Senegal and a return to the holidays like we're used to in Europe (it was towards the end of our stay, we needed a little bit of time to breathe). We still opted for a small apartment run by a Senegalese woman rather than an expensive hotel complex. In any case, we still enjoyed the club/hotel's pool because our Belgian friends were there: p always good deals...

We went there with our usual transportation: the taxi-car. So we were at the bus station in the morning, we shared our destination to the first person who came to approach us and he brought us to a car that was heading towards Saly. The city is right next to Mbour, a city where you often stop to change buses when you go to the south.

We arrived in Saly on a Friday and we spent the weekend there. The apartment was great, very big and with good comfortable beds like the ones we missed. Everything was very well kept. On the program, especially beaches. We weren't approached by people like in Dakar, we felt that it was a more tourist area where the Senegalese were paying attention to the image of the surroundings. Too much solicitation kills solicitation...

Prices were definitely more expensive than in Dakar, as expected in a tourist area. We felt a little bit like we were being ripped off everywhere but hey, people have to earn a living and the executive has to pay themself one way or another. Because in Saly, there isn't much garbage and dirt everywhere.

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