Nature & outdoors
Lake Retba (Pink Lake)
A nature excursion whose colours vary with season and light.
A dedicated outing: leave early and allow extra time on the road.
Editorial idea · Last reviewed : 2026-10-07
DAKAR 2026 · BETWEEN THE GAMES
Free time between competitions?
Stay nearby for a short break. Keep bigger outings for a free day. Choose what realistically fits your stay below.
Dakar · BETWEEN THE GAMES
One free day. One real discovery.
A day without competition allows a dedicated outing. Plan the outward journey, visit and return first.
The window is your total free time. Transport, queues and access checks are not calculated. Competition schedules are never inferred.
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Culture & heritage
Gorée Island
An island of remembrance off Dakar. Ochre lanes, a heritage to understand, and time to pause.
From Dakar, give Gorée a genuinely free day. Arrange crossings and the return beforehand. Keep this for a day without competition, rather than between two events.
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Sea & water activities
Ngor Island
Leave the city, find the ocean. An island escape just off the peninsula.
From Dakar, give Ngor Island a genuinely free day. Agree the return fare before crossing and leave room for the return journey.
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Around where you are.
Open a place page to explore its surroundings. Precise markers support a radius search; a broad area cannot establish your journey.
Open the places mapThe general map is outside your free-time filter. It does not provide a route to complete before the next competition.
EXTEND YOUR STAY
The Games are over. Senegal isn’t. 🇸🇳
Save the places that call to you and leave more room for the coast, culture or mangroves after the competitions.
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