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Cultural Tour Program

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Our exciting Cultural Tour Program consists of a base program and several optional activities.
Base program includes the activities described below. Participants are also welcome to learn Senegalese cooking or take one dance class per day at no additional charge.

There's something for everybody!

Discover the Land of Teranga!

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Plunge into the heart of Senegalese culture. Cultural Tour Program participants take two Wolof classes per day (or one extended lesson), so come ready to learn basic greetings and conversations in the most commonly spoken language of Senegal. 

Meet and greet! Senegal is famous for teranga (hospitality). The first Saturday is spent getting to know a local family, and the second Saturday we travel to Goree Island in Dakar, where we will visit La Maison des Esclaves—the fortress where enslaved Africans were held just prior to being shipped out to the Americas. Additional events include nightly gatherings with local artists and a market day organized at the residence.

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Explore Toubab Dialaw! L'Engouement is situated on the outskirts of Toubab Dialaw village, a quiet community far away from the noise and bustle of city life. Walk to the beach and swim in the Atlantic or enjoy the pool in at the residence. Hang out in the hammocks and daydream. Feel the energy of the baobabs during one early morning meditative walk to the forest of baobabs. Shop at Sobo Bade. Attend local performances. Enjoy life!

Customize your program according to your interests! For an additional fee, a la carte activites can be added to your base program.
Optional (a la carte) activites include:

  • BATIK FABRIC DYEING WORKSHOPS - Learn local resist dyeing methods. All supplies included.
  • MUSIC LESSONS - Take lessons in djembe drumming, sabar drumming, balafon, kora or guitar. Buy an instrument to take home!
  • ART HUNTING - Visit 2 museums and Village des Arts in Dakar. Lunch and transportation are provided for this day trip.
  • SIGHTSEEING - Check out the African Renaissance Museum and the Presidential Palace in Dakar! Lunch and transportation provided.
  • ORGANIC FARMING - Visit the nearby school for organic farming, and assist local farmers as they tend their gardens.
  • MARKET DAY IN DAKAR - Spend a day in Dakar or Rufisque shopping!
  • DANCE CLASSES - Choose a dance class to take each day!
  • ZIPLINING AND TREE CLIMBING ADVENTURE! - It's a baobab adventure park! Senegal has the only baobab forest in the world, and at Accro Baobab Adventures, you can climb and zipline in a safe, fun environment. (Participant pays a fee for the chauffeur and tour guide in addition to Accro Baobab's fee.)  
  • TOUR A TRADITIONAL TAPESTRY FACTORY - Visit Manufactures Sénégalaises des Arts Décoratifs in Thiès, one of the historical sites of Senegal.
  • GETAWAY IN ST. LOUIS - Spend a few days in St. Louis, Senegal, where you can enjoy tourist attractions like bird island.
  • LUXURY HOTEL - Spend a night on the hill at nearby hotel Keur Azul, where you can enjoy gourmet food and a pool that overlooks the village.
  • GETAWAY IN SINE SALOUM - A little road trip is worth the ride. The region of Sine Saloum is a natural paradise where you can ride through mangroves in a pirogue (it's like a long canoe).

Nourish Your
Body & Mind

  • LIVE WELL - For two weeks live at Théatre d l'Engouement, a Timbuktu-style artists’ residence in the coastal village of Toubab Dialaw, 55 kilometers from Senegal's capital city, Dakar. Wake up each day to the sounds of the forest, and eat delicious Senegalese cuisine prepared by our own cooks and grown locally. 
  • RELAX - Explore your creative inspirations on the ampitheatre stage—write, practice your yoga or tai chi during off hours.
  • ENJOY GREAT FOOD - All meals are prepared with locally-grown produce—free of chemicals and preservatives. Vegetarian options will be provided. Eat delicious Senegalese cuisine and enjoy in-season fruits and vegetables.

Meet Our Team 

Omi Davis, MFA, PhD

Organizer, Instructor

Fatim Faye

Wolof Instructor, Co-Administrator

Ismail Badji

Tour Guide

Pricing

$1500 covers all program fees and ground transportation.

Follow our installment plan or pay monthly. Airfare not included. Add on customied activities for additional fee.

STEP ONE:

$250 due at the time of registration.

STEP TWO:

$325 due by
March 31, 2024.

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STEP THREE:

Remainder due by
May 31, 2024.

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