17 Days : Birdwatching Tour In Senegal

Focussing on Shahelians species : Egyptian plover ,Golden Nightjar ,river prinia , cricket warbler ,…

Day 1 : welcome at airport and transfer to a small hotel in Mbour : Blue Africa .

Pension Regime : Bed and Breakfast

Day 2 : Birding in Technopole Dakar And Somone Lagoon

We head to Technopole Dakar ,Worldwide known birds area ,where we can spot some water birds and land birds : Eurasian spoonbills ,Pink- backed pelicans ,pied kingfishers ,Purple swamphen , Eurasian teals ,Senegal parrots ,Bronze mannikins .

Lunch at Somone Lagoon . Then we go for a boat ride to spots some shores birds : Caspian terns , Royal terns , Whimbrel,Green-backed nights heron , Ospreys and so on ..

Dinner and overnight at Blue Africa.

Pension Regime : half board

Day 3 : Djoudj Birds Park

Today ,we are driving Northwards,the edge of the Sahara ,crossing the Baobab trees ,and wooded acacia and palm trees areas . All the way to Djoudj ,we do some birding ,hoping to see some long-tailed glossy starlings , hooded vultures , Abyssinian rollers ,chestnut-bellied starlings ,rufous crowned roller and so on

Lunch in Saint Louis ,Then we head for La Zone Des Trois Marigots ,where ,we can spots some Black-winged stilt ,

Dinner and overnight at NDiagabaar Campement in The Djoudj .

Pension Regime : half board

Day 4 : Birding in The Djoudj And Boat ride on The Djoudj

The morning will dedicated to do some birdwatching in the most important birds habitat in Northern Senegal ,with of the Djoudj Birds Reserve ,where were recorded 320 species of birds. Here we can see : the river prinia ,white-faced whistling duck ,garganey ,spur-winged geese ,greater and lesser flamingoes ,knob-billed geese ,great flock of white pelican , African darter ,African fish eagle and so

Lunch at NDiagabaar Camp and the afternoon ,we will go for a boat to see the pelican in their and other species of birds .

Dinner and overnight at NDiagabaar Camp

Pension Regime : half board

Day 5 : Birding in the Djoudj Birds Park And Ross Bethio .

We will keep on birding to discover new species : Black-crowned crane ,yellow-billed stork ,common moorhen ,pied avocet ,greater painted snipe ,collared pranticole ,Kentish and kittlitz’s plovers ,long-tailed nightjar,zitting and winding cisticola and so on

Lunch at NDiagabaar Camp ,and the afternoon ,to head to Ross Bethio for some birding in the rice field .

Dinner and overnight at NDiagabaar Camp

Pension Regime : half board

Day 6 : Birding in Richard Toll and Podor

So we are heading Northwards to Richard Toll and Podor . In Podor we are pretty much at the edge of the Sahara Desert ,the landscape is mainly composed of acacias . Here we can see species :Tawny-Flanked Prinia ,flocks of Sudan Golden Sparrow ,Cricket Warbler ,Sennar Penduline Tit ,Grey Woodpecker ,Black Scrub Robin and so on

Lunch in Richard Toll and we drive to Podor .

Dinner and overnight at Gite D’Etape.

Pension Regime : half board

Day 7 : Birding around Podor – Saint Louis

On our birding ,we will focus on some Western African endemics : Senegal Eremomela,African Collared Dove ,Senegal Batis,Vieillot’s Barbet and other species : Black-crowned sparrow lark , and Rufous-Tailed Scrub Robin and so on .

Lunch in Podor ,And we head to Saint Louis .

Dinner and Overnight at Diamarek or similar .

Pension Regime : half board

Day 8 : Saint Louis – Kaolack

We will have some stops on the way to Kaolack . In this arid areas ,we can see a lot vultures , including : Lappet-faced Vultures , Rüppel Griffon Vultures ,White-backed Vultures and the most common Hooded vultures . Lunch in Kaolack at Blue Bird Restaurant and the afternoon ,we head to Kousmar ,where we are supposed to the scissor-tailed kite .

Dinner and overnight at Relais Kaolack Hotel .

Pension Regime : Half board

Day 9 : Kaolack – Toubacouta

We depart after breakfast for some birding in Waly Ndiaye Wetland . Then we keep on birding on the way to Toubacouta .Here we can spot the Blue-bellied roller ,Bronze mannikin, Pearl-spotted Owl ,Lavender Waxbill ,Bearded-Barbet . And the afternoon ,we will have a boat ride to spot the rare Tiger- crested Heron .

Dinner and Overnight at Keur Saloum

Pension Regime : Half board

Day 10 : Toubacouta – wassadou

Here we are at the edge of the Niokolo Koba National Park . We will have a boat ride on the Gambia river to discover : the shikra , woodland kingfisher , African finfoot ,hadada ibis ,pied kingfisher ,Yellow- crowned Gonolek , Egyptian Plover ,Hadada Ibis and so on …

Lunch in Hotel Relais Tambacounda

Dinner and overnight at Wassadou Camp

Pension Regime : half board

Day 11 : Niokolo Koba Park

We will board in a 4x4 to see the : bateleur , Egyptian plover ,pel’s fish eagle ,African harrier hawk ,white helmet-crested shrike ,saddle-billed stork , wooly-necked stork, blue-bellied roller, black-billed wood dove , ground hornbill , bateleur ,black-crowned crane ,Red-throat Bee Eater ,Carmine Bee Eater ,Saddled-billed Stork …. Lunch in the Park . Continuation to Kedougou ,with the possibility to see the Abyssinian Ground Hornbill and Batteleur.

Dinner and overnight at : Wassadou Camp

Pension Regime : half board

Day 12 : Kedougou

We leave for Kedougou ,going deep down in the dense tropical forest , crossing the Niokolo KOBA Park ,seeing probably some Abyssinian Ground Hornbills , Bateleurs and probably some mammals. Lunch in Kedougou and we head to Dindefelo, boarding in a 4x4 .On The way we will make stops for birding .

Dinner and overnight at Dogon du Fouta Camp .

Pension Regime : half board

Day 13 Dindefelo

This day we will be on lookout for Four-banded Sandgrouse ,Exclamatory Paradise Whyday,Violet-backed Starling ,White Helmeted Shrike and on … This location is the restricted area for the Neumman’s Starling . We can spot the Violet turaco ,Narina’s Trogon ,and so on . Lunch in Dindefelo,and then we will keep on birding looking for Yellow-brested Apalis ,Snowy-crowned Robin Chat ,African Paradise Flycatcher and so on … Dinner and overnight at Dogon Camp in Dindefelo.

Day 14 : Dindefelo At The Border with Conakry Guinea– Kedougou

The morning,we will be on lookout for other species Mali or Koulikoro Firefinch ,Rock Martín ,Orange Cheeked Waxbill …. After lunch ,we head to Kedougou .

Dinner and overnight at Bedick Hotel Kedougou .

Pension Regime : half board

Day 15 : Kedougou – Kaolack .

We will have a long journey . It will be a transfer to Kaolack .Dinner and overnight at Relais Kaolack .

Pension Regime : Half board

Day 16 : Palmarin Reserve – Ndianda Baobab Grove

After Kaolack,we head to Palmarin to spot some birds the African Harrier Hawk ,Rose-ringed Parakeet ,Senegal Parrot , Black-crowned Tchagra,Grey Woodpecker….And then we head to NDianda Forest to look for : Glossy Purple Starling ,Specked Pigeon and so . Dinner and overnight at Mbour

Day 17 : Transfert to airport

Pension Regime : Bed and Breakfast

Price person : 2750 € or 3016 $ or 2349 £

Single room supplement for individual room 575 € or 630 $ or 491 £

What’s included :

An air conditioned vehicle according to group size .

Bird guide

All entrance fee

4x4 in Niokolo Koba

All boats ride

Accomodations in half board

What’s extra

Lunches

Beverage