Dakar, Senegal

Location

Dakar, set at the tip of the Cape Vert peninsula, is West Africa’s westernmost point and the capital of French-speaking Senegal. Although it was not founded until 1857, it is West Africa’s oldest European city and one of the most westernised. The opening of the Dakar-St Louis railway in 1885 put the town on the map; it subsequently became a French naval base and in 1904, the capital of Afrique Occidentale Française. It bears the legacy of Africa’s French colonial past, especially so in the downtown Plateau area, where the architecture is redolent of southern France. Every inch a modern city, Dakar is a frenetic buzz of activity, which can be startling. Perhaps sample the popular mint tea and try your hand at bartering in the colourful craft markets for traditional embroidery, woodcarvings, metalwork and costume jewellery.

Dakar, Senegal Itineraries

24 Nights

West African Gems

Departure Date
31 May 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Regatta
Region Africa
Departure Port Cape Town
Destination Port Lisbon
Itinerary
Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Principe, Cotonou, Takoradi, Abidjan, Banjul, Dakar, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Agadir and Lisbon

From £5,994pp

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24 Nights

West Africa Passage

Departure Date
11 Jun 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Navigator
Region Africa
Departure Port Cape Town
Destination Port Barcelona
Itinerary
Cape Town, Walvis Bay, Principe, Cotonou, Takoradi, Abidjan, Banjul, Dakar, Porto Grande, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Agadir and Barcelona

From £11,889pp

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39 Nights

Ottoman & African Dream

Departure Date
27 Aug 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Sirena
Region Africa
Departure Port Istanbul
Destination Port Cape Town
Itinerary
Istanbul, Rhodes, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Messina, Amalfi, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Cannes, Barcelona, Cartagena, Motril, Cádiz, Lisbon, Agadir, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Dakar, Banjul, Abidjan, Takoradi, Lome, Principe, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz, Cape Town and Cape Town

From £10,159pp

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69 Nights

Extravagant Explorer

Departure Date
27 Aug 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Sirena
Region Mediterranean
Departure Port Istanbul
Destination Port Singapore
Itinerary
Istanbul, Rhodes, Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete, Messina, Amalfi, Civitavecchia, Livorno, Cannes, Barcelona, Cartagena, Motril, Cádiz, Lisbon, Agadir, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Dakar, Banjul, Abidjan, Takoradi, Lome, Principe, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), East London, Durban, Richards Bay, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Mahé, Male, Mangalore, Cochin, Colombo, Phuket, Phuket, Georgetown, Penang, Port Klang and Singapore

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55 Nights

Atlantic & Indian Oceans

Departure Date
10 Sep 26
Cruise Line Oceania Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Oceania Sirena
Region Indian Ocean
Departure Port Lisbon
Destination Port Singapore
Itinerary
Lisbon, Agadir, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Dakar, Banjul, Abidjan, Takoradi, Lome, Principe, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz, Cape Town, Cape Town, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), East London, Durban, Richards Bay, Maputo, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Mombasa, Mahé, Male, Mangalore, Cochin, Colombo, Phuket, Phuket, Georgetown, Penang, Port Klang and Singapore

From £15,039pp

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20 Nights

Lisbon to Cape Town

Departure Date
21 Oct 26
Cruise Line Silversea
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Silver Muse
Region Indian Ocean
Departure Port Lisbon
Destination Port Cape Town
Itinerary
Lisbon, Funchal, Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Dakar, Takoradi, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz and Cape Town

From £6,350pp

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20 Nights

From Mount Teide To Table Mountain

Departure Date
29 Oct 26
Cruise Line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship MS EUROPA 2
Region Africa
Departure Port Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Destination Port Cape Town
Itinerary
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Dakar, Banjul, Luanda, Lobito, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz and Cape Town

From £10,870pp

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23 Nights

African Sunsets

Departure Date
09 Nov 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Navigator
Region Africa
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Cape Town
Itinerary
Barcelona, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Porto Grande, Dakar, Abidjan, Takoradi, Lome, Principe, Walvis Bay, Cape Town and Cape Town

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82 Nights

Grand Continental Sojourn

Departure Date
09 Nov 26
Cruise Line Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Seven Seas Navigator
Region World-wide
Departure Port Barcelona
Destination Port Sydney, New South Wales
Itinerary
Barcelona, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Porto Grande, Dakar, Abidjan, Takoradi, Lome, Principe, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Richards Bay, Maputo, Mayotte Island, Nosy Bé, Mahé, Mahé, Muscat, Khasab, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas Island, Doha, Doha, Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mumbai (ex Bombay), Mormugao, Goa, Mangalore, Cochin, Colombo, Hambantota, Phuket, Phuket, Georgetown, Penang, Malacca, Port Klang, Singapore, Singapore, Semarang, Surabaya, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory, Cooktown, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Airlie Beach and Sydney, New South Wales

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141 Nights

Viking World Cruise

Departure Date
22 Dec 26
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region World-wide
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port London (Greenwich)
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cartagena, Colón, Puntarenas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Vaitape, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Rinca Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Langkawi Island, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Hell-Ville, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Lagos, Lagos, Accra, Takoradi, Dakar, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Agadir, Agadir, Casablanca, Casablanca, Cádiz, Lisbon, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruña, Honfleur, Dover, London (Greenwich) and London (Greenwich)

From £89,990pp

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169 Nights

Viking World Voyage III

Departure Date
22 Dec 26
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region World-wide
Departure Port Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Destination Port Stockholm
Itinerary
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Cozumel, Cartagena, Colón, Puntarenas, Cabo San Lucas, Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Vaitape, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Rinca Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Langkawi Island, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Hell-Ville, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Lagos, Lagos, Accra, Takoradi, Dakar, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Agadir, Agadir, Casablanca, Casablanca, Cádiz, Lisbon, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruña, Honfleur, Dover, London (Greenwich), London (Greenwich), London (Greenwich), Dover, Holyhead, Liverpool, Dun Laoghaire, Belfast, Ullapool, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Newhaven/Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Bergen, Bergen, Bergen, Eidfjord, Stavanger, Oslo, Oslo, Aalborg, Copenhagen, Warnemünde, Rønne, Gdansk, Tallinn, Stockholm and Stockholm

From £110,990pp

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124 Nights

Viking World Discoveries

Departure Date
08 Jan 27
Cruise Line Viking Ocean Cruises
Cruise Type Ocean
Ship Viking Sky
Region World-wide
Departure Port Los Angeles, California
Destination Port London (Greenwich)
Itinerary
Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Vaitape, Papeete, Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, Rarotonga, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Brisbane, Queensland, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Queensland, Thursday Island, Queensland, Darwin, Northern Territory, Rinca Island, Benoa, Bali, Benoa, Bali, Semarang, Jakarta, Jakarta, Singapore, Singapore, Port Klang, Langkawi Island, Georgetown, Penang, Phuket, Colombo, Colombo, Male, Victoria, Mahé, Mombasa, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Hell-Ville, Maputo, Richards Bay, Durban, East London, Gqeberha (ex Port Elizabeth), Cape Town, Cape Town, Lüderitz, Walvis Bay, Walvis Bay, Luanda, Lagos, Lagos, Accra, Takoradi, Dakar, Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Puerto de la Estaca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Agadir, Agadir, Casablanca, Casablanca, Cádiz, Lisbon, Lisbon, Porto, La Coruña, Honfleur, Dover, London (Greenwich) and London (Greenwich)

From £49,790pp

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