Enjoy the Adventure
We pick you up at your hotel at 8:30 am and head north of Dakar. We leave the Senegalese capital behind and, after an hour and a half’s drive, reach the final stage of the Paris-Dakar Rally.
When we arrive at Lake Retba, better known as the Pink Lake, we stop and climb into a 4×4 vehicle to explore this unusual natural spot, which is separated from the ocean by sand dunes. Spectacular! It can also be done by quad bike.
During the 4×4 ride, we learn about the lake’s main activity: salt harvesting, which has been carried out on its waters for years and which, when the sun reaches its zenith, gives the lake its distinctive colour. Did you know the lake holds 10 times more salt than the sea?
When we get out of the 4×4, we take a canoe out on the lake if we have enough time, and you can spend 15 minutes finding out what it is like to swim in the Pink Lake, something you will probably never forget. Who dares?
Once this experience is over, we head to the villages to see the local markets and farming, and stop to chat and mix with the people who live there.
After that, we have some free time to relax and have lunch, then head back to the hotel.
NOTE: Because of heavy rains and other factors, the lake has lost some of its colour. Salt harvesting has started again, as have the excursions and activities on offer there, but the colour does not seem to have fully recovered.
