Originally Posted by
ajorgensen
Looking for recommendations for me and my 9-yo daughter on a long layover. We land DSS at 18:40 on 25 June, and continue onward to BJL at 20:50 on 26 June, also from DSS. One thought is a nice hotel with pool and negotiate to hang out all day (e.g. Radisson Blu, Dakar Sea Plaza). Another thought is to hire a driver to pick us up in the morning, take us around to see things, and then drop us at the airport - hopefully at a reasonable cost. Are there things to see, does a driver make sense, and how would I go about arranging that?
I am open to even better suggestions.
What I would do with my 8 and 10 yo boys is:
-nice hotel with pool
-taxi or driver to the ferry dock to Ile de Goree
-teaching them West African history a bit on that occation
-walking Ile de Goree for 2 hours at most
-ferry back
-taxi or driver to a market (depending on your BJL/Gambia plans)
-45-60 min market
-back to hotel
-throwing the boys into the pool, feeding them
-back to DSS