AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS

PRESENTS

SENEGAL & THE GAMBIA ROOTS TOUR

April 2-12, 2021

 

Welcome to the journey of a lifetime everyone. Join us for a real cultural experience on an incredible 2 country tour in Senegal and the Gambia, West Africa. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to reconnect with our people, land, enjoy paradise in the tropics and networking with the group. Learn about the roots, culture, repatriation, investment opportunities and more. Africa is the future; see you in the motherland. 

 The African Renaissance Monument is a 49 meter tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal.  

 

DAY 1 FRIDAY APRIL 2 DEPART ATLANTA to NDIASS/ DAKAR, SENEGAL via NEW YORK CITY

Meet and greet 11:30 AM at departure gate at International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Georgia. Flight departs at 12:27 PM on Delta Airlines flight # DL 535 to JFK Airport in New York City and arrive at 2:27 PM. Group meet and greet at 5:30 PM. Flight depart at 7:30 PM on DL 216 to Ndiass/Dakar Senegal. Arrive the next day Saturday April 3 at 7:10 AM.

 

DAY 2 SATURDAY APRIL 3 WELCOME to NDIASS/ DAKAR, SENEGAL                  

Arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass, Senegal at 7:10 AM. Our Senegal staff will escort us from baggage claim or Airport exit to bus after 8:30 AM for a 1 hour drive to Dakar. Orientation and free day options. Evening welcome dinner out and overnight in Dakar at Hotel Colonia. www.hotel-colonia.com

 

DAY 3 SUNDAY APRIL 4 DAKAR – GOREE ISLAND HOLOCAUST DUNGEONS

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Goree Island by ferry for a 20 minute ride to visit the original slave island where Africans were held in dungeons and shipped off to the diaspora by the hands of the European traders. Tour the House of slaves and other historic artifacts on this Island. Prayer and libation ceremony visit slave museum and library. Return to Dakar for dinner, night life options and overnight at Hotel Colonia. www.hotel-colonia.com

 

DAY 4 MONDAY APRIL 5 DAKAR, FULL CITY TOUR – BUSINESS NETWORKING                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Dakar city tour, visit the HLM market, Kermel market, the Grand Mosque, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, National assembly, the palace of the president with its colorful guard and the independence square. The Roman Catholic Cathedral. African Renaissance monument for a walking tour. Black Civilization Museum walking w/ tour guide. Dinner and business networking at hotel. Night life options and overnight in Dakar at Hotel Colonia. www.hotel-colonia.com

 

DAY 5 TUESDAY APRIL 6 DAKAR, SENEGAL – PINK LAKE –SHOPPING AT THIES                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for Travel to Lake Retba (Pink Lake). Board 4x4 vehicles for Pink Lake tour. Known for its pink waters caused by salt eating algae, the salt is harvested & sold by locals. Color of Pink Lake is due to microorganisms that fond of warm water and before sunrise they dive in the bottom of the lake and the water won’t be pink. No one ever drowns in the lake because the water keeps you afloat! Visit Fulani Village near Pink Lake and learn about Fulani Culture. Board tour bus and travel to Thies for Shopping. Visit Thies Basket Market and manufactory of decorative arts, tapestry factory (workshop and exhibition room). Ceramics Arts Factory. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Dakar at Hotel Colonia. www.hotel-colonia.com

 

DAY 6 WEDNESDAY APRIL 7 SENEGAL to THE GAMBIA                  

Morning exercise and breakfast. Early hotel check out. Depart for 5 hour bus ride to the Gambia. Transfer to ferry to Banjul. Transfer on bus from Banjul to hotel in Bakau. Welcome Dinner, night life option and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotelthegambia.com

 

DAY 7 THURSDAY APRIL 8 THE GAMBIA – BANJUL CITY TOUR

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM for a full day City tour of Banjul including various markets.Drive through Arch 22 commemorative arch on the road into Banjul. Kachikally sacred crocodile pool. Walk to Golden Beach at Cape Point. Vist Bakau Tourist Market. Examine and shop for wood carvings, Gambian bangles, beads and textiles. Visit the Gambian museum, Presidential sites and fashion boutiques. Continue on to an elementary school to meet teachers and pupils, followed by an excursion to the Seredunda Market. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotelthegambia.com

 

DAY 8 FRIDAY APRIL 9 THE GAMBIA – JUFFUREH ANCESTRAL HOME OF KUNTA KINTEH - VILLAGE OF ALBREDA - KUNTAH KINTEH ISLAND AKA JAMES ISLAND

Morning exercise and breakfast. Leave hotel at 9:00 AM to Banjul ports on M/V Joven Antonio cruise ship for an all day transport to visit various sites. Tour Juffureh the ancestral home of Kunta Kinteh ancestor of Alex Haley. Meet the Kinteh family and visit with the village chief. See the Museum of Slavery in the village of Albreda. Tour of Kunta Kinteh Island aka James Island. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotelthegambia.com

 

DAY 9 SATURDAY APRIL 10 THE GAMBIA FREE DAY

Free day for final shopping, leisure and more. Dinner, night life options and overnight in Bakau at Ocean Bay Resort. www.oceanbayhotelthegambia.com

 

DAY 10 SUDAY APRIL 11 - DEPART The GAMBIA to NDIASS, SENEGAL to NEW YORK CITY

Wake up call, morning exercise and breakfast. Move all bags to the designated departure area by 11 AM. Check out of rooms by 12 PM at hotel. Depart at 1 PM for a 4 to 5 hour drive to Senegal for farewell dinner at 6 PM in Senegal. Depart for Blaise Diagne International Airport in Ndiass for check in at 9:00 PM for a 12:45 AM departure April 12 on Delta Airlines flight # DL 217 flight to JFK New York City.

 

DAY 11 MONDAY APRIL 12 ARRIVE in NEW YORK CITY then ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA

Arrive at 5.30 AM Monday April 12 at JFK New York City Airport. Depart at 8:25 AM to Atlanta on Delta Airlines flight # DL 2851 and arrive in Atlanta at 11:04 AM. End of tour.

 

(Note this itinerary may change slightly for logistic and operational efficiency)

 

Hotels that we are staying at in Senegal & the Gambia from April 3-11, 2021

Hotel Colonia in Dakar, Senegal (April 3-6) www.hotel-colonia.com

Ocean Bay Resort in Bakau, the Gambia (April 7-10) www.oceanbayhotelthegambia.com

 

For questions and additional info visit our website www.africafortheafricans.org and

Contact Tour Organizer: Bomani Tyehimba at (404) 931-9429 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Gorée is a tiny, car-free island off the coast of Dakar, in Senegal. It’s known for its role in the 15th- to 19th-century Atlantic slave trade. On the narrow streets, colonial buildings include the House of Slaves, now a museum. The 19th-century Fort d’Estrées houses the IFAN Historical Museum, with exhibits on Senegal’s past. The Henriette Bathily Women’s Museum considers the role of women in West African society.