Yeumbeul
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What to do in Yeumbeul?
Yeumbeul is on no tour itinerary, and that is exactly what makes it worth knowing if you want to see Dakar’s suburbs going about their daily life.
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Sewing training course in Yeumbeul
Yeumbeul · 3 to 6 months
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At a glance
| Region | Dakar Region, Keur Massar department (created in 2021), Yeumbeul arrondissement |
| Type of place | Two residential, working-class suburban communes: Yeumbeul Nord and Yeumbeul Sud |
| Neighbours | Thiaroye, Malika, Keur Massar; Pikine and Guédiawaye to the west |
| Getting there from Dakar | Via the Route des Niayes or the motorway, from 40 minutes to over an hour from the Plateau depending on traffic |
| Official fees | No additional official fees: there are no sites that charge admission in the commune |
| Best time to go | Dry season (November to June); in the rainy season (hivernage), water lies stagnant and the road becomes hard going |
| On QFS | One activity linked to Yeumbeul; most of what is on offer is at nearby Lac Rose |
Resident or visitor: what Yeumbeul has to offer you
If you live in Senegal, and perhaps in Yeumbeul itself, you are better placed than Dakar residents in the Plateau for trips up north: you can reach Lac Rose without battling through the city centre, and a ride in the dunes becomes a Saturday afternoon outing. Remember the resident rate: up to 30% off (the exact rate is shown on each listing).
If you are passing through, Yeumbeul shows you what the guidebooks do not: the suburbs where hundreds of thousands of Dakar’s people live. Come with someone who knows the area, ask before taking photos, and save your activities for Lac Rose or the rest of Dakar.
From the Niayes to the city: a suburb that grew fast
Yeumbeul sits on the Niayes, the wet hollows between the dunes that run along the north coast and once supplied Dakar with vegetables. Urban growth has covered much of them, and the two communes, created in 1996 within the former Niayes arrondissement of Pikine department, now have several hundred thousand inhabitants between them. In 2021, they joined the new Keur Massar department, along with Malika and Keur Massar. The downside of this growth: in the rainy season, water collects in the low-lying areas and traffic on the Route des Niayes gets complicated.
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The simplest option is to head for Lac Rose: quad & buggy, horse & camel rides and 4×4 (safari & dunes) (see also the Lac Rose page). For the suburbs, look at Guédiawaye too, and for everything else, Dakar Region. You pay 20% to secure your booking, and the balance is paid on site, on the day; any official fees are payable on site and not included in the price. If you live in Senegal, you get the resident rate: up to 30% off.
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