Our activity partners do not have logos on this page. They have a trade.
You will not find a wall of provider logos here. That is deliberate. On Que Faire Sénégal, you book an experience and a place: a sunset pirogue trip in the Saloum, a surf lesson in Ngor, a percussion workshop in Dakar. What matters is what you are going to experience and the person who will make it happen for you, not a brand name.
So our partners are first and foremost people: independent local professionals, based in Senegal, who run each of the activities in the catalogue. Their contact details are sent to you as soon as you have paid the 20% to secure your booking; that is when the direct relationship begins, and it is to them that you pay the balance, on site, on the day.
Who are they?
They work across the seven regions covered by the site, from Dakar to Kédougou, and fall into the catalogue’s main families. Sole traders, associations, small businesses or established venues: size matters less than reliability.
| Partner family | What they offer you |
|---|---|
| Water sports instructors and supervisors | surfing, kitesurfing, kayaking, paddleboarding, diving, sea fishing, boat trips |
| Pirogue boatmen and nature guides | trips through the bolongs (tidal creeks), birdwatching, discovering the islands and mangroves |
| Tour and culture guides | town and village tours, historic sites, cultural evenings |
| Off-road drivers and adventure guides | quad, buggy, 4×4, safari, hiking, horse or camel rides |
| Craftspeople, cooks and workshop leaders | cooking, batik, crafts, percussion, dance, wrestling |
| Wellbeing practitioners | massage, treatments, yoga and meditation, relaxation days |
| Parks, leisure venues and drivers | family outings, shows, airport transfers, intercity journeys, vehicle with driver |
Many of them have no website, no online payment system, and little visibility beyond their own neighbourhood. They are often excellent finds, the kind passed around as a phone number and an “I know someone”. Our job is to make them visible and bookable, in one place and with the same rules for everyone.
How we select them
A professional does not appear on the site just because they exist, but because their activity has passed our checks. For every listing, our team checks:
- the activity’s description, how it runs and its duration;
- the meeting point and the number of participants;
- what is included and what is not;
- the languages the team speaks;
- the professional’s experience, starting with the year their activity began;
- real photos of the activity, at least three.
When information is missing, we call the professional back to complete it before publication. We also help them describe their activity, set their packages and prepare their photos: a good listing is an honest one that tells you what to expect.
The checks do not stop once a listing goes live. After every activity, a message invites you to rate the experience: your reviews guide future travellers and residents, and help us improve the catalogue. And our video series Aythia Ñu Dem regularly heads out into the field to film an activity from the catalogue: it is another way of seeing, up close, how our partners work.
What this means for you
If you live in Senegal, our partners are the places you have been looking for without finding them: the instructor who teaches on Saturday mornings, the cooking workshop in the next neighbourhood, the nature outing an hour’s drive away. With a resident account, you get the resident rate: up to 30% off, depending on the activity, a rate agreed with each professional.
If you are discovering the country, you know who will be welcoming you before you set off: an activity described without embellishment, a clear price, a vetted professional and a contact you can reach. The price shown is the price of the service; when a site charges an official fee, such as national park entry, the listing flags it separately: it is payable on site and not included in the price.
Either way, the money stays local: the balance for each activity is paid directly, on the day, to the team welcoming you.
What our partners gain by joining us
- Visibility without a website: a polished page, written and optimised for search, with their own photos.
- Two customer bases at once: travellers planning their trip, and residents looking for outings all year round, including outside the tourist season.
- Committed customers: every confirmed booking comes with a 20% online payment, which cuts down on no-show bookings.
- Online payment with no tools to manage: bank card and mobile payment are offered to the customer by the platform.
- Control over their schedule: every request is passed to them; they confirm the date, suggest another or decline. Nothing is booked without their agreement.
- Promotion on our social media and in our videos from the field.
All the details for professionals are on the Are you a professional? page.
Somewhere to stay and a way to get around: Location Sénégal, our sister platform
An activity rarely comes on its own: you need a roof for the night and, often, a vehicle to get there. That is why Que Faire Sénégal works hand in hand with Location Sénégal, the rental platform run by the same team.
- Holiday rentals: villas, flats and houses to rent for a few nights or a few weeks, in Dakar, on the Petite Côte and elsewhere in Senegal.
- Car hire: a vehicle to reach your activities at your own pace, from the Cap-Vert peninsula to the Saloum.
Resident or traveller, you can put your whole stay together from start to finish: accommodation and car on Location Sénégal, activities on Que Faire Sénégal.
Guide, instructor, boatman, craftsperson, practitioner? Become a partner
If you bring Senegal to life for the people who visit it or live in it, your activity belongs here. Prepare a description of your activity, your packages and prices (stating whether they are per person, per group, per vehicle or per boat), what is included, at least three real photos, the year your activity began and the languages your team speaks. One registration is enough, even if you offer several activities.
Our team checks every listing before it goes live and gets back to you if anything is missing. The partnership terms are set out in the Partner Terms of Use, which are presented to you before anything is published.
