The exotic park in Nguéniène, inland from the Petite Côte, offers a guided tour to meet the animals, a swimming pool, picnics in the countryside and activities for the whole family. From a 45-minute visit to a full day.

A family day away from the beach

The park is an outing for families staying on the coast who want something other than the beach. The guided tour leads you to the animals, and lasts 45 minutes for the visit alone. The pool is a supplement for anyone staying more than an hour, and two picnic packages let you extend the outing: one more nature-focused, the other more indulgent. Lengths run from 45 minutes to a full day, priced per person, and each option is chosen in the selector. The simple visit is enough for a break between two other outings; the pool and the picnic turn the visit into a proper family day. In other words, you decide how long to stay: a short guided visit, or the whole day.

Nguéniène, behind Saly

Fifteen kilometres from Saly and Somone, Nguéniène is an inland village: baobabs, millet granaries, herds crossing the track in the early morning, and a big market, the louma, on Wednesdays. It is a Senegal that most holidaymakers never see. If you live in Dakar, the park is a weekend outing on the Petite Côte that skips the beach; if you are a family staying in Saly, it offers a day inland, away from the hotels. The pace is that of a family outing: you visit, you swim, you picnic, without hurrying. The page on Nguéniène and its market describes the village.

Rounding out the day

The area lets you combine the park with other outings: Bandia Reserve for a larger safari, the Somone lagoon by pirogue (a traditional wooden boat), or the Popenguine reserve. In the same spirit, other leisure animal parks exist across the country, as well as family days.