The Guet Ndar walk is a guided stroll on foot through the fishing quarter of Saint-Louis, timed to the return of the colourful pirogues. It lasts 2 hours, is booked from 2 people, and the price is per person.

A stroll at pirogue time

In Guet Ndar, the best moment is when the fishing boats come back: the colourful pirogues pull up on the shore and the quarter comes alive around them. The walk is built around that moment. A guide goes with the group on foot, which leaves time to watch what people are doing, ask questions and understand what you are looking at.

There is just one option: a 2-hour walk on foot, priced per person, with a minimum of 2 people. As you are walking and staying outdoors, closed shoes, a hat, water and sun cream are good ideas. This is a working neighbourhood, so always ask before photographing someone.

If you live in Dakar or the north, it is a short format that slots into a weekend in Saint-Louis, between the historic town and the river. If you are just passing through, it is a way to read the town through the people who live off the sea, rather than through its facades alone.

Guet Ndar in the Saint-Louis landscape

Saint-Louis du Senegal is a former colonial capital, at the mouth of the Senegal River, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Its historic island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town is organised around the island of Ndar, set in the middle of the river, and the Langue de Barbarie, on the ocean side. Guet Ndar, the fishing quarter, belongs to this landscape of water, fishing and sand.

The Saint-Louis page brings together the activities on offer in town, and the Saint-Louis Region gives the wider setting: the north, a Senegal of water and light that unfolds along the river, a world away from the beaches of the Petite Côte.

Extend your day in Saint-Louis

A 2-hour walk leaves room for other visits. The guided cultural tours let you explore the island and its architecture, and a pirogue ride gives another view of the river. For bird lovers, bird watching is one of the region’s strengths, notably in the Langue de Barbarie National Park and the Djoudj National Bird Park.