Laser tag in Saly is the ideal fallback when it is too hot for the beach: a game of skill and strategy in a covered, air-conditioned hall, a short walk from the sea. Full equipment provided, trained hosts, games of 20 to 30 minutes, from age 7.

One game, from briefing to final score

Each player puts on an electronic vest linked to a laser gun. After a quick briefing on the rules and safety, the game begins: you have to aim at the opposing sensors, hide, move fast and coordinate attacks to score as many points as possible. The setting is lit by fluorescent lights and set to music, with no physical contact: you play with lasers, not with your hands.

Sessions last about 20 minutes and can stretch to 30, with the option of playing several rounds in a row. They can be adapted to the age and level of the players. From 2 to 20 players can take part depending on the option, which suits families as well as groups. The venue is covered, air-conditioned and open all year round.

The activity is open from age 7, supervision is provided by trained hosts and full equipment is supplied. The price is per session. Bring comfortable clothes and closed shoes.

If you live in Dakar and are spending a weekend in Saly, it is an activity for a rainy day or a very hot one, to do with the children. If you are staying at the resort, it is a group moment that makes a change from sand and swimming pool.

A short walk from Saly beach

Saly-Portudal is the country’s first seaside resort, about 80 km south of Dakar, on the Petite Côte. The laser tag is a short walk from the beach, which lets you string together play, a swim and lunch by the sea. The Saly page brings together all the resort’s activities, and the Saly guide tells its history.

Around Saly

After the session, you can stroll round Saly’s craft market or have a drink on the beach. For other pleasures, the amusement and game parks and the family days round out the week, and the Bandia Reserve is the region’s big nature outing.