Sports and leisure activities Dakar & Area

Eric Duboucher, already a champion of underwater hunting in Senegal, offers you to share his experience of hunting off Dakar. This is his specialty, but he can also organize scuba diving, sport fishing or coastal fishing for amateurs or beginners. Pleasant boat trips are also organized at sunset and Eric can easily adapt to your desires, concocting a nice program. Friendly welcome. Attention: wetsuits and rifles are not provided!

On the north coast of the Cape Verde peninsula lies the beach of Yoff. Sometimes dangerous due to currents and winds, it remains one of the largest and one of the most frequented in Dakar. This can be seen in lutte demonstrations and improvised football games. Possibility to rent a small box and mats to put bags and towels. Near the port, in the evening around 17 pm, ask to see the arrival of the fishermen and the market to fish on the beach, a great moment, effervescent, teeming with colorful fish.

Formerly known as the stadium of Friendship, the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor stadium is the largest sports forum in Senegal. It is at this stage that the national football team matches. The fervour surrounding these matches has nothing to do with the one in the largest European stadiums. Sports club, the stadium also hosts political and historical events. In particular, John Paul II celebrated a large mass, and President Abdoulaye Wade was sworn in on his election.

With its coconut trees, calm and view over Gorée, the Golden sailing beach offers a postcard decor. Parasols and mattresses await you to relax away from the hustle and bustle of a few hundred metres inside the land.

First Padi 5 star IDC (Instructor Development Centers) in West Africa, Nautilus Diving is renowned for the quality of its programs. It was taken over in 2009 by two seasoned divers, Hilda, Course Director at Padi, and Philippe, French federal instructor since 1998. From first dives to instructor training, they offer courses for all levels, from the hotel pool for beginners to the Ngor beach and the Senegalese coast for the more experienced. For beautiful underwater experiences!

This fishing center is located in front of the island of Ngor. From here you will meet blue marlin, sailfish, dolphins, dolphins, sharks, barracudas, red carp, tuna, trevallies, badges, groupers, sea bream. Big game fishing is practiced from June to November, trolling with lures, live or dead natural bait. Long-line fishing is practiced from November to June: you can measure yourself against the famous big red carp (djabbar) and rock fish! Two-day fishing trips are proposed to be set up early in the morning.

This is the oldest of Dakar's two major stadiums, built in 1963. Originally called the "stade de l'Amitié", it took the name of the former mayor of Mbour and Minister of Youth and Sports, under the presidency of Léopold Sédar Senghor, in 1967. While soccer matches are played here, the stadium is best known for the unmissable wrestling matches that take place in its 15,000-seat arena, which could do with a major overhaul. It's a spectacle, both sporting and cultural, not to be missed.