Beach sights in Dakar
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Soumbédioune
Northwest of the centre, and well worth the trip, is the fishing beach and market of Soumbédioune, originally a village but now a suburb engulfed by the city. It's best in the late afternoon when the fishing boats are returning with their catch.
This is also a major centre of pirogue (canoe) building, and behind the fish market you'll see carpenters turning planks and tree trunks into large ocean-going canoes. The Village Artisanal nearby is full of craft stalls and large groups of tourists.
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Plage de la Voile d'Or
The Plage de Hann, once one of Dakar's finest strands, is now an environmental catastrophe due to illegal sewage disposal by the adjacent industrial zone. South of here, in the shelter of Pointe de Bel-Air, are the private beaches Plage de la Voile d'Or and the adjacent Plage Monaco (admission around CFA650), where occasional beach concerts take place year-round.
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Secret
On the route towards Les Almadies, the so-called Secret is a favourite surfing spot, while further north, Dakar's finest sand stretches along the coast of N'Gor, where beach access costs around CFA500, and Yoff. Strong currents make Yoff's beaches largely unsuitable for swimming, but most beach lovers head there anyway, or to Île de Gorée .
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Plage de l'Anse Bernard
Beaches within easy reach of the city centre include the private Plage Lagon II, near Hôtel Lagon II, and Plage de l'Anse Bernard near Hôtel Le Savana. Those along the Rte de la Corniche-Ouest are popular with local joggers, picnic parties and Sai-Sais. Strong currents make them less suitable for swimming.
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Plage Monaco
In the shelter of Pointe de Bel-Air, are the private beaches Plage de la Voile d'Or (admission around CFA650) and the adjacent Plage Monaco, where occasional beach concerts take place year-round.
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Plage de N'gor
Dakar's best beaches are found in the north of the peninsula. Plage de N'gor isn't bad, but better are the beaches on Île de N'gor, reached by pirogue (US$1) from there.
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Plage de Hann
The Plage de Hann, once one of Dakar's finest strands, is now an environmental catastrophe due to illegal sewage disposal by the adjacent industrial zone.
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