Bandia Park reserve is one of the major attractions in Senegal for tourists staying in Dakar or nearby area. It is a conservation park that helps protect some African wildlife like giraffes, rhinos, a variety of antelopes, buffaloes, monkeys, crocodiles, tortoises and more. This tour will give you a chance to watch closely the wildlife in an eco-friendly nature. After the Safari, one can visit the Pink Lake or The Lions Reserve with extra charge
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
An unforgettable safari during your stay in Senegal in the reserve of Bandia where you can meet all the big mammals of Africa in 3.500 ha of grand nature: huge baobabs, thorny bushes, whimsical lianas …
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Bandia Park Safari (Minimum 2 Participants) lasts about 4–5 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $230 per person for this Dakar experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 10:00 AM, and 10:30 AM.
Children aged 3–11 pay from $210, adults from $230.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include Hotel Good Rade.
The experience is available in EN, FR.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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A nice park, nice restaurant where the monkeys try to steal the food from your plate. Part of it. Admission is 12000 fr pp, you pay 40000 fr for a 4x4 and 6250 fr for a guide, but you can share that car and guide with other visitors. It can fit 8 people in the jeep. The guide has an extensive knowledge, and explains everything well. The animals are very tame. We drove our jeep to within 3 meters of a rhino and it just stayed down... special.
Great, lots of animals, very large reserve and well trained guide, I recommend this experience but contacting you directly at your hotel to pay much less than what is advertised on websites such as Getourguide
Saw almost all forms of wildlife that reside at Bandia on our nearly 2 hour drive through the reserve on a sunny warm day. There are no lions or elephants here (separate lion reserve across street), but plenty of other big game. This small group tour (6 of us) was a great alternative to the tour bus cruise excursion. Located an hour outside of Dakar, mostly via smooth highway, we got there in time to beat the crowd. Our guide Liman was friendly, helpful, and shared interesting info about the city, landmarks, and suburbs. There was good communication beforehand regarding meet up, so we easily found the driver and guide holding a tour company sign at the cruise terminal. Our tour included lunch of traditional Senegal food at a restaurant in town. Getting there was quite an adventure maneuvering through heavy traffic, street hawkers, and motorcycles going opposite directions weaving around vehicles. We had a good driver! Entire trip was 8:30am-3pm, additional time mainly due to afternoon traffic, so plan accordingly.
The safari was very satisfying. It's important to get to Bandia Park as early as possible because this safari is quite popular. My favorite animals to see were rhinos, many monkeys, warthogs, and giraffes -including baby giraffes. Following the safari we had a tasty meal of jollof rice at a restaurant in the Medina nieghborhood of Dakar. Our guide Mamadou was an excellent driver and thoroughly knowledgeable.
Great experience getting a taste of wildlife in a more natural environment than safari park back home.Our guide was excellent with great English and very knowledgeable about Senagal.The wait in the game park was quiet long but this had nothing to do with excursion provider,as was the coaches of fellow tourists turning up.
Amazing! Mr Ceesay has a wealth of knowledge about Senegal, Dakar and Bandia. He is multilingual which helps for those who speak either French or English. Highly recommend!
Lions came out even in the middle of day. Guide for the safari was very knowledgeable. All were able to communicate in English.
We had a wonderful time. Our in park guide and driver knew exactly where to go to find as many animals as possible. We saw ostrich, giraffes, warthogs, antelope, guinea fowl, zebras and more. And we didn’t just see one. We saw many. It was well worth the time.
Highly recommended! The guide was great (also speaks good English). Picked us up from the hotel (on time) and brought us to the park. Been there about 2 hours and then brought back to the hotel. Nice to see the animals and receive all the extra history from the guide about Senegal. I have no - points to this experience! Thank you so much, was definitely worth the money!!
My family had a great experience on this tour. The guide was very easily found. We left in a timely manner. We had plenty of time to enjoy all the animals inside the Reserve. The included lunch was delicious and very filling. I recommend taking this tour.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandia Park Safari (Minimum 2 Participants) | 4–5 hours | 4.6 (25) | $230 | |
 Half Day Dakar City Tour (Minimum 2 Participants) | 3–4 hours | 4.3 (33) | $105 | View |
 Pink lake with Bandia reserve. Minimum 2 people for reservation. | 8 hours | 4.4 (37) | $285 | View |
 Senegal Highlights 7 Days - 6 Nights ( Minimum 2 Participants) | 7 days | 4.0 (1) | $1,885 | View |
 Day tour Somone lagoon and Bandia park Safari | 7 hours | 4.5 (64) | $244 | View |
 Bandia with lagoon of somone. Minimum 2 people for reservation | 8 hours | 4.8 (10) | $290 | View |
 Gorée Island visit to Dakar the capital 2 persons minimum | 8h 30min | 4.9 (64) | $160 | View |