Senegal Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country on the coast of West Africa
About Senegal
Senegal has a tropical climate that is both hot and humid for much of the year. The rainy season, from May to November, has strong southeast winds while the dry season from December to April is dominated by the hot, but dry, harmattan wind. Lowlands are seasonally flooded and there are periodic droughts. Generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in the southeast with the highest point only 581 m near Nepen Diakha. The earliest known human settlement in Senegal existed over 350,000 years ago. The Stone Circles of Senegambia (now World Heritage Sites) may date back as far as the 3rd century BC. Not a lot is known about the earliest civilizations, but there were many paleolithic and neolithic civilizations around the Senegal River. TheTekrur Kingdom(Tekrour), formed around the Seneg
Top Attractions in Senegal
Explore the best things to see and do in Senegal:
- ★Fathala Reserve
Senegal Travel Guide Sections
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