Top rated Sights & Landmarks in Dakar

Experience the best that Dakar has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 108 places from Sights & Landmarks category.

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Barracuda Club Dakar
Diving center
👍👍 It was such a fantastic experience! First time for me! The coaching was amazing, kind and helpful! Gladly recommended!
4.90 (81 reviews)
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L'Adresse
Hotel
Colourful rooms & suites in a chic hotel with an outdoor pool, a rooftop bar & a stylish restaurant.
4.80 (2K reviews)
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Ngor Island Surf Camp
Hotel
No-frills quarters in a laid-back surf hostel offering ocean views, plus free breakfast & dinner.
4.70 (138 reviews)
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Nautilus Diving
SCUBA tour agency
👍👍 Very professional diving center, the equipment was in an excellent condition, the whole team was very friendly, supportive and patient, fair prices. Overall a great experience, I was lucky to even see a seahorse at one of the dives. I can definately recommend this diving center in Dakar and I am loo...
4.70 (123 reviews)
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Nyéléni maison sahel
Extended stay hotel
Warmly decorated rooms in a laid-back guesthouse offering breakfast, billiards & an outdoor pool.
$87/night
4.70 (85 reviews)
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Ngor
Island
Rustic, colorful island representing the westernmost point of Africa, settled in the mid-1500s.
4.70 (59 reviews)
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Mosquée de Soprim
Mosque
👍👍 Very beautiful mosque with sublime interior decoration. It is made up of four large rooms including two prayer rooms for men, one for women and one which serves as a room for learning to read the Koran. There is also a morgue and a very good organization
4.60 (99 reviews)
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Gorée
Island
Tiny island that played a part in the Atlantic slave trade, featuring colonial buildings & museums.
4.50 (1.1K reviews)
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Mosque of the Divinity
Mosque
👍👍 I must admit i havent been inside the mosque. Even without being i side, this particular part of Dakar is just out of the world. From sunrise to sunset, this us one place that takes ones breath away with its mere natural scenary. Best time - prayer time of course. Best time to take a picture early...
4.50 (853 reviews)
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Victories
Catholic cathedral
Huge place of worship with gilded domes, recessed statues of angels on the facade & a grand organ.
4.50 (512 reviews)
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Grotte de Ngor, lieu de prière de la communauté layene
Religious destination
👍👍 Xunt-Mi of Ngor, also called "Djoulikay" or the Cave mentioned in the holy Surah Kahf. The Holy Cave where the Divine Light of Seydina Limamou Lahi al Mahdiyou (S.A.W.S) stayed
4.50 (64 reviews)
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LA VILLA D
Guest house
👍👍 Very helpful staff, perfect ubication near the beach in a quite and safe neighborhood
4.50 (52 reviews)
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House of Slaves
Museum
Opened in 1962, this museum & memorial documents the history of the Atlantic slave trade.
4.40 (2.8K reviews)
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Grand Mosque of Dakar
Mosque
👍👍 A big mosque, with a North african style in Dakar, for me it has a lot of Moroccan architectural aspects. Like all mosques you can't enter if you are not a Muslim, but still merits a visit
4.40 (795 reviews)
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Île de Goree
Sightseeing tour agency
👍 Goree is a tourist island that used to formally be a slave island. The entire island used to be for slave masters and had prisons for the slaves (women, children and men). You get to see all of that and you get to have a feel of what it was like to live in such a place at such a time however, the b...
4.40 (380 reviews)
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Dakar Railway Station
Train station
👍👍 I rode the train in May 2022 and was quite happy with the experience, which was akin to riding the LIRR in New York. The train is very quiet and the staff are friendly and professional. Clean trains and gendarmes on the train as well as at every station. Power outlets between the seats in first clas...
4.40 (295 reviews)
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Loman Art House - Art Gallery
Art gallery
👍👍 We went today a group of friends to Loman Art House to admire the place, the art inside it and the cuisine. We ordered in advance Moroccan food. The place is an oasis of beauty, calm and happiness. The art is original and telling. The food was fantastic (entrees followed by three types of tagine and...
4.40 (273 reviews)
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Nouvelles Frontières Sénégal
Tour agency
👍👍 We had a great time exploring Senegal with our guide, Fallou Mboup. Nouvelles Frontières provided an excellent itinerary that let us enjoy nature, culture, art, and food of Senegal. A real pleasure.
4.40 (127 reviews)
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Corniche Ouest
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Zone paisible sans bruits et et relaxant
4.40 (114 reviews)
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Auberge Keur Diame
Hotel
Down-to-earth hotel featuring simply furnished rooms, plus a restaurant, a lounge & a terrace.
$35/night
4.40 (78 reviews)
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