Money and costs

Senegal's currency is the West African Franc (CFA). There are banks with ATMs in the main cities of the country. Exchange houses and unofficial money changers who gladly accept Euros and Dollars also abound. If you resort to the latter, do so with utmost care and suspicion.

ACCOMMODATION

It is quite diverse, from the simple room rented by the residents of the Island of Goreia to the luxury hotels in Dakar and Saint Louis and other cities most visited by foreigners. Resorts abound in the most tourist areas of the Atlantic coast, several are part of international chains. Accommodation has intermediate values ​​for African standards. From €15 to €20 per night in guest houses most humble in Dakar at several hundred a night at the country's best international resorts.

FOOD

Street food must be handled with great care and suspicion in Senegal. The restaurants in the main cities – Dakar, Thies, Saint Louis – serve traditional Senegalese food with much more guarantees of quality and hygiene. Senegal's national dish is ceebu jen ou tieboudienne, rice with fried fish, cooked in tomato sauce and accompanied by vegetables, can cost only 2 to 3€. You resorts from the Atlantic coast and lodges from the interior of the country serve traditional food possibly adapted to the taste of foreign visitors included in tour packages or at substantially higher prices, €10 to €40 per meal.

INTERNET

Internet cafes are plentiful, especially in Dakar where wi-fi networks have also increased at a rapid pace. Shipping costs between €3 to €5 per hour. Several establishments offer wifi with a simple purchase.