29 May 2008 - The Senegal Experience - Press Office
Leading tour operator Serenity Holidays continues to build on its West African specialism by expanding its programme in Senegal and launching its first ever dedicated Senegal Experience brochure this week.
Serenity Holidays is well known for its flagship, award-winning travel company The Gambia Experience, which, with over twenty years of operation, has established itself as the leading specialist to The Gambia, offering exclusive accommodation and leading the way with Responsible Tourism initiatives.
Prior to this current launch of The Senegal Experience brochure (November 2008 – October 2009), The Gambia Experience has featured two hotels within the Sine Saloum Delta region for the last five years.
Now, as a stand-alone operation, The Senegal Experience includes five properties within the Sine Saloum Delta region and five within the beach resort area of Saly.
Formed where two rivers converge on the Atlantic Ocean, the Sine Saloum Delta (180,000-hectares) is a region of great diversity consisting of rivers, glorious beaches, mangrove swamps, sand islands and ever-shifting dunes. Properties featured here include the deluxe Le Royal Lodge Hotel.
Nestled on the outskirts of the Saloum Delta National Park, Le Royal Lodge is located on a virtually-deserted, unspoilt sandy beach, and exudes both tranquility and luxury.
Le Royal Lodge is exclusive to The Senegal Experience, as is the character property, Lodge des Collines, where guests can choose from a selection of inspiring ‘room’options – tree houses set in a majestic baobab tree, stilted water lodges on the lagoon, or stylish African ground lodges with straw roofs.
Both hotels also offer a varied excursion programme for their guests.
The resort of Saly is located on the ‘Petite Côte’ or ‘Little Coast’, approximately 50 miles south of Dakar and 40 miles north of the Sine Saloum Delta.
As well as being one of the most important fishing ports in Senegal, Saly is an ideal holiday destination that has long been popular with French and Belgian tourists and that has a very established feel with its variety of hotels surrounding the idyllic palm-fringed sandy beaches with calm, clear waters.
Bars, restaurants and shops are plentiful, as are the abundance of activities, which include water sports, golf and horse-riding. The area is also home to the Bandia Nature Reserve - a wildlife park where animals such as giraffes, rhino and zebra roam freely.
Exclusive properties to The Senegal Experience include Lamantin Beach, the most luxurious hotel in Saly.
Set in African style two-storey bungalows, the hotel boasts its own Spa, marina and a private white sandy beach.
Alternate hotel options include Tama Lodge, where accommodation takes the form of typical thatched Senegalese huts, whose doors open directly onto the golden sands.
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Senegal sits on the Atlantic Ocean, at Africa’s most westerly point between Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, with The Gambia almost entirely enclosed within it.
Although relatively new to British holidaymakers, Senegal has long been a favourite holiday destination for our European neighbours, with French as the official language, but English becoming more widely spoken.
In line with The Gambia, Senegal shares guaranteed winter sun, the same time zone, and a vibrant, welcoming culture, however it has ample defining features to offer a completely unique holiday experience.
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The Senegal Experience includes twice-weekly scheduled flights into Dakar, Senegal with Brussels Airlines (via Brussels) as part of its holiday packages. Departures are offered from London Gatwick, as well as regional departures from Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester.
Similarly, through the winter season, sister company The Gambia Experience offers twice-weekly flights into Banjul (in The Gambia) from London Gatwick and the following regional airports; Bristol, East Midlands and Manchester, and a weekly departure from Glasgow.
With viable flight options into both Dakar and Banjul, the tour operator can easily tailor multi-centre holidays within Senegal and with The Gambia and to suit its clients’ requirements.
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The Senegal Experience is offering a selection of Early Booking Offers, valid if booked by 30 June 2008. These include a discount of £75 per person on all 14-night holidays departing 01 November – 06 December 2008.
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Holidays with The Senegal Experience start from £699 per person. This price is based on 7-nights half-board at the 3½ -grade Hotel Royam in Saly and includes return flights from Gatwick to Dakar (via Brussels), transfers and taxes (valid for departures 26 Nov – 11 Dec 08 and not including any offer discounts)
For more information please call The Senegal Experience Reservations Dept on 0845 338 8706 or visit www.senegal.co.uk