Dakar, Senegal · Africa
Guédiawaye is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Dakar, 18km from Lake Retba (Lac Rose).
Guédiawaye is a city located in Dakar, Senegal. With a population of 329,659, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Guédiawaye sits in Senegal. It's in the Africa/Dakar time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Guédiawaye to your route.
Guédiawaye is a city in the Guédiawaye Department of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine.
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Guédiawaye is located in Dakar, Senegal, Africa. The coordinates are 14.7745 latitude, -17.4021 longitude.
Guédiawaye has a population of approximately 329,659 people, making it a city in Senegal.
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
An 18th-century Dutch-built house on Gorée, 3 km off Dakar, opened as a memorial museum in 1962 with its much-photographed Door of No Return facing the Atlantic. Reached by ferry from the city.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A hypersaline lagoon behind the dunes northeast of Dakar that turns strawberry pink from Dunaliella salina algae, strongest late January to March. Salt collectors work it waist-deep from wooden pirogues.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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