Lompoul Desert
Désert de Lompoul
A stretch of orange-red shifting dunes on the Atlantic coast. Stay in Mauritanian-style tent camps, and ride camels at sunset to watch the stars.
The Lompoul Desert is the only sizable dune area in Senegal, covering about 18 square kilometers. It is about 100 km by road from Saint-Louis and only a few kilometers from the coast. The orange dunes rise dozens of meters high. Most visitors stay in tents at desert camps, and in the evening they ride camels or take a four-wheel-drive up the dunes to watch the sunset. At night there are bonfires and drumming. Usually you hire a car from Saint-Louis or Dakar, and the last stretch requires a four-wheel-drive shuttle from the camp. Camp rates include dinner and breakfast, so book ahead during peak season.
Opening hours
Open all day (camping overnight)
Nearby sights
- Langue de Barbarie National Park
- Gueumbeul Special Wildlife Reserve
- Hydrobase
- Fishermen's Cemetery (Thiaka Ndiaye)
- CRDS Museum
- Guet Ndar
- Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis
- St. Louis Cathedral (Saint-Louis, Senegal)