West Africa
Dakar & Praia
Senegal & Cape Verde
Senegal's Atlantic edge and Cape Verde's island Creole — one Tourcation across the ocean.
Special multi-country Tourcation
Two countries, one Tourcation — 35% less than booking each city separately.
Available from February 2027
The culture
Why we bridge here
A special multi-country Tourcation linking West Africa's most cosmopolitan Atlantic city with the Creole island culture of Cape Verde. Start in Dakar's markets and music, then fly to Praia's volcanic coast. One request, two countries — about 35% less than booking each trip separately. This Tourcation opens in February 2027.
Senegal's Wolof heart and teranga — a hospitality so deep it has its own word — meets Cape Verde's Creole Atlantic culture, born of Portuguese and West African roots on volcanic islands. In Dakar you move to mbalax and sabar drums; in Praia the soundtrack is morna, the aching island music that Cesária Évora carried to the world. Two countries, one ocean, one Tourcation.
Experience
What you'll do
- Île de Gorée and the House of Slaves
- Marché Sandaga and the Kermel market
- African Renaissance Monument and the twin peaks
- Dakar Grand Mosque
- Plage de Yoff surf walk
- Praia's Plateau and the colonial architecture
- Sucupira market
- Cidade Velha, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Quebra Canela beach
- A Cape Verdean music night
After dark
Nightlife
- Live mbalax and sabar drumming
- Rooftop bars in Plateau
- Beach clubs along the Corniche
- Live morna and coladeira
- Beachfront bars on the Plateau
- Sunday gospel nights
The bridge
Teaching sessions with your hosts
- Wolof basics and Senegalese proverbs
- Mbalax and the sabar drum tradition
- Senegalese cooking: thieboudienne and yassa
- Cape Verdean Creole basics
- Morna, coladeira and the legacy of Cesária Évora
- Cape Verdean cooking: cachupa