I've been to Senegal twice. A beautiful amazing place, full of beautiful, generous people known for their terranga, or hospitality. Go there hungry because they love to feed you and like Simon said, be ready to eat lots of fish. I felt a lot of love from every stranger I met there and I consider Senegal my ancestral home. My soul lives there.
Visited in 2014 and was never so excited in my life. I even climbed the steps of the Renaissance de Memorial monument and took the elevator to the top of the cufe and looked out over Senegal. Fabulous. I will next visit another African country this year.
The Wolof and other peoples of present day Senegal are very ancient people and Civilization. The Phoenicians had a port in Senegal in the ancient times.
I have not gone yet Arona. I am writing a research paper to reach the Serer-Safen, Safi group. Thanks for your help. Message me on Facebook >>>facebook.com/HisKidKat :)
@@feelcool100 most people will speak English too. A lot of Senegalese study in Canada these days. I found that quite often Senegalese in Dakar speak better English than French people in Paris
Very good presentation, showing the overall atmosphere but not focusing on chaos or markets or such. I would love to see more on live music because Senegal has incredible music. I especially like mbalax.
Thank you for your video. I worked on a cruise ship and would have gone to Dakar if I had stayed working for the ship on the next cruise. I always wondered what it would be like and thinking about going there in the future.
Salut Simon, I am considering studying French in Senegal for a couple of months. Do you have any tips, opinions or Infos on that? It would be grate to get some info from somebody that already had a first experience there. Merci :)
Senegal was one of my favorite travel spots!!! I remember going to a market and having some of the best Thieboudienne ever! I unfortunately don't remember the name of the market. Does anyone has a tip for a good Thieboudienne spot?
I am surprised that he didn't visit Gambia that is next too Senegal. I am not from Senegal or Gambia but I am thinking about coming to Gambia to visit from The States in December 2020 to see if I can buy a land in Gambia,somewhere close to Senegal to start building my retirement home and maybe do business in Senegal when I retired.
im from senegal sister im not saying this because im from there but its the peaceful country ever and peoples are too friendly actually im in south korea but anytime you are ready to visite my lovely country i would like to introduce u thanks
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I was there 3 times for about 7 to 10 days each time. Je ne me suis jamais senti en insécurité à Dakar ni dans les villes autour où je suis passé. Il n'y a pas tellement de criminalité de rue (car-jacking, pick-pockets, vol à la tire) en comparaison à l'Afrique du Sud, l'Amérique Latine ou même certaines capitales d'Europe. Le risque de kidnapping est très limité en comparaison aux pays du Sahel. Mais je te conseille de regarder les recommandations du Ministère Français des Affaires Étrangères pour connaître la situation à tout moment.
I am going to pose an interesting question. Why are Franco-African countries doing so much BETTER in terms of economic development? Ghana is the only state I can think of in West Africa that's kicking as many goals....
I am not sure I agree. Ghana is surrounded by French speaking countries and many of them are not doing as well! Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali,... And in East Africa there are many English-speaking countries doing very well: Rwanda and Kenya for example
@@MsHelene2009 you're right. Rwanda is quite bilingual. But it is less influenced by French politics, and French businesses than countries like Senegal, Mali or Ivory Coast
Thank you for your videos and your insights that you give to the people. However, your experiences are limited to the touristic sites of Dakar and they dont't show the truth and the other reality of this big city. I think that this kind of tourism doesn't serve the population, because it is not sustainable. The big companies get richer, some hotels, bars and restaurant, textile industry might profit from the tourism. (It is over there like in every capitalist country: the riches get richer and the poor get poorer.) But this doesn't solve the problems of millions of people hustling in Dakar. Have you seen the street children, that are exploited by the Marabous and have a very sad life? Why do so many young people take the risk of leaving their beloved country and families by dangerous means because they don't see any life perspective over there? When I was in Senegal I stayed with families, ate their food, slept in their beds, washed myself like them being surrounded by cockroaches :-) and my clothes in the plastic bins, which is quite exhausting. I saw much poverty, but, of course, I experienced as well a lot of love and hospitality. As I am a dancer I enjoyed the cultural diversity. Nevertheless, it helped me speaking (almost) fluent French and a basic Wolof. Because, if you don't speak these languages, you are quite lost and not everybody is friendly. My observation was, that women are not at all equal to men. They have less chances and less education. I learned wolof in order to be able to speak to women and children, cause all men speak french more or less. I had to make my own experiences within almost one year in Senegal. It was my love for the country and the people that made me return several times. I had the most beautiful times of my life in Senegal, but also the most bitter (corruption, being deceived etc.) So try to leave the touristic sites of Dakar, explore the townships and travel in the country. It's worthwile, particularly the Casamance. Okay, dieuredieuf :-)
Thank you for your elaborate comment! Indeed I haven't spent enough time to see the less touristy sides, but this video is about visiting Dakar and not living there. I created a company that aims at providing useful services to the low-income farmers of West Africa so I know very well the living conditions of the majority of the population. The new generation of tourist is luckily more interested in authentic experiences and meeting with people, so I am hopeful that independent tourists can contribute to the local economy without damaging the local values and traditions. Please check out my other videos about Bamako and Nairobi for example, and subscribe to be notified when I post new videos!
It sucks but I think anyone who beleives slavery is a crime against god should visit these historical sites. The Dutch, the Portuguese etc. needed only dock at the ports in Africa with their gold to find greedy merchants willing to sell out their countrymen into bondage for profit.
guys stop it with Senegal is muslim country, it's not Senegal is a secular country. 90% of the population is muslim true fact but religion and state are separated
Islam is not just one thing, and can take many forms, just like Christianity or Judaism. People can choose how to interpret it and I can tell you women have very different rights in Senegal and in Saudi. I lived in both places so I am speaking about what I see.
@@SimonSCHWALL I'm Senegalese my friend. Your comment implies that Islam and muslims are not tolerant and I beg to differ. I would suggest you take into account cultural norms of the country Islam is being practiced in. Arab culture is different from Senegales culture so that's the difference you saw. I'd also suggest truly reading about the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW and how he interacted with different people Male and females.
I've been to Senegal twice. A beautiful amazing place, full of beautiful, generous people known for their terranga, or hospitality. Go there hungry because they love to feed you and like Simon said, be ready to eat lots of fish. I felt a lot of love from every stranger I met there and I consider Senegal my ancestral home. My soul lives there.
Visited in 2014 and was never so excited in my life. I even climbed the steps of the Renaissance de Memorial monument and took the elevator to the top of the cufe and looked out over Senegal. Fabulous. I will next visit another African country this year.
Ethiopia and Senegal are on my Africa list
I want to travel there next march
Thank you Simon. Senegalese and Proud.
Just did my DNA and 🇸🇳 is my ancestors country!! Good information! 👌🏾
Hello sister Happy to hear that. I am Senegalese. You will be welcomed whenever you would like to visit
@@senegalaise2251 I am visiting next year, I can't wait to explore my Homeland. I was 87% Senegal on my DNA Ancestry.
@@cgonthebeat3741
Woow I am very Happy for you . let me know so I can see if I can help you for a place to stay and a family to stay wigh
@@cgonthebeat3741 Wow! That's a lot!!! Praise God! Senegal is awesome!
Me too! I cannot wait to go there one day!
Brilliant guide! It's not often you see a guide for somewhere in Senegal, great job Simon! 👌
The Wolof and other peoples of present day Senegal are very ancient people and Civilization. The Phoenicians had a port in Senegal in the ancient times.
Thanks, senegal is on my bucketlist
Of course you will like senegal lol it's the best country in Africa.
Hope you will go back 🔙 soon
I have not gone yet Arona. I am writing a research paper to reach the Serer-Safen, Safi group. Thanks for your help. Message me on Facebook >>>facebook.com/HisKidKat :)
is it a good place to visit if i cant understand french language ?
@@feelcool100 most people will speak English too. A lot of Senegalese study in Canada these days. I found that quite often Senegalese in Dakar speak better English than French people in Paris
@@SimonSCHWALL Thats not a great endorsement since I found in Paris few people spoke English
Ti Ha 😂🤣🤣
Awesome! I visited 10 years ago and hope 2 return
I've been to Senegal too! I enjoyed the people I met while there.
Beautiful country
I want to know so much more now you have teased me about Dakar.
this video warmed my heart!
Thanks you proud to My country Dakar sicap🇸🇳you would have many more to explore next time.kinè from Tampa Florida
Ce nest pas de langlais ca ndiayee bi
kiki ndiaye Kiki your so fly😍
kiki ndiaye hello
Me to ,sica amitié
Fen rek
I'm happy you have traveled to senegal, it is a nice country.
Thank's you bro for the more Information about Senegal🇸🇳,I' hope want go next year senegal
I love my country Senegal!!!!
Love from India🇮🇳 bro.
I want visit once in my life
But is this safe country?
I'm looking to visit to see if I should relocate there. Would you suggest this if I only speak English or should I look else where?
Golla Nagesh yes, Sénégal is a safe country.
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Cheap place to stay in Dakar
Thank you so much, Senegal is high on my list of places to visit.
You're welcome!
Aww😘My Beautiful County 🇸🇳
I love Dakar OMG
Very good presentation, showing the overall atmosphere but not focusing on chaos or markets or such. I would love to see more on live music because Senegal has incredible music. I especially like mbalax.
African Renaissance Monument, so gigantic, WOW. The future is ahead of us.
Great video...
Thank you for your video. I worked on a cruise ship and would have gone to Dakar if I had stayed working for the ship on the next cruise. I always wondered what it would be like and thinking about going there in the future.
number one in Africa
My beautiful country
This is a good video
Good video, thanks for sharing :)
Thx brother for the video
Beautiful
I'm from senegal it's great
Pretty awesome video. Sad you'd not been to Casamance, one of the nicest places (with well rooted african traditions) to visit in Senegal
Nice video Simon.
yep nice bro am from senegal dakar
Nice vidéo
Nice video I'd love to visit one day
Thank you a lot...
Thank You!
Thanks for you
I LOVE MY COUNTRY 🇸🇳🇸🇳❤️❤️❤️💖💖🙏🏿✊🏿✊🏿
So much experience
You learn what's its happening to my country i miss Senegalese my friend denfance mai amie mama cousin sester food music
i love my country Senegal
Nice video
Nice informative video!
Hey ! I just discovered your channel and I’m enjoying it . You should do a Q&A one day so that we’ll get to know you better .
Thank you Dily! I never though of that but I'll check what can be done and maybe schedule a Q&A soon if I see interest from other viewers too!
next time u come in Dakar please connect with someone who know it .
thank u
Merci pour cette vidéo courte mais très utile...dommage que le chapitre cuisine ne soit pas trop développé 😋😋
Salut Simon,
I am considering studying French in Senegal for a couple of months. Do you have any tips, opinions or Infos on that? It would be grate to get some info from somebody that already had a first experience there.
Merci :)
I going Dakar this sunday
Toria Alexander did you have fun?
Aishacooks T.V he probably got shot in senegal if he didn’t reply
A Bad GAMER 80% true
Haf id na na 100%
very nice vùdeo helllo from senegal
I'm from Senegal but I leave in D.C. And Senegal is so fun I can't wait to go back Katherine if you interested let get together and take a trip
Alioune Fall I’m in Dc too Bro nakamou
Alioune Fall yes when
Et puis lis Mon comments ci kaw Tu verras si on est Les meme .
Bro thx for opening your door. Sa dom bay depui Dc
Senegal was one of my favorite travel spots!!!
I remember going to a market and having some of the best Thieboudienne ever! I unfortunately don't remember the name of the market. Does anyone has a tip for a good Thieboudienne spot?
I’m from Senegal
I’m from Senegal my whole family is
Did you by any chance visit The Gambia while you were in Senegal? I will be traveling to both next week and really enjoyed your video!
No sorry! Please tell us all how it was when you're back!
I am surprised that he didn't visit Gambia that is next too Senegal. I am not from Senegal or Gambia but I am thinking about coming to Gambia to visit from The States in December 2020 to see if I can buy a land in Gambia,somewhere close to Senegal to start building my retirement home and maybe do business in Senegal when I retired.
welecomto Sénégal my form
super vidéo merci a vous Simon .
Thanks if you have time, please tell me more about Senegal.
Kathleen Lin would be pleased to give you more details about Senegal.
Yes I plan on working on some projects to help the ecological, environmental, agricultural, and spiritual issues.
Kathleen Lin sounds great as projects definitely so these things can be done because more and more people are getting involved about it.
im from senegal sister im not saying this because im from there but its the peaceful country ever and peoples are too friendly actually im in south korea but anytime you are ready to visite my lovely country i would like to introduce u thanks
I can give u more information about my smile country Senegal number in Africa
Nice video 😊👍
Thank you!
@@SimonSCHWALL your welcome
the airport is located 47 KM from the capital !
whaaaaaaattt
I want to go!!
Bonne chance et surtout n'oublies pas de visiter le lac rose et gorée quand tu y seras
I speak French and English and from Dakar
I actually went there to go see my dad
🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒❤❤
Wow North Korea 😍💕💕💕🇬🇭🇰🇵
Freeman Fatty ?
I tell people all the time but I am also from there so I think they think I’m saying it just because
Not traditional drink, but a drink as any other drink in the West
Thanks for sharing!
I’m going on the 31st March 2018 to see my family members I haven’t seen them for 10 years. (Yes I’m 13)
Wow 😳!! I don't think you would want to leave!!? They'll treat you like a queen 👸🏽
I bet you were excited. I experienced the same situation after spending 10 years in UK without seeing my family.
ItsHxjaaa bro same
How was your visit?
How was your time there?
What's the food at 3.38 (made of fermented yam)?
Atiéké
Asamualaykum
possos boas em senegal
Thank u to sale senegal
Go to Togo and show us the voodoo ceremonies
@praney
Do you think its a good country to stay in for business???
Yes, Dakar and Abidjan are the two business hubs of West Africa and there are many business opportunities there.
My parents are from there
Thanks for OIC fb ID One Body Obh ,
Hi Simon can you allow me to post your video in my channel?
Hi! You can post a link to my videos in your comments, or as an in-frame link. That would be great. But don't post them as your own videos please. Thanks!
GO AWAY COVID SO I CAN GO VISIT THIS AMAZING COUNTRY :-)
If you go please let us know how is the new airport!
I would love to go there but I would I don’t speak french 😞.
Don't worry you will be just fine with English. Lots of people and places use English. Make it fun and learn a few words in French and wolof.
If you are interested to come in senegal contact us so we can arrange a lo of visit aroumd the country
Do i need a tour guide while in Dakar or can I do it my myself....taking taxi etc
You can go around by yourself if you already know what you want to see
For how long were you in Senegal?
Se balader seul, en tant que jeune touriste blanc, dans des villes autres que la capitale au Sénégal est-il sur ?
I was there 3 times for about 7 to 10 days each time.
Je ne me suis jamais senti en insécurité à Dakar ni dans les villes autour où je suis passé. Il n'y a pas tellement de criminalité de rue (car-jacking, pick-pockets, vol à la tire) en comparaison à l'Afrique du Sud, l'Amérique Latine ou même certaines capitales d'Europe. Le risque de kidnapping est très limité en comparaison aux pays du Sahel.
Mais je te conseille de regarder les recommandations du Ministère Français des Affaires Étrangères pour connaître la situation à tout moment.
@@SimonSCHWALL Dernière question, tu es de quel canton ahaha ?
I am going to pose an interesting question. Why are Franco-African countries doing so much BETTER in terms of economic development? Ghana is the only state I can think of in West Africa that's kicking as many goals....
I am not sure I agree. Ghana is surrounded by French speaking countries and many of them are not doing as well! Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali,...
And in East Africa there are many English-speaking countries doing very well: Rwanda and Kenya for example
@@SimonSCHWALL so think Rwanda is not francophone at all ?
@@MsHelene2009 you're right. Rwanda is quite bilingual. But it is less influenced by French politics, and French businesses than countries like Senegal, Mali or Ivory Coast
I love chep
Top . Je te conseil de parler français et transcrire en anglais.
Chris D. Le français n'est pas aussi répandu que l'anglais donc un conseil vas apprendre l'anglais
Mama Ndiaye mais sa vidéo a plus de probabilité d'être visionné par des Francophones donc oui il devrait parler en Français
Thank you for your videos and your insights that you give to the people. However, your experiences are limited to the touristic sites of Dakar and they dont't show the truth and the other reality of this big city. I think that this kind of tourism doesn't serve the population, because it is not sustainable. The big companies get richer, some hotels, bars and restaurant, textile industry might profit from the tourism. (It is over there like in every capitalist country: the riches get richer and the poor get poorer.) But this doesn't solve the problems of millions of people hustling in Dakar. Have you seen the street children, that are exploited by the Marabous and have a very sad life? Why do so many young people take the risk of leaving their beloved country and families by dangerous means because they don't see any life perspective over there?
When I was in Senegal I stayed with families, ate their food, slept in their beds, washed myself like them being surrounded by cockroaches :-) and my clothes in the plastic bins, which is quite exhausting. I saw much poverty, but, of course, I experienced as well a lot of love and hospitality. As I am a dancer I enjoyed the cultural diversity. Nevertheless, it helped me speaking (almost) fluent French and a basic Wolof. Because, if you don't speak these languages, you are quite lost and not everybody is friendly. My observation was, that women are not at all equal to men. They have less chances and less education. I learned wolof in order to be able to speak to women and children, cause all men speak french more or less. I had to make my own experiences within almost one year in Senegal. It was my love for the country and the people that made me return several times. I had the most beautiful times of my life in Senegal, but also the most bitter (corruption, being deceived etc.) So try to leave the touristic sites of Dakar, explore the townships and travel in the country. It's worthwile, particularly the Casamance. Okay, dieuredieuf :-)
Thank you for your elaborate comment! Indeed I haven't spent enough time to see the less touristy sides, but this video is about visiting Dakar and not living there. I created a company that aims at providing useful services to the low-income farmers of West Africa so I know very well the living conditions of the majority of the population. The new generation of tourist is luckily more interested in authentic experiences and meeting with people, so I am hopeful that independent tourists can contribute to the local economy without damaging the local values and traditions.
Please check out my other videos about Bamako and Nairobi for example, and subscribe to be notified when I post new videos!
Wine even tho Islam religion
Separation of religion and state. Not all Senegalese are Muslim
Ya quelq'un qui parle français ici😂🇸🇳🇸🇳
On est la😂😂
@@RaeesahIam haha mieux vaut tard que jamais 😂
Exploration of the French/Portuguese for colonization...? Slavery, you mean slavery.
It sucks but I think anyone who beleives slavery is a crime against god should visit these historical sites. The Dutch, the Portuguese etc. needed only dock at the ports in Africa with their gold to find greedy merchants willing to sell out their countrymen into bondage for profit.
Sup dogger
guys stop it with Senegal is muslim country, it's not Senegal is a secular country. 90% of the population is muslim true fact but religion and state are separated
Are you proud of that
Most Islamic countries that aren’t shitholes have state separated from religion
Settlers????
How would you call them? Settlers is the translation of the french word "colon". Open to your suggestions
So we are not ignoring how Olivier mentioned slavery. STAGED INTERVIEW
This dude said they practice a very tolerant Islam, where woman are equal. You must not know much about Islam.
Islam is not just one thing, and can take many forms, just like Christianity or Judaism. People can choose how to interpret it and I can tell you women have very different rights in Senegal and in Saudi. I lived in both places so I am speaking about what I see.
@@SimonSCHWALL I'm Senegalese my friend. Your comment implies that Islam and muslims are not tolerant and I beg to differ. I would suggest you take into account cultural norms of the country Islam is being practiced in. Arab culture is different from Senegales culture so that's the difference you saw. I'd also suggest truly reading about the life of Prophet Muhammad SAW and how he interacted with different people Male and females.
@@abdur-raheems8648 thank you for the clarification. I think we agree but maybe I didn't express my thoughts properly
It's all good my friend, keep smiling and safe travels