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Dakar Vespa Tour: Explore Hidden Local Spots
4.6
14 Ratings
Dakar
Explore Dakar like a local on a Vespa with a sociable Senegalese musician. Discover hidden gems, culture, and secrets in this immersive full-day tour.
Explore Dakar like a local on a Vespa with a sociable Senegalese musician. Discover hidden gems, culture, and secrets in this immersive full-day tour.
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gueule Tapee - Enjoy breakfast at a quaint vendor near the neighborhood high school.
- Medina - Stroll through the streets of Medina and observe street workers such as steel workers, carpenters, and various informal market vendors. At a unique street vendor, the guide will share insights about local beliefs and mystical lucky charms. Consider…
- Gueule Tapee - Enjoy breakfast at a quaint vendor near the neighborhood high school.
- Medina - Stroll through the streets of Medina and observe street workers such as steel workers, carpenters, and various informal market vendors. At a unique street vendor, the guide will share insights about local beliefs and mystical lucky charms. Consider purchasing a lucky charm to take home!
- Di fonce 93 - Explore the mechanic workshops and gain insight into the working conditions in Senegal.
- Sandaga Market - Tour the market and dine at a local dibiterie bustling with Senegalese patrons.
- Grand Mosque of Dakar - Visit the Grand Mosque of Dakar to learn about local religion and beliefs.
- House Ousmane Sow - Tour the home of Ousmane Sow, a renowned Senegalese sculptor, showcasing powerful and impressive sculptures depicting the lifestyle of various ethnic groups.
- Yoff - Visit the fish market as a regular shopper, select the freshest fish straight from the fishermen’s pirogues, and gather all the ingredients needed for a perfect grillade.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Breakfast
Additional Information
Explore Dakar like a local with your guide, Malou-P, who is a singer-songwriter by night and a guide by day. With his friendly, sociable, and playful personality, Malou-P takes pride in his Senegalese culture, country, and language. Whether on the back of his Vespa or in his car if you prefer, experience the vibrant life in the streets of working-class…
Explore Dakar like a local with your guide, Malou-P, who is a singer-songwriter by night and a guide by day. With his friendly, sociable, and playful personality, Malou-P takes pride in his Senegalese culture, country, and language. Whether on the back of his Vespa or in his car if you prefer, experience the vibrant life in the streets of working-class neighborhoods and engage with the residents of Dakar. Enjoy a safe journey with Malou, complete with regular Touba coffee breaks and plenty of laughter! This enjoyable tour offers a deeper understanding of Dakar’s neighborhoods and provides insights into Senegalese culture, beliefs, and the challenging job market for young people, whether you’re visiting for a short time or have been living here for years!
Location
Gueule Tapee
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(14 Ratings)
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Jeffreyscott_b
Feb 19, 2026
A great way to see the city - Great tour of all of the city including many local areas and small fishing market areas. Great local food.
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Thea
Jan 20, 2026
Super experience - Senegal had become champions the night before, so we couldn't do the city tour. Our guide offered alternative tour, we did this. Was really nice. They were also super helpful with all kinds of good tips
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794freyab
Dec 19, 2025
Dakar cross + cross - It was a great day, crisscrossing Dakar.
The guide explained everything very well and had a lot of information on a wide variety of topics ready. I was welcomed everywhere very friendly and devoted, had a lot of fun and enjoyed the day very much. All my wishes and ideas were taken into account.
The tour I can highly recommend.
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Peter_p
Nov 28, 2025
Absolutely fabulous: don’t miss it - This excursion is a great way to see city life in Dakar. Yes do the monuments and museums in another tour. But don’t miss this one. See how people live. See the fishing villages. The quaint restaurants. The food was fabulous. Malou is a great guy. He is knowledgeable. Great personality to hang out with for the day. I’m so glad I booked this tour and highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get to know the culture in Senegal.
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Kylesl8609eg
Sep 15, 2025
Dakar’s Streets Via Scooter? Hop On! - The only way to experience Dakar. Zip around via scooter and take in this vibrant, fast-paced city like a local. Malou is friendly, professional, and will make you feel as if you’re family. The whole tour flowed seamlessly from curbside pickup at my local accommodations all the way till drop off. As a traveler who loves to eat, a personal highlight was finding a plate of brilliantly spiced jollof rice and chicken for lunch at a locals only food stall. A tasty experience I surely would have missed wandering Dakar by myself. Do yourself a favor. Book this experience! 🇸🇳
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Amy_s
Aug 30, 2025
Wow. Eye opening.... - Wow. Eye opening. Thrilling. Not to be missed.
The guys met us OUTSIDE the port gate on two mopeds with helmets. Cover up or wear lots of sunscreen. Bring water.
A fascinating look at Senegalese society including back-alley breakfast shops and a delightful lunch at his aunt’s home.
Some French very helpful.
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Liliana_m
Jun 24, 2025
As a first-time visitor... - As a first-time visitor to Dakar, this tour provided me with the valuable and rare opportunity to explore the city through the eyes and experiences of a local. As a proud Senegalese and talented musician who is strongly engaged with the social life and cultural history of Dakar, Malou was the perfect guide for someone who is interested in arts, culture, and the complex histories of colonialism and exploitation in Africa. Highly recommend!
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B_cayeg
Apr 19, 2025
Visit to Dakar - I am a local guide , and very often receive tourists, who come from different countries, we drive around to see the sights in Dakar (Renaissance Monument, Soumbédioune Handicraft Village, Museum of Black Civilizations, ..), we also stop at 1:30 pm, for lunch in a Senegalese restaurant, then continue our visit. And these are wonderful times.
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Gavin_v
Dec 29, 2025
A Little Dakar Magic! - Time was rubbery on this colourful and arty zoom around Dakar. I asked respectfully to avoid as many shopping stops as possible, so we had more time at the artists workshop, the mosque, and the monuments. But the true highlights were the beachside foodstop - incredible local spicy fish dish - and an unexpected drop-in to a cliffside reggae bar to watch the sun go down. Magic. Zey was a great guide, full of knowledge and fun.
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Charlottepl2491tb
Dec 29, 2025
Scam - Very bad quality - I booked the tour as I wanted an alternative tour of Dakar and the description of te tour was exactly that. But that is not what I got. Unfortunately the normal guide was sick and the agency sent me a different guide, which they promised would be able to give same tour. Forst of all the guide started stating that his English was really bad. The first 2 hours he drove me around the Dakar showing me places, but without any explanations (although he was nice to help with taking pictures etc.). After 2 hours he stated that we would go for lunch and then he would drive me back to the hotel. I showed him the program and said that I wanted to see the streets of Medina, visit the street workers, hear about the local belief etc. He said that he would be able to do that as well. He took me to the area where the fishermen live, but again walked be around without any explanations. Then he took me to Kermel market, which is very small and nothing like the Medina / Sandaga market. Again I got no explanations, histories or other information about the places. The tour ended after 5 hours, which is much earlier than promised
I could have ordered a taxi and received the same tour much cheaper.
When I afterwards contacted the agency they stated that the guide speaks English and the the tour was given correct. By which I can only conclude that their quality level is close to fraud.
The day after I went myself to Sandaga market and found a local vendor that showed me around the market and the workshop in perfect English. I paid him 5usd and bought some of his things. You can contact him directly Atou Fall +221 77 998 30 72
Tripadvisor / Viator has decided to pay me back 29usd, but I feel scammed, and I would not recommend this tour guide to anyone.
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