Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary — Attraction in Arrondissement de Ndiaye

If it had been possible I would have submitted a review with not only even a single star.. Total and obvious abuse and manipulation .. you have to pay for almost everything and everyone there even if you are not in need of them.. you have to pay for the car even though you don’t need a car in the park (you can get to the boot by foot)... you have to pay the entry then you have to pay for a permission that allows you to be in the park (why did you pay the entry if you’re not allowed to be in the park?) the guide apparently works independently as he declared right after the visit which was confusing because his costs were included with the entry.. (he was reading out from his manual he was not even experienced in his field) furthermore, many Senegaleses try to indirectly sell you coconuts and useless tools (they give you slices of coconuts supposedly to taste, then they demand extremely high prices) .. needless to point out that the system is everything but organized .. it is supposed to be a park but everyone there works independently and try to abuse and to manipulatively earn money .. concerning the park per se it’s totally unworthy to go there.. long journey for a couple of hours to see birds that you can actually see in other natural reserves where you can get much better service and have more...

A really nice National Park for Bird Lovers. Prices are not clear so here are the details so you don't get surprised if you organize the trip yourself:

10.000 cfa Fee for the car to enter the park 10.000 cfa for a guide from the park (no entry without guide) 4.000 cfa per person boat ride (approx. 1 hour) 5.000 cfa per person park entrance fee

We found a taxi driver in St. Louis to drive us for 30.000 cfa.

After the boat ride we wanted to visit the Miradors/ Watchtowers and Grand Lac, but our guide said that this is not included.

I read in the reviews before that this is not true.

At the park entrance we weren't given the choice of the "small" or "big" Tour either.

You should ask specifically beforehand if the Miradors are included in the price!

We gave the guide and taxi driver each 5.000 cfa extra in the end to do the big tour with us.

The park should have their rates published for everyone to clearly see.

We saw a lot of pelicans, flamingos, an eagle, herons and other beautiful birds. It's worth it, but you should know about the cost...

The park has plenty of fantastic birds. As usual, however, the organisation is chaotic, untransparent and disruptive to the wildlife. First of all, there are no prices listed anywhere. As a couple, we were charged 38k, including 10k for a obligatory guide and 10k for our car only to drive 7km to the boarding area. Before entering the park, the guide made us wait 20-30 minutes because supposedly the boats were occupied, but in reality he was just waiting for other tourists to guide as well and double his earnings (understandable, but then dont make up a fake reason for us to wait). It would make more sense if the guide was shared across the entire boat (with the guide fee then included in the boat ticket). The boat has a loud (!) petrol engine. For the insane price of 38k for a 2 hour park visit, they would do well to invest in a quiet electric engine that doesnt scare away half the wildlife. That being said, our guide was knowledgeable and the pelicans were very cool to see...