Cluster · Dakar

Gorée Island

Half-day by ferry: a car-free island of narrow lanes with the House of Slaves and small museums; go early and check the last boat back.

Not field-verified

28″ bags

forbidden

Time budget

half

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 4.3′

Places

Rules in force · 7Broken pavements and heavy traffic

Senegal ↗Check visa and entry rules for your passport on official Senegalese government sources before booking.
Senegal ↗Dress modestly in towns and at religious sites: shoulders and knees covered.
Senegal ↗Check your government's advice before travelling to parts of the Casamance region in the south.
Dakar and Cap-Vert ↗Traffic is heavy at rush hours; build a buffer for every road leg and the airport.
Dakar ↗Broken pavements and heavy traffic: large suitcases go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
Dakar ↗Blaise Diagne airport is about 45 km from central Dakar: pre-book the ride, agree the fare first, and decline drivers who approach you inside the hall.
Dakar ↗Dress modestly in the city and at religious sites: shoulders and knees covered; beachwear stays on the beach.

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Bound and physics

The island's main lanes between the ferry landing and the southern fort.

Slope: gentle
Stairs: Few
Shade: medium
Surface: sand and cobbled lanes
Sleep here or visit: visit

Rescue anchors

144 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Landing area benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · toilet · valid: always

B — Shaded square (field-verify)

shelter · seated_rest · valid: always

C — Café terrace (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

D — Lane-side stall (field-verify)

food · valid: always

E — Southern fort viewpoint (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 4.3′, worst cell 4.3′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

House of Slaves, Gorée
Go early on a Gorée morning: a memorial house on the island tied to the Atlantic slave trade; 30–60 minutes, quiet and heavy.

Edges out

directed

To	How	p50	Climb
The Plateau	Boat back to the mainland quay	~40 min	flat

Red lines here

Know the last boat back before you land; the ferry timetable is field-verified.
Sellers are persistent; a firm, polite no works.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.