داكار

Leave luggage at the airport left-luggage desk or a partner storage point on the route (marked ★). Carry only essentials and your passport.

Outside EU roaming: buy an eSIM before you travel or a prepaid SIM at an official carrier shop (bring your passport).

CFA francs (XOF) in cash; Wave and Orange Money are widely used. Agree the taxi fare before getting in.

Tip 5–10% in restaurants; haggle in markets.

Drink bottled or filtered water and avoid ice of doubtful origin; check that bottles are sealed.

Use app or hotel taxis, keep your phone away in the street and avoid walking after dark in empty areas. Pushy vendors and «guides» downtown and at the Gorée port: buy tickets only at the counter.

Type C/D/E/K sockets, 230 V.

Toilets in malls, museums and cafés; some public ones charge a little and paper goes in the bin, not the bowl.