Press Release Summary: Senegal Tour visits Goree Island and Dakar in West Africa
Press Release Body: March 12, 2008 - Boston, Massachusetts - Spector Travel is offering three Roots and Culture tours to Senegal in 2008 and 2009. Senegal the gateway to black Africa is one of the fastest growing travel destinations. The country is home to Goree Island's Slave House and offers a wealth of outstanding tourist attractions. There are thriving vibrant cities, peaceful rural villages, pristine beaches and sites of historical significance.
This 7 day tours will travel to Goree Island which has been officially designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO; here you will explore and visit the Museum Maison des Eclaves (Slaves' House) which used to be a slave trading port and was one of the first French settlements on the continent. The trip will also include a city tour with visits to the handicraft village of Soumbedioune, the markets of Kermel and Sandaga, the Grande Mosquee and the University of Cheikh Anta Diop.
The dates of the tour are from June 28 - 05 July 2008, $2179 per person double + tax; November 22 - 29 November 2008 and February 21 - 28 February 2009, $1799 per person double + tax, including round-trip economy airfare from New York to Dakar, first class hotels, breakfast daily, sightseeing, transfers and service charges.
For additional information on this tour and to learn about other available West Africa tours contact the below:
Media Contact: Spector Travel of Boston, Inc. West Africa Tourism Consultants Established 1989 www.spectortravel.com africa@spectortravel.com Phone: (617) 351-0111 or 1 800 try africa ( 800 879-2374 )
Web Site: http://www.spectortravel.com/Pages/roots_senegal.html
Contact Details: Spector Travel West Africa Tourism Consultants africa@spectortravel.com
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