Thiès: Guided City Tour with Optional Bandia Reserve Visit

Explore Thiès on a guided city tour. Visit the historic railway station, explore local markets, and discover the Manufacture Sénégalaise des Arts Décoratifs. Choose to visit Bandia Reserve.
Begin your day in Thiès, Senegal’s second-largest rail city, known for its crafts, culture, and relaxed local life. Explore the historic railway station, a key symbol of the city’s colonial-era development, and learn how Thiès grew as a transport hub linking Dakar and inland Senegal.

Next, visit one of West Africa’s most important tapestry workshops, the Manufacture Sénégalaise des Arts Décoratifs. Watch artisans create large handwoven tapestries depicting Senegalese history and culture.

Continue with a walk through the local markets in Thiès city center. Shop for fabrics, crafts, and everyday Senegalese goods, interact with local vendors, and experience daily life.

In the afternoon, choose to visit the Bandia Reserve, a short drive from Thiès. This wildlife reserve offers safari-style viewing of giraffes, rhinos, zebras, and antelopes in a natural setting. Alternatively, stay in the city and walk through Thiès neighborhoods, visit artisan workshops and small galleries, and discover local street art and craft centers.

In the evening, take a sunset walk through calm residential areas, enjoy local tea (attaya) with residents, and visit small cafés or rooftop viewpoints. End your day with a traditional Senegalese meal, such as thieboudienne or yassa, in a family-style restaurant and experience local hospitality.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.