Place
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Nature
Dar Salam area, Kédougou Region, Senegal
A vast World Heritage landscape in southeastern Senegal where the Gambia River and its tributaries cross gallery forest, floodplain, wooded savanna, dry forest and rocky ground.
Why go
Why visit this place?
Niokolo-Koba broadens Safari into West Africa through river-linked habitats and conservation-important wildlife led by the western giant eland and lion.
Visiting
Getting there
Approach from Tambacounda toward Dar Salam, then continue only through the park's authorized visitor system.
Planning your visit
How to get there
Start with a practical route to Niokolo-Koba National Park.
Where is it—and how do you reach it?
Approximate map location; directly connected routes are shown
Routes shown:
Dakar, Tambacounda and Niokolo-Koba
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