SENEGAL ROOTS AND CULTURE TOUR TO WEST AFRICA
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 tour 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 )