What to do, where to stay, how many days, what budget, how to get around: the complete guide to organising your stay in Dakar in 2026, step by step.

Traffic jams, black-spot junctions, parking, areas to avoid: the concrete how-to for driving in Dakar without losing your temper or your time.

Google Maps, Maps.me, Waze: which GPS apps to take for driving in Senegal, in the city and on the most remote tracks.

Breakdown or bump with a rental car in Senegal: the right reflexes in order, the emergency numbers, what the contract covers and when to call the police.

Rosso ferry or Diama dam: how each crossing into Mauritania really works, the charges to expect and what a rental car can and cannot do at this border.

Ila Touba motorway and the Dakar-Diamniadio-AIBD axis: rates station by station, the Xéweul card and tips to pay without losing time at the Senegalese toll.

Barra ferry, vehicle papers, ECOWAS insurance: how a Senegal to Gambia border crossing really unfolds, and what a rental car can and cannot do for you.

Pump prices, the official station network, jerrycan sales in remote areas: what to know so you never run dry on a Senegalese road trip, wherever you go.

No street lighting, unlit carts, poorly maintained vehicles: what genuinely changes on Senegal’s roads after dark, and how to protect yourself on the road.

Which papers to have ready, how to behave, what a routine check involves: handling police and gendarmerie checkpoints in Senegal calmly and without stress.