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Listed in 2011, the site has 218 shell middens, 28 of them topped by burial tumuli, bearing witness to thousands of years of human settlement.
Official websitewhc.unesco.org→A village built on a ground of shells, linked to Joal by a footbridge, with a cemetery shared by Christians and Muslims and granaries on stilts.
Created in 1976 at the heart of a biosphere reserve, it protects mangroves, islands, forests and exceptional birdlife.
An island of Serer villages explored by horse cart among baobabs and fields, known for the harmony of its faiths and its drum-accompanied Mass.
A sand spit breached by the ocean in 1987 and a sacred place in Serer tradition, reached by pirogue from Djiffer or Dionewar.
Every year before the rains, Serer diviners deliver their predictions for the season and the year ahead; the ceremony is on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list.
Senegal’s favourite sport, wrestling set to drums and songs livens up the delta villages during tournaments held at certain times of the year.
On Mar Lodj, Sunday Mass is accompanied by drums and songs in Serer, a moment visitors can share respectfully.
Gathered by hand by women from the roots of mangrove trees, they are eaten grilled over a wood fire or cooked in a sauce.
The national dish of rice, fish and vegetables simmered in a tomato sauce, served on a large platter to share.
Iconic drinks made from hibiscus flowers and the pulp of the baobab fruit, served well chilled.