Tips & Tricks

Plage Bel-Air (3 km. East of Dakar): this is one of the main beaches in the capital’s area. Plage Bel-Air (3 km. East of Dakar): this is one of the main beaches in the capital’s area.

Fantasea Diving & Watersports (Dockyard Watersports Centre, Royal Navy Dockyard) — this is the only PADI diving center located at the historic Royal Naval Dockyard. Once a strategic Atlantic outpost for the British Navy, this now popular tourist destination is the ideal jumping off point to explore genuine shipwrecks, vibrant coral reefs, and secluded island […]

Hasty Pudding Theatricals (17 Church Street, Hamilton) — Bermuda is the only place outside of Cambridge where this Harvard University comedy troupe performs during College Weeks, also known as Spring Break. Performances are staged at the City Hall Theatre on Church Street in the City of Hamilton. To find out about future performances, visit www.hastypudding.org

Elbow Beach Tennis Facility (60 S. Shore Rd., Paget Parish) — there are five Plexipave courts on hand, three with lights, and hours of play are 8 am to 7 pm daily. Courts cost $10 per hour for guests of Elbow Beach Resort or $12 per hour for members of the public. Lessons and match […]

Fishing – for those interested in sports fishing, there are various private charter outfits that will take visiting fishermen to the high seas outside of Bermuda, where (depending on the season), various types of fish can be caught – from Amberjack to Barracuda, Yellowfish Tuna, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, and Rainbow Runner. Such firms include […]

Club Thiossane (Sicap Rue 10 Point E, north of Marche Sandaga, Dakar): This nightclub is owned by the famous Senegalese musician Youssou N’Dour, who performs there on Fridays and Saturdays where he is not touring abroad.