Senegal
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==Senegal Cruising Guide== | ==Senegal Cruising Guide== | ||
| - | An online cruising guide for yachts sailing | + | An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Senegal. |
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| - | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | ''' | + | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Senegal''' |
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| - | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Senegal_map.png|330px| ]]<br>Senegal |
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| - | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Senegal_flag.png|104px| ]]<br>Flag |
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! Capital: | ! Capital: | ||
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| UTC ?? | | UTC ?? | ||
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| - | | colspan="2" style="font-size: 2" | More notes about | + | | colspan="2" style="font-size: 2" | More notes about Senegal |
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Describe the cruising/sailing in the region. | Describe the cruising/sailing in the region. | ||
| - | ===Climate & Weather=== | + | ===Senegal Climate & Weather=== |
| - | + | Senegal has a tropical climate with a rainy season between July and September. The prevailing winds are northerly and sometimes from December to May a heavy dust wind blows across Senegal from the inland desert. | |
Sources of weather forecasting here. | Sources of weather forecasting here. | ||
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| - | ===Charts=== | + | ===Senegal Navigation Charts=== |
Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area. | Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area. | ||
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| - | ===Arrival | + | ===Senegal Arrival and Departure procedures=== |
Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc. | Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc. | ||
| - | ===Immigration=== | + | ===Senegal Immigration=== |
| - | + | * Note that all visitors must be in possesion of a valid passport and that visas are NOT issued on arrival. Note also that you may be refused entry if there is evidence of a prior visit to [[Mauritania]]. | |
| + | * A visa is not required by nationals of Canada, Japan, the USA and the EU (with the exception of nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia who require a visa), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Taiwan and Togo, for visit of up to three months. | ||
| + | * Note that visa applications from nationals of the following countries must be referred to the authorities in Dakar so will take longer to process: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chile, China (PR), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guyana, Hong Kong (SAR), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea (Dem Rep), Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Maldives, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russian Federation, São Tomé, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Vietnam and Yemen. | ||
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| + | Visas can be issued by French embassies and there are Senegalese embassies/consulates in Abidjan, Algiers, Banjul, Casablanca, Tunis, Praia, Rabat and Las Palmas. | ||
===Customs=== | ===Customs=== | ||
| - | + | * Firearms and ammunition MUST must be declared on arrival and will be held in custody until your departure. | |
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| + | * PETS: Pets must have a valid anti-rabies vaccination and current health certificates. | ||
| - | ===Ports & Popular Stops=== | + | ===Senegal Ports & Popular Stops=== |
| - | + | * [[Dakar]] (Port of entry) | |
| - | * | + | * St Louis (Port of entry) |
| + | * Ziguinchor (Port of entry) | ||
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| - | ===Offshore Islands=== | + | ===Offshore Islands of Senegal=== |
Details? | Details? | ||
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===Health=== | ===Health=== | ||
| - | + | * Visitors must have a current yellow fever vaccination certificate. | |
| + | * A cholera vaccination is recommended | ||
| + | * Malaria prophylaxis is recommended | ||
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===Security=== | ===Security=== | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 5 November 2008
Senegal Cruising Guide
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Senegal.
| Senegal | |
 Senegal | |
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| Capital: | City? |
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| Language: | ?? |
| Currency: | ?? |
| Time Zone | UTC ?? |
| More notes about Senegal | |
Background
Some history about the country needs to be submitted here.
Describe the cruising/sailing in the region.
Senegal Climate & Weather
Senegal has a tropical climate with a rainy season between July and September. The prevailing winds are northerly and sometimes from December to May a heavy dust wind blows across Senegal from the inland desert.
Sources of weather forecasting here.
Submit details of the charts required for safe navigation of the area.
Any navigation notes here.
Local Radio Nets
Also see Cruiser's Nets
Senegal Arrival and Departure procedures
Submit any details about advance notification of arrival, etc.
Senegal Immigration
- Note that all visitors must be in possesion of a valid passport and that visas are NOT issued on arrival. Note also that you may be refused entry if there is evidence of a prior visit to Mauritania.
- A visa is not required by nationals of Canada, Japan, the USA and the EU (with the exception of nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia who require a visa), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Taiwan and Togo, for visit of up to three months.
- Note that visa applications from nationals of the following countries must be referred to the authorities in Dakar so will take longer to process: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Chile, China (PR), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Guyana, Hong Kong (SAR), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Korea (Dem Rep), Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Maldives, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russian Federation, São Tomé, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Vietnam and Yemen.
Visas can be issued by French embassies and there are Senegalese embassies/consulates in Abidjan, Algiers, Banjul, Casablanca, Tunis, Praia, Rabat and Las Palmas.
Customs
- Firearms and ammunition MUST must be declared on arrival and will be held in custody until your departure.
- PETS: Pets must have a valid anti-rabies vaccination and current health certificates.
Senegal Ports & Popular Stops
- Dakar (Port of entry)
- St Louis (Port of entry)
- Ziguinchor (Port of entry)
Offshore Islands of Senegal
Details?
Health
- Visitors must have a current yellow fever vaccination certificate.
- A cholera vaccination is recommended
- Malaria prophylaxis is recommended
Security
Details?
Transportation
Transportation to mainland or other countries, etc.
References & Publications
Books, Guides, etc.
References & Publications
Publications, Guides, etc.
Cruiser's Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forum Discussions
List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum
External Links
Personal Notes
Personal experiences?
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