Sokone

Travel to Sokone can be arranged through the hotel/campement or one can use private or public transportation.

For those taking private transportation from Dakar, take the N1 through Mbour to Kaolack. In Kaolack turn right onto the Trans-Gambian Highway. Immediately after exiting Kaolack, turn right on the N5 Kaolack-Banjul Road. Sokone is about 50 km from Kaolack and it is the second large town on the Kaolack-Banjul Road. If using public transportation to get from Dakar to Sokone, take a sept place 3,150 cfa to Kaolack from Garage Pompiers. These vehicles go to Garage Dakar in Kaolack, so it is necessary to take a taxi from Garage Dakar to Garage Nioro. From Garage Nioro, take a sept place 1,100 cfa to Sokone. Another option is to take the bus directly to Sokone It leaves from Rue 1, Medina, behind the RTS office at 8:30 AM every day except Sunday. The price is 3,000 cfa.