Trip guide
Places, food and events for Lake Retba (Lac Rose), Senegal
Lake Retba (Lac Rose)
Nov 4Attraction
★★★★
Luz Caminera's pick
A small pink hypersaline lake about 35 kilometres north-east of Dakar, where salt is still harvested by hand. Go in the dry season, from November to May, when the pink is strongest.
Lac Rose, Cap-Vert peninsula, Senegal