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📍 **Must-Visit Attractions** 1⃣️ **Lac Rose (Pink Lake)**: Turns pink from December to January! With salinity rivaling the Dead Sea, you can float on the surface. Drone shots reveal a palette-like view, and the salt workers' labor by the lake is awe-inspiring. 2⃣️ **Gorée Island**: A UNESCO World Heritage "Slave Island"! Visit the yellow-and-blue Slave House, touch shackle relics, and witness the poignant contrast of red sand beaches against colonial architecture. 3⃣️ **Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary**: A paradise of a million flamingos! Canoe through wetlands and spot white pelicans and purple herons in flight from November to April. 4⃣️ **Niokolo-Koba National Park**: Africa's "Little Kenya"! Track lions and elephants, then stay in a forest camp listening to nocturnal roars. 🗓️🔸 **Day 1**: Dakar → Lac Rose → Sunset at Saly Beach 🔸 **Day 2**: Half-day trip to Gorée Island → African Renaissance Monument 🔸 **Day 3-4**: Birdwatching in Djoudj → Exploring shell mounds in Saloum Delta 🔸 **Day 5**: Shop for wood carvings at Medina Market before departure