Maison d'hôtes près de l'océan — Yoff
Traditional two-bedroom house in Yoff village, rooftop terrace, five minutes from the beach.
Amenities
House rules
Respect du voisinage. Arrivée avant 21h.
Yoff, Dakar
Three kilometres of pirogue beach, the Layène mausoleum at the water's edge, and a Lébou village still living by its own rules.
- Beach
- Pilgrimage
- Families
The property is somewhere in this area
Getting there
From AIBD: 53 km, 1 h to 1 h 20 on the motorway then the VDN and the Yoff road. From the Plateau: 15 km, 30 min on a clear road, an hour at peak times; taxi 3,000-4,000 CFA. Dakar Dem Dikk buses serve Yoff via the airport road and the VDN. The Almadies are 10 min away, Ngor 5, Mermoz 20. Inside the village many lanes are sandy and unsurfaced: an ordinary taxi will drop you at the edge of the quarter, not at the door.
Your host, Awa
My family has harvested salt on the north shore for three generations; I run the camp, six rooms and a mango tree. I am up at six for the bread, and I can take you to see the harvest before the coaches from Dakar arrive. In the evening there is nobody left but us, the birds and the dogs.
- The dish I cook best
- Le poulet yassa avec du riz et un peu de sel du lac, celui que ma mère met de côté avant que les camions ne passent.
- My favourite corner of the neighbourhood
- La crête de dune entre le lac et l'océan, à sept heures du matin. On voit les deux eaux en même temps et on n'entend rien.
- What teranga means to me
- Donner ce qu'on a sans faire d'histoires. Si vous arrivez à quinze heures affamé, on ne vous demandera pas si vous avez réservé le repas.
- What I always recommend
- Dormez une nuit au lieu de venir à la journée. Entre dix-sept heures et neuf heures, le lac ne ressemble à aucune photo que vous avez vue.
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Approximate location : Yoff, Dakar.