Ouakam Travel Guide
Dakar
Popular places to visit
Ile de Goree Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Ile de Goree Beach during your travels in Dakar?
Sandaga Market
You can browse for the perfect souvenirs at Sandaga Market during your visit to Dakar-Plateau. Amble around the area's lakeside or visit its monuments.
Soumbédioune Fish Market
You can search for that perfect souvenir at Soumbédioune Fish Market during your trip to Dakar. While you're in the area, wander around the rainforest.
House of Slaves
You can spend time studying the exhibits at House of Slaves during your trip to Dakar. Wander the rainforest or discover the area's desert landscape.
Village des Arts
You can spend time browsing the exhibits at Village des Arts in Dakar. Wander the rainforest or discover the area's desert landscape.
African Renaissance Statue
Find out about the history of Dakar with a stop at African Renaissance Statue. Wander the rainforest or discover the area's desert landscape.
Top hotels in Ouakam
Lighthouse Signature Suites
Reviewed on 4 Aug 2025
Fadidi House
Reviewed on 16 Jun 2025
Hôtel Colonia
Les Mamelles Dakar Hotel
Hotel du Phare
Reviewed on 3 Mar 2025
Azalai Hotel Dakar
Reviewed on 8 Aug 2025
Other neighbourhoods around Ouakam
Les Almadies
If you're spending some time in Les Almadies, Pointe des Almadies Beach and Des Almadies Golf Club are top sights worth seeing.
- African Renaissance Statue
- African Renaissance Monument
- Mamelles Beach
- Mosque of the Divinity
- Ile de Goree Beach
- Lake Retba
- Sandaga Market
- Pointe des Almadies Beach
- Presidential Palace
- Ngor Beach
- African Remembrance Square
- Soumbédioune Fish Market
- Hann Park
- Village des Arts
- Marché Fass
- Marche Tilene
- HLM Market
- Embassy of the United States of America
- Nagor Island
- Des Almadies Golf Club
- Museum of Black Civilizations
- Iba Mar Diop Stadium