What souvenirs should I bring back from Senegal?
From Senegal, bring back colorful wax fabrics, handmade batiks, precious wood sculptures, silver jewelry and pearls, local spices, and baobab-based cosmetic products.
Essential Handicrafts
- Wax fabrics : wraps with vibrant patterns, perfect for making clothes or decoration.
- Batiks : wall hangings with shimmering colors, ancestral Senegalese technique.
- Traditional clothing : embroidered boubous, dashikis, wax tailored suits.
- Wood crafts : sculptures, masks, decorative objects in ebony and mahogany.
- Leather goods : bags, sandals and belts in worked leather.
Jewelry and Natural Products
- Silver jewelry : bracelets, necklaces carved in the Wolof tradition.
- Colorful beads : necklaces and bracelets with bright colors typical of West Africa.
- Spices : chili, ginger, tamarind to recreate Senegalese cuisine.
- Baobab products : oil, cream and powder from this fruit with cosmetic virtues.
Local Agency Advice
Sandaga market in Dakar and the craft villages of Soumbédioune offer the best prices. Always negotiate with a smile, it's in the Senegalese tradition.