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City in Ziguinchor Region, Senegal
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Well managed hotel, quiet, with a small swimming pool. Opposite to the consulates of France and Guinea-Bissau. The restaurant of this hotel is on the other side of the street, in a building which hosts a Hotel tourist which has rooms where basically everything is broken for CFA 13,000.
By boat
The Aline Sitoe Diatta Ferry links Dakar with Ziguinchor. It is an overnight ferry ride, taking about 15 hours.
By car
From Dakar, you can drive to Ziguinchor via the Transgambian highway, crossing the Gambia River at the Farafenni ferry. This 450-km (280-mile) trip can be covered in one day.
A single stop taxi ride (regardless of the number of passengers) costs CFA 500 anywhere within Zig. The cost for a donkey-cart to transport one bag of cement or rice is CFA 200.
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