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Entering by boat: Senegal

What to do to enter Senegal by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).

The steps

Call the port authority on VHF 16
Anchor in Hann Bay (Dakar)
Customs (fee) then immigration (copy of boat papers)

Papers to have on board

Passports for the whole crew
Boat papers (registration certificate)

Good to know

Noonsite information is old (Dakar 2015, Ziguinchor 2018): check locally.
In Dakar, customs and immigration are in two distant offices (take a taxi); no exit document is issued.
In Casamance, a paid river cruising permit and military checkpoints on the river.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.