Name: Lac Rose (Lake Retba) Salt Harvesting Area
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1. Chez Salim Lodge, Lac Rose – Lac Rose (Lake Retba) loop from Keur Saib Ndoye

13.8km

03:28

20m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Söhni 🏃

January 3, 2018

About 35 km northeast of the capital Dakar is surrounded by rainforest and dunes the lake Lac Retba. Because of its unique phenomenon, namely the always pink surface, it is also called Lac Rose. The coloring is caused by bacteria contained in the lake, which give it its characteristic and eponymous coloring. In addition, it is very salty, even over forty percent salty than the Dead Sea. Due to its pink color, the Lac Rose is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage candidates. With only about 3 square kilometers, although it is quite small, but still represents a unique and remarkable natural phenomenon in the world dar. Since the lake is a public good, anyone here may mine the white gold. However, the salt must be extracted by hand in order not to endanger the sensitive ecological balance of the water.

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February 26, 2020

The Lac Rose is the saltiest lake in the world with about 380gr. Salt per liter of water.
It turns pink depending on the time of day and sunlight, you can swim in it and never go under.
Salt is still extracted by hand from the lake, and you can also take a boat (pirogue) from one bank to another.
You can eat well and cheaply in the restaurant on the lake, there are also showers and towels you should go swimming.
The lake used to be the terminus of the Paris-Dakar rally.
Worth a visit.

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Lac Rose (Lake Retba) Salt Harvesting Area

1. Chez Salim Lodge, Lac Rose – Lac Rose (Lake Retba) loop from Keur Saib Ndoye

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