Keur Moussa Monastery Experience

Experience a genuine African mass at the Keur Moussa monastery. Our trip from Dakar will enhance your holiday in Senegal.

What to expect

At 9 am, we will collect you from your hotel in Dakar and drive towards the district of Thiès. After approximately one hour, we will arrive at Keur Moussa, a Benedictine monastery where monks live and worship in seclusion. Upon arrival, we will enter the shrine to witness a genuine Sunday African mass.

Inside the monastery, you will hear the Gregorian chanting that begins the ceremony, accompanied by traditional West African instruments like the kora, balafon, and djembe.

Following the mass, we will take you to the monastery's shop, where you can explore a range of handicrafts made by the Senegalese monks and purchase a souvenir of your trip.

The trip concludes back in Dakar, where you will be dropped off at your hotel around 1 pm.

Departure from other points in Senegal

This trip to the Keur Moussa monastery can also be reserved with a departure from Saly.