In Senegal's naturally pink Lac Rose, you can cruise the dunes, watch the salt harvest or just float for a while.

Item 1 of 6 A view of a breach created by flood water that washed away salt mounts on the bank of the Lac Rose, also known as Lake Retba, in Niaga, near Dakar, Senegal, September 6, 2022. REUTERS ...

Lake Retba, better known as Lac Rose (the Pink Lake), is located around 35km from the city of Dakar, Senegal.It sits in a depression with a shoreline 6.5 metres below sea level. The lake is ...

On the shore of Senegal's Pink Lake, salt farmer Pape Sira Ba has raked in what he fears may be his last harvest. Extreme floods contaminated the 3-square-km lake five months ago, turning its ...

According to Senegal’s civil aviation and meteorological agency, rainfall above 50mm (1.9 inches) in the country is considered “extreme”. As the flows reached the lake, the water level rose ...

A tourist camp along the edge of Lake Rose. After a heavy rainy season in Senegal and a disastrous plan to pump flood waters into Lake Rose, it has risen two to three times higher than usual.

An aerial drone photo taken on April 6, 2025 shows tourists riding a sightseeing boat at the Lake Retba, also known as the Lac Rose, near Dakar, Senegal.

Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun.

Approaching Senegal’s sand dune-flanked Lac Rose, overcast skies hid the sun and, at first, obscured the vibrant pink hue that gives the expansive lake its name.

Lake Retba, better known as Lac Rose (the Pink Lake) , is located around 35km from the city of Dakar, Senegal. It sits in a depression with a shorel Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT ...

After days of torrential rain, salt miner Moussa Diare could only watch in despair as flood waters breached a meters-wide gap on the banks of Senegal's Pink Lake and washed away thousands of ...

Analysis - Lake Retba, better known as Lac Rose (the Pink Lake), is located around 35km from the city of Dakar, Senegal. It sits in a depression with a shoreline 6.5 metres below sea level.