The most beautiful natural sites to discover Casamance

Created in 2010, this nature reserve covers 400 ha, between the arm of the Casamance River and the Atlantic Ocean. It is managed by an economic interest group that works in close collaboration with local populations, associations and training schools. Guides have been trained to accompany tourists to discover the local fauna and flora, especially birds, on foot or by bicycle. A small ecolodge with a panoramic view called Ecolodge Sembene Ousmane opened in 2014, and offers among other things a few rooms in an impluvium hut.

A beautiful pirogue ride on the Casamance River, but don't try to land on the island, it is impenetrable! It is said that the island was once a small Eden, teeming with trees and fruit. However, they had to be eaten on the spot and it was not advisable to take them home. Some inhabitants even wanted to clear the site to settle there, but one day on the way back, the pirogues capsized and about twenty of them lost their lives. Since then, nature would have taken back its rights so that Man could no longer dock there ...