The best accommodations Senegal

This camp, in the Plein National Park, offers warm bungalows in idyllic surroundings. On site you can relax on the beach, enjoy swimming and canoeing on the River Senegal, or take percussion lessons.

Planted more than 40 years ago by Ngor Basse and his children, this palm grove offers today a small Eden in the heart of the village of Yayem. Songho, one of Ngor's sons, and his wife, Frédérique, welcome you to this charming, cosy and intimate lodge. The 6 rooms, including a suite, invite you to a relaxing rest, lulled by the song of the birds. In the middle of the palm grove, a beautiful swimming pool is located where it is pleasant to lounge, both during the day and at night. An orchard and a vegetable garden supply the restaurant for the greatest pleasure of the papillae. To discover!

Peluum or "small hill" in Pulaar language. This camp overlooks a magnificent setting and allows travellers to make a stopover in Salémata, a central position for visiting Bassari country. The site hosts ten Fulani huts, each with a clever and clean sanitary corner, for a bucket shower in the open air, all in the middle of large magnificent baobabs. Local meals served by Pasqualine in a beautiful hut dedicated to meals, ventilated and very pleasant, welcome with care by the whole team. The best address in Bassari country.

With its 260 air-conditioned rooms and all-inclusive package, Framissima usually welcomes groups on organized trips. But if you're up for the experience, you're welcome too! For three or four days, you can take advantage of the club's two swimming pools, private beach, two restaurants, three bars and discotheque. Your "Framissima" bracelet will also give you access to the tennis courts, watersports center, fitness room, entertainment and shows.

In the heart of a tropical garden, this structure offers rentals of 4 charming villas for 6 people, arranged around a beautiful pool. The villas include a fully equipped kitchen, a pleasant living room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two terraces where it is pleasant to have breakfast. The place is peaceful, located in the oldest part of Saly, 100 meters from the beach. A passage leads directly to the Bigaro Dos restaurant if you don't feel like cooking. Ideal with family or friends.

The Terrou-Bi is one of those hotels enjoying a pleasant location on the corniche, while offering a high standard 5-star hotel. The rooms are ultramodern and the service very professional. Private beach, infinite swimming pool, garden, marina, fitness room, wellness area, several bars and restaurants, and even a casino. No ingredient is missing to attract businessmen and the Dakar bourgeoisie. A concierge service offers various activities and excursions of standing, such as sport fishing, its specialty.

Some rooms and single and double huts are available here. Also large, well-maintained dormitories with five to ten beds each. Don't expect 4-star comfort. The rooms are sober and spartan, but at least have the merit of existing. As for the village, it is very quiet. You will only hear the sound of the sea and the singing of the birds. In the evening, you can sometimes mingle with the young seminarians who organize dance and djembe competitions and little sketches among themselves. A very pleasant moment!

Very nice hostel, which opened its doors in 2011 and has six double rooms with private bathroom, including a very spacious one with a mezzanine. The African decoration is well cared for, the construction is made of natural materials and the garden is lush. The setting is also superb, on the edge of a long sandy beach where you can have breakfast on the dunes or dine around a wood fire with traditional fish dishes. There are also barbecues where seasonal products are in the spotlight. To be discovered!

The Cisko Centre Culturel includes a large swimming pool with the name of the centre in mosaic, comfortable rooms in a multi-storey building, a design bar restaurant and nostalgic murals of the Vaud region of Switzerland. Surprising. Cisko, the initiator of the concept, has been commuting between Geneva and Cape Town for years. Mountain bike and car rental possible, percussion and traditional dance lessons, concerts, pool party on Saturdays... you won't get bored here. Please note, you are only 20 minutes walk from the beach.

Bounama Keïta rents out a few rooms with TV and private bathroom. The place is clean, but the comfort of this guest house is very basic, with a refined decor. The rooms are all equipped with free wifi, fans and, in some cases, air conditioning. Breakfast is served buffet-style. Quite good value for money for the place, but the address can help out on occasion. Pleasant, helpful welcome.

Established some fifteen years ago, the hostel has eight air-conditioned rooms, each with private bathroom, TV and WiFi. A relatively simple but clean address. Aimed more at backpackers, this is a convenient address if you decide to rest in Matam. Meals are available on site for a small fee, but must be ordered in advance (Senegalese and European specialties). The interior courtyard is very pleasant. As far as the welcome is concerned, the staff are very attentive to customers' needs.

Born from a longstanding Franco-Senegalese friendship, this solidarity tourism camp offers a beautiful escape in the middle of nature, by the seaside. Housed in traditional huts, the 18 rooms offer simple but pleasant comfort. The restaurant offers a tasty traditional cuisine, concocted with fresh products. Here, intercultural encounters with the villagers are at the heart of the activities. Perfect for soaking up the local culture!

Lost in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of the mangrove, the island where Ambroise and his family live invites to relaxation and disconnection. Unfortunately the site caught fire in 2021 and Ambroise only has a double hut for his guests. The bathroom is located outside, in the open air, and the shower is taken with a bucket of water. The meals feature grilled fish, cooked simply but just as delicious. Several activities are offered: dugout canoe rides, walks and fishing. Romantic and wild.

This beautiful hotel has a large swimming pool with a panoramic view on its private and wild beach, where the zebus come to rest during the day. The environment is relaxing, ideal to recharge your batteries, far from the agitation of Cap Skirring. We stay in well-equipped and clean huts, which have private terraces with sea view. One also appreciates the green setting, the availability and the helpfulness of the staff. Several excursions and activities are offered such as quad biking, sea excursions or golf. Good welcome.

The Kaloa-Les Palétuviers complex is a hotel, a restaurant and a night club. Its main assets: its proximity to the lively village center, its pretty and large swimming pool under the palm trees, and its private terraces overlooking the bolongs located at the back of the establishment. The large garden is luxuriant with hammocks and tables placed everywhere. The rooms are clean and well decorated, air-conditioned with private bathroom. The restaurant offers a variety of cuisine, very good and pleasant, installed under a large straw hut.

This camp is run by a very warm Franco-Senegalese couple, Valérie and Hyacinthe, who will guide you to the Kalissaye reserve in bivouac or to the surrounding islands to observe birds and crocodiles. Ten banco huts nicely decorated with drawings and wooden objects, with basins in the bathrooms, are part of this eco-friendly camp equipped with dry toilets and solar energy. The cuisine concocted with local products and served around a convivial table is excellent and the small rest areas of the camp are delicious.

Here is an address for backpackers with little money, with a domain between the sea and the village well maintained by the friendly Victorine Ndiaye and her team. Ten rustic but clean huts are placed on the sand, in front of the beach among the trees. The restaurant is a real good idea: on order, you can give in to your fish cravings: fresh monkfish, lobster, thiof, captain, all the catch of the day can be grilled according to your desires. If you are not from the camp, you can have lunch there and enjoy the private beach or the swimming pool, nice no?

Located in the city center and above the eponymous Lebanese restaurant, Big Faim offers about 50 rooms as well as 2 modern and European-style equipped suites (air conditioning, satellite TV, wifi, fully equipped bathroom...), quite expensive, but mostly frequented by businessmen. One can cool off in the swimming pool in the inner courtyard overlooking the restaurant. Prefer shawarmas, Lebanese specialties and pastries to Senegalese dishes, without more. Friendly and available staff.

This pretty house centered on a tree-lined patio was the former hotel of the Senegalese navy. It has been enthusiastically taken over by François and Véronique, who offer six colonial-style rooms, freshly furnished with new beds, televisions, fridges and decorated with works by local artists. The overall effect is excellent, and the cleanliness impeccable. In this little haven of peace, you can relax to the sound of birdsong. In the evening, the bar-lounge is the perfect place to enjoy a good vintage or a digestif with friends. Excellent table d'hôtes.

In the heart of a baobab forest, the establishment enjoys a privileged location 15 minutes from the airport and close to some of the region's must-see activities. The 14 air-conditioned rooms are basic and clean, opening onto a small private terrace that overlooks a well-kept garden. The central pool invites guests to relax on lounge chairs in the shade of umbrellas. A common area serves as a reception, bar and restaurant. You can play table soccer, watch TV or enjoy local and international cuisine.

Opened nearly thirty years ago, the Zebrabar is located at the entrance of the Langue de Barbarie National Park. This solar-powered camp offers accommodation for all types of budgets. You can pitch your tent, or stay in beautifully decorated bungalows with indoor or shared bathrooms. No need for a fan in the rooms, the sea breeze does the trick. A nice terrace on the river, facing the Langue de Barbarie, to bask in the sun and also kayaks to go for a walk.

The ventilated rooms, installed in traditional huts on the banks of the Gambia River, are clean and basic. Beds are also installed in front of the huts, offering the choice of sleeping under a roof or under the stars. A cosy corner welcomes you for tastefully prepared meals. Call Alpha, the manager, before your arrival so that he can tell you how to get to the camp. You will see he is a very nice person! Moreover, he is an excellent guide who can help you discover the region off the beaten track.

This hotel is about 3 km from the city center, at the entrance of Thies. A bit out of the way, but it has the advantage of being close to the bus station and the toll highway. We stay there in basic rooms, but comfortable and spacious. Certainly without much charm, the establishment is nevertheless clean and calm. About thirty kilometers from Blaise Diagne airport, it will nevertheless be perfect to spend a night if your flight lands at night and you have to go to Saint-Louis the next day. Pleasant staff and good food.

The Djoloff seduces from the outside. The architecture of this St. Louisian-inspired building is elegant, and the interior is tastefully decorated. Moreover, the rooms are spacious and comfortable, and you have access to all the comforts of a large hotel (wifi, air conditioning, satellite TV). Meals are served on the terrace offering a beautiful view of the fishing port of Soumbedioune and the Magdalen Islands in the distance. Impeccable service. In the basement there is a jazz club where quality concerts are organized on weekends. A good address!

Kabacoto Safari is one of the best hunting camps in West Africa, but it is also a comfortable place for families with a very friendly atmosphere. Whether you come to hunt or to rest, Jeanny and Ludovic will do everything to offer you an unforgettable stay. Facing the bolong, the bungalows, scattered in a flowered garden, have air conditioning, television and separate toilets. As for the villas, they are spacious and all equipped. Swimming pool, bubble bath, petanque and football fields, excursions and horse riding.

At the entrance to the town of Richard-Toll, close to the main road and shops, the Auberge de la Cité is a good address for backpackers passing through. The eleven rooms, six of which are air-conditioned with indoor bathrooms, are well kept and equipped with television. They offer a simple but appreciable comfort for resting. During the day, you can relax in the outdoor courtyard with a book, in the shade of the bougainvillea. Good value for money. Friendly, helpful staff.

Nestled in the heart of the Niokolo Koba Park, this hotel, which had been abandoned for a few years, was taken over by the owners of the Oasis Oriental Club hotel in Tamba. It was in the process of being rehabilitated at the time of our visit, and about twenty comfortable rooms and huts were already operational. It is located on the banks of the Gambia River from where dugout canoe trips are organized. Birdwatching enthusiasts will be pleased with a viewpoint overlooking a waterhole frequented by many species of birds, about 200 meters from the hotel.

Run by the same owner as the Thomas Sankara Inn, this camp has traditional huts, beautifully painted with African animals. Disseminated between coconut tree alleys, they are equipped with a television, a wardrobe, air conditioning and an indoor bathroom. The restaurant overlooks the Gambia River and offers African and European cuisine. You can also sit by the lovely swimming pool for lunch. The hotel offers off-road tours and car rental.

Ibrahima will welcome you warmly in his modest camp, which he built with his own hands, at the entrance of the park. The seven ventilated huts are basic, with a cold water bucket shower inside, but the atmosphere is very friendly. You are also in the hands of the best guide of the Niokolo Koba Park! Ibrahima takes care of all the organization to offer you a wonderful time in the park. If the time does not allow it, he will put you in contact with one of his companions. An authentic address as we like them!

Hairdressing, cooking, accounting, breeding production... This vocational training centre for about 400 students offers four well-maintained rooms to help finance the courses of its students. They are all equipped with a television, a wardrobe and an interior bathroom with toilets. The meals are prepared by future cooks who practice in real conditions. A very pleasant solidarity stopover!

Amadou will bend over backwards to make your stay an unforgettable moment. He knows the area well and offers many excursions in the region: horse-drawn carriage rides to the palm groves of Diaglé, to Bambouglar (a village of fishermen and farmers) and on the shell hill of Bangaler or by dugout canoe to the Ile aux Oiseaux, among others. His camp is also pleasant: it is located in front of the bolong of Sokone and the huts in the middle of a garden with trees are suitable. Bingo, his wife, cooks good small dishes, especially grilled fish.

"Haayoo" means welcome in Peulh, and this hotel is without a doubt the best place to stay in the area. Its lush green garden and T-shaped swimming pool will make you forget that you are staying on the side of the national road. You will be able to sleep peacefully in one of the 40 rooms or huts of this establishment. All of them are fully equipped, spacious and comfortable. As for the restaurant, it offers a wide choice of poor quality Senegalese dishes. Possibility of excursions in the bush. Accessible to people with reduced mobility.

A pleasant camp, with basic comfort but a warm welcome. The huts, with an African-style indoor shower, are simple and ventilated. They are scattered over an irregular terrain, marked out with stones, in a peaceful and green setting. The camp is held by Djibril Camara, former president of the guides of Dindéfello, who will be able to make you discover the region and accompany you, among others, to the waterfall. He also rents motorbikes for the day for those who wish to travel around the area.

On an island as big as Monaco, this ecolodge blends in with nature. In a setting that is both lush and intimate, it offers a relaxing holiday, cut off from the world. Wooden bungalows and cabins with open-air bathrooms are tastefully decorated. The restaurant offers home cooking made with fresh products. In the evening, you can share convivial moments around board games, billiards and darts or more quietly, read a good book chosen from the library. Numerous excursions are available.

Set in a peaceful alleyway, this Arabic-style hotel with its harmonious colours immediately offers a relaxing setting for a good holiday. Its swimming pool and its garden planted with bougainvilleas invite you to relax, lulled by the singing of birds. Rooms are cool and comfortable and are equipped with a wardrobe, a bed with mosquito net and a television. A restaurant welcomes you on the top floor where Senegalese specialities are served. A cordial and smiling welcome awaits you. Little extra: you are only 5 minutes walk from the beach!

It's the perfect place to stay with peace of mind! Facing the bolong, the hotel offers ten traditional huts, including one suite, scattered in a superb garden with trees. The spacious rooms are ventilated and all equipped with mosquito nets. The restaurant features Senegalese cuisine, family and generous. One appreciates the calm, the beautiful view and above all the friendliness of the staff. In addition to enjoying the beautiful setting, you can also visit the pelican island, go fishing, hiking or take part in the life of the village.

With its feet in the water, this fishing and discovery camp offers a complete change of scenery in the middle of nature. Powered by solar energy, it is run by Chantal and Gérard, two passionate Africa fans, who will organize fishing trips, island picnics and other excursions for you. The 9 spacious huts are scattered across a vast wooded plot, swept by the breeze of the bolongs. Between games of ping-pong, pétanque and beach volleyball, the atmosphere is family-friendly. There's also a lovely swimming pool for a refreshing dip. Tasty cuisine.

Close to the Adanson botanical garden, this comfortable municipal hotel opened in 2014. The ten clean, air-conditioned rooms are arranged around a small, leafy patio. Some are equipped with TV. For the same price, prefer the room with balcony, which offers a lovely ocean view. The hotel's location makes it a good starting point for visiting the island, just a few meters from the Maison des Esclaves.

Right in the city centre, this small, clean and friendly hostel offers dormitory beds and a few air-conditioned and ventilated rooms, with or without indoor bathroom. The terrace on the first floor is a peaceful place to have breakfast or to relax during the day. The staff is pleasant and available, and the hostel is well secured. It is a good starting point to visit the city, but also the surroundings, as you can organize your various excursions from here. Good value for money.

Located in the centre of Thiès, above the BHS agency, this residence offers rooms and apartments with simple but elegant decoration. Clean and bright, the accommodation is equipped with all modern conveniences: air conditioning, mini bar, flat-screen TV and private bathroom. Some rooms have a bathtub and a small balcony. The apartments are quite spacious and have a kitchenette with kettle, cupboards and fridge. The service is also impeccable. Good value for money.

Just a few steps away from the bus station of Louga, this hotel is very appreciated by business people for its cleanliness and quietness. The rooms and suites, all air-conditioned, are correct and comfortable, with private bathroom and equipped with mosquito nets, mini bar and TV. Some rooms have a balcony. It is also possible to eat on site, the menu offers Senegalese and European specialities. Professional and pleasant welcome. Undoubtedly the best value for money in the city.

Located on the seafront, this beautiful resort offers more than 280 spacious and clean bungalow-style rooms, scattered in a beautiful flowered garden. In addition to modern comforts, they all have a private terrace or balcony and some of them overlook the beach. On the leisure side, you won't get bored: tennis, petanque, multi-sports ground, archery, catamaran, quality shows and disco. There are also two heated swimming pools and three restaurants including a beach grill offering generous barbecue buffets.

Olivier, the owner, fell in love with this small bush village. He decided to transform his house into a charming lodge to share his little paradise. He built everything with his own hands and the generous help of the villagers. And the result is sumptuous! The swimming pool calls for relaxation in the heart of a green setting, the huts, all air-conditioned, are comfortable and nicely furnished with open-air bathrooms and the wooden restaurant offers a delicious cuisine, concocted with fresh products.

Situated just a stone's throw from the most beautiful beach of Cap Skirring, this hotel offers well-maintained rooms with European-style comfort. The location is quiet and peaceful. Fitness room, children's area, massages and even a meeting room for those who would like to work out. You can enjoy a cocktail or a good meal on the spacious rooftop terrace with a beautiful view of the flowered garden and the swimming pool. The hotel also has a residence composed of 2 beautiful apartments (F2 and F3). Qualified and attentive staff.

Located away from the city centre, in a peaceful setting, this is the latest addition to the Malahika Hotels, which will open in 2018. The hotel has the same layout as the Tambacounda hotel, with grid pattern walkways leading to comfortable and functional rooms. There is also a lovely swimming pool to cool off when the heat becomes stifling. Meals are made to order and you will find a diverse choice of Senegalese and European dishes on the menu. The staff is welcoming and concerned about the well-being of its guests.

A little haven of peace, right by the beach. Au P'tit Bonheur lives up to its name! The camp is simple, set in a pretty flower-filled garden with a long swimming pool. Scattered throughout this tranquil area, the 7 air-conditioned studios are spacious and spotlessly clean, with fully-equipped kitchens, functional bathrooms, TVs and safes. They all have private terraces where you can enjoy lunch or dinner. You'll feel right at home in this intimate and pleasant setting. A must-see!

Open for more than 20 years, this complex has developed a whole range of services, from accommodation to car rental, catering and the organisation of excursions. Above all, it is a place where artists meet for residencies. The establishment also has clean and nicely mosaic-decorated rooms, as well as three houses, one of which has direct access to the beach. There is also a restaurant overlooking the bay, featuring seafood and Senegalese specialities.

Anne-Cécile and Thierry, a Belgian-Senegalese couple, open the doors of their property on the edge of the bolongs. The rooms and studios are scattered around a magnificently wooded garden, where you can enjoy breakfast on the terrace. Ventilated or air-conditioned, the accommodation is spacious and functional. Some have private terraces where you can relax and listen to the birdsong. Excursions and fishing trips are also organized. The restaurant, open to outside guests, serves fish, shellfish and meat dishes.

At the exit of Vélingara, direction Kolda, here is a small haven of peace to disconnect in the middle of nature. The ten traditional huts, built in mud bricks to keep the place cool, are scattered over a vast wooded area. They are simple, equipped with television and breathe cleanliness. There is also a large conference room, fully equipped. The restaurant serves delicious local dishes, cooked with quality products. The welcome is also exceptional: caring, friendly and smiling. A nice stopover!