Activities and Leisure
ESPRIT D'AFRIQUE
HORSES
Horseback riding
Lac Rose
Camel ride
Lompoul Camp Rêve de Nomade
Guided camel ride in the heart of the Lompoul Savane.
PRICES per person:
- 20-minute initiation: 3,000 fcfa
PRICES per camel (1 to 2 people per camel)
- 1-hour ride: 13,000 CFA francs
- Meharé 2h: 20,000 CFA francs
- Camel trek (3 hours): 30,000 CFA francs
Visit to the cheese factory
Lac Rose
We've created a small goat cheese dairy thanks to our herd and Moussa's expertise; we make feta and tomme cheeses. Moussa would be delighted to give you a tour (milking the goats, cheesemaking, tasting).
PRICES: Free
And to learn all about milking goats and making cheese (a few hours in the morning) we welcome you to the cheese factory.
PRICES: 3,000 CFA francs/person.
Canoe trip in the bolongs.
Sine Saloum - Barracudas
Half-day excursion: Boarding a dugout canoe for Saloum National Park. Return to the Barracudas in the late morning. If you wish, we can bring fishing rods and explore the small and large bolongs (tidal creeks).
Prices :
Base 2 people: 20,000F / p.
base 3 people: 13,000F / p.
base 4 people: 10,000F / p.
Land sailing
Côte Plage - Pink Lake
Land sailing is a truly original and unique form of entertainment in all of Senegal. Imagine driving at full speed with the sun shining, the ocean shimmering, and waves crashing from the depths of the Atlantic just centimeters from your wheels…
A feeling of freedom on a wild beach on the Grande Côte.
T PRICES :
- 1 hour: 13,000 CFA francs
- 2 hours: 25,000 CFA francs
Activity subject to wind conditions.
Reservation required 24 hours in advance with Pap at 775757155.
Kayak trip in the bolons.
Aboard our RTM Ocean Duo kayaks, equipped with dry bags, comfortable seats, and paddles, and for you, life jackets and kayak booties, we will take you to discover the remarkable ecosystem of the Sine Saloum's bolons (tidal creeks). Experience the tranquility of the deserted islets planted with sacred baobabs and inhabited by hyenas (whose tracks we will discover), mongooses, jackals, green monkeys, goliath herons, long-tailed choughs, ospreys, cormorants, kingfishers, and many other wildlife. Navigating the meandering bolons, you will discover this still pristine natural environment. The excursion is accompanied by our kayak guide, who will also share insights into the culture of the Serer Niominka people, who have inhabited these lands for generations. Stopping on pristine beaches for impromptu swims, walking on sandbanks at low tide, we offer you a true moment of communion with nature.
All our walks are accompanied by an eco-guide.
PRICES:
2-hour guided walk: 4,000 CFA francs / person
Guided day trip with picnic: base 2p 30,000 fcfa / person - base 3 to 5p 20,000 fcfa - base 6 to 12p: 17,500 fcfa / person.
Sine Saloum - Barracudas
Picnic on the beach
Lompoul Camp Rêve de Nomade
Travel by 4x4 from the desert to the vast, unspoiled beach of the Grande Côte. In the shade of the filao trees (a tropical pine-like tree), the team will prepare a barbecue lunch of crab, shrimp, or grilled fish, rice with yassa sauce, fruit, and drinks (one beer or soda, mineral water, and Senegalese tea). Return to the Desert Camp by 4 pm.
PRICES : minimum 4 people
4x4 departure at 12pm / return around 4pm.
- Meal/person + 4x4 transfer: 15,000 CFA francs
Picnic on an islet in the Saloum.
Sine Saloum - Barracudas
Day 1 - Board a dugout canoe for a day in Saloum National Park. We'll bring some fishing rods. Enjoy a Robinson Crusoe-style barbecue on a deserted beach. Relax in the shade listening to the birds, swim in the bolong (tidal creek), or walk in search of fiddler crabs. Return to the Barracudas via Hyena Island, searching for their tracks on the sandbar.
Prices :
Base 2 people: 35,000F / p.
Base 3 people: 26,000F / p.
Base 4p: 20,000F /p.
Lake Lodge & Barracudas
Mountain bike ride
Fat bike mountain biking outing - guided rides:
- 1h30 / 2h or 3h on the tans along the bolons or on paths through the bush.
PRICES : 1h30/2h 8,000 fcfa/pers. 3 hours 13,000 FCFA/pers.
Discovery by 4x4
Gîte du lac - Pink Lake
Explore the dunes and beach in a 4x4 truck (minimum 4 people) with two tours of 1 or 3 hours to visit the fishing village of Kayar. Guided tour.
PRICES per person:
- Bush and beach 1 hour: 13,000 CFA francs
- Kayar 3h: 20,000 CFA francs
Introduction to percussion
or to African dance
Gîte du Lac - Pink Lake
Lompoul Camp Rêve de Nomade
Private introductory course to the basic techniques of Senegalese sabar percussion or dance.
PRICES / pers. : 1 hour / 4,000 fcfa
Walking tours in the savannah
Lompoul Camp Rêve de Nomade
A 2-3 hour walk through the savannah, passing through gardens and small villages to meet the locals. Accompanied by a local guide, you will discover the way of life of the Fulani people, herders and gardeners.
T RATES : Flat rate guide/accompanist per group for half a day: 15,000 CFA francs
Salt canoe
Gîte du lac - Pink Lake
A canoe trip across Lac Rose to the salt harvesting center. A guide will be on hand to explain the processes of salt collection, storage, and resale.
PRICES :
- Lake Discovery 1 hour/person: 3,000 CFA francs
Fathala Wildlife Reserve.
Sine Saloum - Barracudas
Wake up very early for an African safari experience. We join at sunrise
sunshine, the Fathala forest on the border with Gambia; we embark on a
open 4x4 safari vehicle, offering a 360° view.
Prices :
Base 2 people: 55,000F /p.
Base 3 people: 40,000F /p.
Base 4 people: 33,000F /p.
On foot or by cart to the baobab
layer.
Sine Saloum - Barracudas
Heading out for a few hours in the early morning or late afternoon, accompanied by Mamadou
our eco-guide on a walk or horse-drawn carriage ride on the tane at low tide for
Reach the fallen baobab tree. Look for traces of hyenas, jackals, monkeys... swimming
on a small beach upon arrival. If the tide is low, we can take a detour
through the small creeks. Bring shoes that can get wet, a hat, and sunscreen.
sunscreen and swimsuit.
Prices:
- on foot: free
- by horse-drawn cart: 3,000 F / person