Cap Skirring (Senegal) -

Discovery

Excursions desk

A stay at the Club Med is always the perfect opportunity to leave everyday realities behind and experience something completely new.

The excursions programme is given as an indication.

The Club Med has drawn up a Responsible Tourismcharter for all the destinations it serves, to guarantee responsible practice towards the environment, both natural and cultural, and ethical participation towards local economic development.

We kindly invite you to download the "Responsible Tourism in Senegal" charter.

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African Legends(1 day) One-day visit of the Kassa region, its architecture and craftwork typical of Casamance. In a peaceful village under the shade of giant teaks, enjoy the charm of a village market with its pottery and colourful wickerwork

After lunch, visit the craft centre of an African Mission, and local mud houses with their sculpted pillars. Back to the Resort via the forest.

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Transport by 4x4
Angling (1/2 day or day) Trolling and bottom-fishing in the bolongs and on the River Casamance. Motorboats with crew and modern fishing tackle.
Outing with grilled fish lunch on a desert island.
Crayfish dinner (evening) Enjoy a gastronomic dinner of grilled crayfish. Starter and dessert of your choice, cocktail, café or herb tea, mineral water and a half-bottle of wine.
Cruise in Casamance (1 day) Recommended by our Excursions desk.

An unforgettable trip down the bolongs on board a motorised catamaran, from which you can admire the flora and fauna of Casamance. Visit a traditional village, Ourong, before moving on to Carabane via the River Casamance for a typical Senegalese meal, drinks included. After eating, you can relax and swim, or visit the village. Return in a festive and relaxed atmosphere.
Diola Mass (1/2 day) Sunday mass sung in Diola by the inhabitants of Djembering in a church shaded by the baobabs and kapok trees.
In the heart of the bolongs (1/2 day) Sail on the wildest and most remote stretches of the bolongs (birds, varans, mongoose). Visit to the village of Vandaye, its school, houses and wrestlers. Meet fetichists in the village of Djissor at Ihid, the Island of Sorcerers.

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Transport by bus and pirogue
Mountain bike ride - ecotourism excursion (1/2 day) Oussouye special

This guided tour through the Diola villages gives you the opportunity to appreciate the beauty and fascinating culture of the region.
Terre Diola (1 day) Recommended by our Excursions desk.

A day's outing in the bush and waterways. Watch out for the waders as you navigate the mangrove and its islands in a pirogue. Stop off in a fishing village where you can see the fish market and the pirogue-makers. Typical lunch on the boat. Wrestling match in the village and visit of the village school. You will continue through the rice fields and palm groves in a 4x4, stopping to taste palm wine made by fetishists. Genuuine Africa.