Senegal & The Gambia Small Group Adventure

A hushed address tucked into the Almadies district, The Palms Luxury Boutique Hotel is a 4-star boutique hotel designed like a private villa. Its spacious, tastefully decorated rooms and suites offer air-conditioning, a private bathroom and wifi, set around an outdoor pool framed by a tropical garden. A spa, restaurant and attentive service round out the experience: the ideal refuge to recover from your flight and ease into the journey with comfort and elegance.

Set on the banks of the Senegal River, facing the Langue de Barbarie and its sunsets, Fly Fishes Hotel is a boutique agrotourism address where modern comfort meets the culture of Saint-Louis. Its themed rooms, inspired by local traditions, are air-conditioned and refined, extended by a riverside terrace and a “farm-to-table” restaurant that celebrates the region's fresh produce. An authentic, peaceful stop, a stone's throw from the UNESCO-listed colonial old town.

In the heart of the orange dunes of Lompoul, Senegal s only sand desert, Okai is an oasis of charm running entirely on solar power. You sleep in spacious raised Mauritanian tents, with proper bedding, a private bathroom, hot water and electricity, or in air-conditioned bungalows, to feel the magic of the desert without giving up comfort. A lagoon pool, camel or quad rides through the dunes, dinner under the stars and a fireside evening to the beat of djembe drums: the quiet, powerful night of the trip.

On the Toubacouta bolong, in the heart of the Sine-Saloum delta and its mangroves, the Keur Saloum lodge-hotel is a haven nestled between water, islands and forest. Its rooms, arranged in African-style pavilions, are air-conditioned and comfortable, with some suites opening onto a private terrace over the bolong. An infinity pool borders the restaurant, and a large panoramic terrace with hammocks overlooks the mangrove, a perfect setting for sunsets and pirogue departures. The cuisine, Senegalese and international, is well regarded.

Right on the beach at Kololi, in the heart of the famous Senegambia Strip with its bars, restaurants and craft market, the Senegambia Beach Hotel is a Gambian institution. Spread across vast tropical gardens alive with monkeys and over a hundred bird species, it offers comfortable air-conditioned rooms and bungalows, two pools (one facing the beach, one in the gardens), bars and restaurants. A lively, welcoming address, ideal for the Gambian leg of the journey.

On the Petite Cote at Saly, the Royam Hotel & Resort enjoys an ideal beachfront location. Set in a tropical garden, its 117 rooms are arranged in traditional thatched-roof bungalows, each with its own private terrace. The hotel offers an outdoor pool, a bar and a restaurant of local and international cuisine facing the sea, plus a wellness area for a moment of rest and relaxation, an ideal final stop before the return to Dakar.