Introducing Casamance
The Casamance is one of Senegal’s most beautiful regions, with lush tropical landscapes, myriad waterways and the unique culture of the Diola, the largest ethnic group of the region. On the western coast, Senegal’s finest beaches spread in a wide strip of white sand from Cap Skiring north towards the ‘hip’ villages of Kafountine and Abéné, only broken by a mangrove-lined delta where the Casamance River spills into the Atlantic.
Advertisement
Over the last decades, the region has unfortunately become better known for an ongoing separatist rebellion than its attractive landscape. At the time of writing, a peace deal signed between the Senegalese government and insurgents had calmed things down, and tourists had started returning to the region. Still – always check the latest situation before setting out.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
Thorn Tree forum discussion
Recent posts
-
RE: Senegal: costs and another questions
by Kira 29 April 2012
You'll be there during some of Ramadan ... so be aware! It's hot, the rain doesn't necessarily come, I was there the first week of July…
-
Senegal: costs and another questions
by zokor 29 April 2012
Hello I would like to travel to Senegal and probably Gambia/Guinea Bissau from 1st July until 23th july. I have to make some questions:…
-
RE: Top 5 hassle and hassle free-places & the question
by Kira 26 April 2012
I took a photo of some piglets in some scrub by a road in Ziguinchor, Casamance & was literally pounced on by a guy who declared that…
