Toubakouta

Toubakouta is a city in Central Senegal and a great base for exploring the Sine-Saloum wetlands.

Toubakouta is surrounded by mangroves, waterways, tidal channels, saltwater creeks, palm trees, small islands and traditional villages, making it a good base for exploring the natural environment of the region.

The town is particularly popular with travellers interested in nature, birdwatching, fishing, boat trips and traditional village life. Several lodges and guesthouses around Toubakouta organise excursions into the delta.

The area is also home to Serer communities whose traditional livelihoods include fishing, agriculture and harvesting natural resources from the surrounding wetlands.

Toubakouta has a hot tropical climate with a pronounced dry season and a rainy season. The dry season is generally more comfortable for outdoor activities and wildlife excursions. During the rainy season, the vegetation becomes greener and some roads and paths may become muddy.

Toubakouta is on the main road between Kaolack and The Gambia. From Dakar, the best way to get there is to take a sept place to Ziguinchor and specify to the driver that you wish to get off at Toubakouta.

The area is well served by motor scooter taxis suitable for one or two people, usually for 500CFA. The town is small enough that the locals know every hotel and can take you there quickly.

• Chez Baum

• Keur Youssou, ☏ +221 776 345 905. This moderate sized and cheap resort hotel is well staffed and very clean. The staff can arrange pirogue trips up the river to see local wildlife and bird hangouts. At night have a plate of freshly caught local fish (perhaps one you caught yourself) and rice. Every bed has mosquito nets. 
• Les Palétuviers: A well-known lodge in Toubakouta offering accommodation and organised excursions into the surrounding delta.
• Keur Saloum: A riverside lodge offering accommodation, meals and boat excursions.
• La Toubacouta: A guesthouse and lodge-style accommodation option in the town.

• Foundiougne – A town on the Saloum River and an important gateway to the Sine-Saloum area.
• Palmarin – Coastal area known for beaches, mangroves, lagoons and palm groves.
• Mar Lodj – Island destination in the Sine-Saloum Delta.
• Sokone – Town surrounded by waterways, mangroves and agricultural areas.
• Mbour – Major coastal town and fishing centre.
• Dakar – Senegal's capital and largest city.