Keur Bamboung offers a wide range of activities. Accompanied by trained local eco-guides, visitors can hike through the surrounding eco-systems, visit the watchtower and remains of ancient settlements, do pirogue rides, learn how to make bread in a traditional oven or observe birds.
Hikes and pirogue trips
Some examples :
Pirogue rides
On demand or à la carte, pirogue rides can be arranged to visit the shell piles and their baobabs or to visit up to the watchtower of the eco-guards.
Make your own traditional bread
Visitors can request to help and learn how to make bread in a traditional clay oven using local methods. These creations will then serve as the basis for lunch!
Ornithology
The territory of CMPA Bamboung is incorporated in the RAMSAR area in the Saloum Delta which is recognized internationally for its importance for the conservation of water birds.
The inventory of birds that can be found in the CMPA Bamboung is vast. The large amount of birdlife here include about 220 species belonging to 62 families. This is especially impressive given the small size of the Saloum Delta National Park and Biosphere Reserve. These 220 species live within a mosaic of terrestrial and aquatic habitats covered by the Marine Protected Area (e.g. mangroves, bolongs, savannah, open grassland).
Depending on your interests, we will organise bird watching hikes for you. Many species can be easily observed (Goliath heron, gray pelican, pied kingfisher, etc..). Others require a bit more patience and luck to be spotted.
Do not hesitate to ask for more information on eco-guides and trip preparation!
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