Popenguine guidebook
Food scene
Echo-cotier
The best spot on the beach for long delicious lunches.
A simple and lovely restaurant right up the path from our house serving up local and french favorites and fantastic views.
Le Balafon
A simple and lovely restaurant right up the path from our house serving up local and french favorites and fantastic views.
Open seasonally and on weekends only, this delightful icecream shop is right on the beach. We love the ever changing ice cream selection and the moringa elixir is our favorite drink in town. Everything is produced using local and seasonal ingredients. Visit their website for more information https://surlaplagepops.com/
Sur La Plage
Open seasonally and on weekends only, this delightful icecream shop is right on the beach. We love the ever changing ice cream selection and the moringa elixir is our favorite drink in town. Everything is produced using local and seasonal ingredients. Visit their website for more information https://surlaplagepops.com/
Activities
A great bike rental and tour company that offers a whole range of guided outings and trips around the Popenguine area (and beyond).
Teranga bike
A great bike rental and tour company that offers a whole range of guided outings and trips around the Popenguine area (and beyond).
Outings
One of the best places in Senegal for a real safari experience, head to Bandia to see African wildlife; zebras, giraffes, kudu, impala, crocodiles, rhinos.. etc. They have a special reptile zoo also. If you'd like to skip the safari and just enjoy a meal, the restaurant is hopping with monkeys and crocodiles swim in the waters just below. There is a great playground for kids.
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Foret de Bandia
route de MbourOne of the best places in Senegal for a real safari experience, head to Bandia to see African wildlife; zebras, giraffes, kudu, impala, crocodiles, rhinos.. etc. They have a special reptile zoo also. If you'd like to skip the safari and just enjoy a meal, the restaurant is hopping with monkeys and crocodiles swim in the waters just below. There is a great playground for kids.
Accrobaobab is about twenty minutes from Popenguine and is great if you are in the mood for an adventure. Obstacle courses and zip lines between the enormous baobabs are offered for adults and kids. There is also an Aquabaobab area that kids love, full of obstacle courses and games in water. There is a restaurant serving crepes and hamburgers and ice cream on site. Great for a family outing!
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accrobaobab adventure
N1Accrobaobab is about twenty minutes from Popenguine and is great if you are in the mood for an adventure. Obstacle courses and zip lines between the enormous baobabs are offered for adults and kids. There is also an Aquabaobab area that kids love, full of obstacle courses and games in water. There is a restaurant serving crepes and hamburgers and ice cream on site. Great for a family outing!
A short drive away, the ocean feeds into the la Somone Lagoon. This is a wonderful place to spend a day surfing, kite surfing, walks in the nature reserve, eating oysters and other shellfish, or just relaxing at one of the restaurants on the Guerreo side of the Lagoon. You can also walk there from the house when the tide is low. It takes about an hour at a good pace.
Lagune de la Somone
A short drive away, the ocean feeds into the la Somone Lagoon. This is a wonderful place to spend a day surfing, kite surfing, walks in the nature reserve, eating oysters and other shellfish, or just relaxing at one of the restaurants on the Guerreo side of the Lagoon. You can also walk there from the house when the tide is low. It takes about an hour at a good pace.
Reizigersadvies
Wat je moet meenemen
Bring cash!
There are no ATMs in the village, so make sure you have what you need.
Boek vooraf
L'echo Cotier Restaurant
This place gets busy on Sundays so its often a good idea to book ahead, especially if you are a big group.
Niet te missen
Yoga
We have two wonderful yoga teachers in Popenguine village. Fawzia teaches Yin and Hatha and is happy to do private classes at the house. Nathalie offers classes in Ashtanga on her beautiful ocean front balcony just a few doors down from the house. Both offer classes in French or English. Your choice.
Fawzia: 785286416
Nathalie: 773599299
Manieren om te besparen
Fresh Seafood Deliveries
If you'd like to order fresh seafood to be delivered to the house, call Moussa. He will let you know what is available and bring it to you either the same or the next day.
Moussa : 774210080
Manieren om te besparen
Call the cook!
Plan ahead to have some of your meals prepared for you during your stay. Niale can shop and cook a range of simple meals including fish and chicken brochettes, salads, grilled fish and local dishes like Maffe and Thiebu Djen.
Niale 775888579