Loumpoul, the ideal stage place
Between the lively Dakar and the photogenic St. Louis the magical dune area of Loumpoul, which stretches over an area of thirty kilometres. Explore this only piece of real desert of Senegalon foot or on the back of a dromedary. Admire the ochre yellow and red rolling sand dunes without any vegetation, just a few miles away from the Atlantic Ocean. Dunes rise above traditional Mauritanian tents, called Khaimma's, and colorful fishing boats, the pirogues, adorn the horizon in the charming fishing town of Loumpoul. Let yourself be carried along to the rhythm of the djembe's and enjoy a breathtaking starry sky.
