Oussouye -Pointe St Georges – Egueye – Eloubaline

Ref : E04

Kayak, Mountain bike, Pirogue

Oussouye -Pointe St Georges – Egueye – Eloubaline

Ref : E04

Description: 4 days of mountain biking, trekking, kayaking and motor pirogue to discover the banks of the Casamance River, the islands of Egueye and Eloubaline and the traditions of Oussouye.

D1 : OUSSOUYE – ELINKINE – MLOMP – PTE ST GEORGES- ENV 15 KM MTB – 01 h 00 PIROGUE
Departure by tracks in the forest and the palm forest to reach Mlomp Visit of the upstairs huts and the museum and lunch. We leave our bikes and then go in a pirogue to go to Pointe St Georges. Depending on the days watching dolphins and manatees. . Dinner and night in lodge near the river .

D2 : MTOMP – PTE – OUSSOUYE – EGUEYE – ENV 30 KM MTB – 3 h 00 trek
Short transfert to Kanoufa . Climb at the top of the kapok tree . After we start Trekking through the trails of the bush then crossing traditional bridges in the mangrove, we reach Mlomp. Return to Oussouye by mountain bike and lunch.
In the afternoon crossing the palm forest of Oukout then the village of Diantène to arrive on the island of Egueye. Dinner and night in eco lodge in Egueye.

D3  : EGUEYE OUSSOUYE ENV 2 h 30 KAYAK – 16 KM MTB
In the morning kayak ride to discover the mangrove ecosystem . Lunch in Egueye and in the afternoon back on Oussouye by the Nialobodg track .
Dinner and night in Oussouye.

D4 : EYUN – ELOUBALINE 20 KM mtb –  around  1 h 30  PIROGUE

In the morning we cross the rice fields to reach the village of Siganar and its many districts, including the fetish square and the traditional palaver tree. We then continue to Edioungou, where we board , riding through tunnels of mangroves to reach Eloubaline Island . Visit of the village and its traditional impluvium houses. Return by pirogue and lunch by the bolong.

In the afternoon we return by mountain bike to the agency, crossing several villages united by animist traditions and their shared geographical environment. If possible, we will also visit a cashew nut processing unit.

Note: Possibility of mounting on the Kanoufa ledge  at the top of a Kapok Tree (25 m )  with reservation. 360° view of the river and savannah and canopy.

Highlights : The Diola traditions, the architecture of Mlomp an Eloubaline, the tracks and the encounters in the bush, the ecosystem of the mangrove by kayak

Details

Duration of the course : 4 days

Difficulty : intermediate

Itinerary : Oussouye - Mlomp - Pte St Georges - Egueye - Eloubaline

Meals : 4 lunches / 3 dinners

Accommodation : Campement (lodge)

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