What are your top tips for preparing a trip to Casamance?

Planning two weeks in October to explore off-the-beaten-path Casamance. Looking for tips to prepare for this trip.

Planning two weeks in October to explore offbeat Casamance. Looking for info to prepare for this trip.

Hi there, Make sure to have a good car and a good spare tire. Avoid drinking water sold in sachets on the street—opt for the 10-liter "Casamancaise" water jugs instead, as they’re controlled. Bring portable mosquito nets. Also, pack basic pharmaceuticals for kids: mosquito cream and repellents, plus tablets for diarrhea. Biafine is great for sunburns. There are lots of small villages to visit—don’t park too long at Cap Skirring, as there are other beautiful beaches. Have a great trip! Prices are higher at Cap.

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Go for the dry season (November to May) to enjoy the best weather, arrange preventive treatment for malaria, combine your flight to Dakar with a ferry or a domestic flight to Ziguinchor, choose community-run camps or village eco-lodges, and bring West African CFA francs in cash (ATMs are rare outside Ziguinchor and Cap Skirring).