Céline's place is excellent - located in the fairly large village of Toubakouta, close to the border with the Gambia, and sitting right on the Sine Saloum Delta. The rooms are large and comfortable, equipped with Mosquito nets, showers and plenty of storage space. The atmosphere around the lodge is relaxed and comfortable, with communal spaces for sitting and chatting, playing games (also provided) and taking meals together. The food is also very good, with fresh bread from the local bakery, homemade jams, juices and yogurt and even some Korean options. There are numerous activities to take part in, easy to choose from from a 'a la carte' book (in Both English and French). This includes things like boats or kayaks in the Delta, guided tours of the region on foot or bike, as well as more surprising options like Tai Chi, African Drumming or lessons on cookery. We took part in a day-long trip with local guide Doudou (who is also excellent) on the water to some of the island and villages in the Delta, and it was fantastic as we got to lunch together with some local people in the Senegalese style. If you're not sure what you would like to do, there's Céline can also help guide you and many of the choices can be arranged at fairly short notice, meaning it's perfectly possible to show up with no plans and just take it from there. Finally, its also worth mentioning that Céline and her husband Gilles who run the Keur Niaye, are also well-known and clearly well respected within the community. They, and their staff, support a number of good causes across Toubakouta and the surrounding area.

For those travelling on a tighter budget, the activities, though completely worth it in our opinion, may be a little on the expensive side. I'll admit though that I didn't have any point of comparison, so this might be the standard going rate across-the-board in Sine Saloum. I'll also note again those good causes which the traveller will be supporting and Keur Niaye. The shower pressure and electric heating is dependent on the solar energy, which could be a little temperamental at times (though it was mostly fine)

Celine and Gilles were delightful hosts, always attentive to us. Everyone at Keur Niaye was gracious and highly capable. We especially appreciated Doudou, their guide who took us on several outings. The garden is beautiful, and our room was extremely comfortable. Celine and Gilles were excellent company and fascinating people. Their support for the community in the town of Toubakouta is admirable and added greatly to our experience there.

The hosts were welcoming, charming, and genuinely wanted to tend to our needs. The courtyard is beautifully maintained and lovely to look at. Gilles puts birdseed out in the morning so we can enjoy the beautiful birds of the area. Breakfast was phenomenal with Celine providing homemade jams and local honey as special treats

Don't change a thing

Such a lovely setting. brilliant hosts and amazing activities. Nothing was too much trouble and the food was delicious.

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What a wonderful place, the hosts Gilles and Céline are so welcoming and can get so many trips organized, with professional guidance, after so many years living there. Only 4 rooms, so small scale personalized operation, and excellent home cooking! Good interaction with locals in the village.

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Keur Naiye was very charming, Celine, Gilles and Dou Dou could not have been more helpful and welcoming; For reasonable prices, excursions can be arranged. Our highlights- Gilles and Dou Dou took us out on the Salom for a wonderful afternoon and evening, we walked, swam, visited shell Island and the village of Sipo and watched the birds come to rest as the sun was setting. Celine organised transport for us to visit Fathala reserve and kayakking on our last morning. Celine is a very good cook and we particularly enjoyed sharing our evening meal together with our hosts. Breakfast was also delicious, pancakes with home made Jams and local honey. Our rooms were very comfortable with air conditioning and mosquito nets. We would highly recommend a stay at Keur Naiye

Nothing not to like

Great guesthouse/B&B in Toubacouta in a very peaceful and quiet village. Rooms are totally comfortable and nicely designed, and the meal that I ate here was excellent. I only stayed two nights, but would have been happy to stay on an another to take a tour through the mangroves. The owners Celine and Gilles were very friendly and it was great to speak with them over dinner. They also offered some recommendations for future stops on my trip, since I had done almost no planning before coming to Senegal.

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Céline and Gilles are very warm and welcoming. Every evening, we all had (an extremely delicious) 3-course dinner together and in Christmas eve, Céline had organized a spectacular drum and dance show. We also enjoyed the customized trips through the Mangroves, where we learned a lot about the flora and fauna from the highly experienced guides. The nature is absolutely amazing! The room was very well equipped with AC, mosquito net, warm shower, and a lot of nice little details (e.g., homemade soap). Furthermore, the breakfast was very tasty (a lot of different homemade marmelades and yogurt, as well as eggs, baguette, etc.). Most importantly, we really liked that Céline and Gilles have built up a foundation to help develop the village community. Hence, you receive very friendly reactions from the villagers when mentioning that you stay at Keur Niaye.

We were a little surprised that the trip prices didn't include the meals we enjoyed during the trips.