Le Papayer Ecolodge

Le Papayer is a small French-Senegalese-run eco-lodge tucked into the palm and mango groves of Cap Skirring, in the Casamance. Eight thatched bungalows are built from local materials, with solar hot water, mosquito nets and an open-air restaurant serving Senegalese plates and grilled fish. The beach — long, wild and almost empty outside Christmas — is a two-minute walk through the trees.