Senegal holds a strong reputation as one of Africa’s model democracies: politically and economically stable, the country rarely falls into the stereotype of tribal wars and political coups that plague the rest of the Continent.

Located at the south-east of Senegal, between Guinea Bissau and Gambia, Casamance’s luscious vegetation displays a striking contrast with the rest of the Sahelian country.

Senegal is a transition country between the Sahara desert in the north and the Sudanian Savanna in the south.

It has a pleasantly tropical climate with average temperatures of between 26° and 30°c, with uninterrupted sunshine from November through to May, and a short rainy season between June and October.

The capital and the largest city of Senegal is Dakar.

Casamance belongs to the Zinguinchor region, comprising upper and lower regions.

Tropical palm-fringed sandy beaches. The Bridge MAG image

The Casamance Cap Skirring beaches are, by all standards, the Senegalese response to the American Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida.

The overwhelming sense of space along the vast beaches, even at the height of the tourist season, makes them even more attractive, calming and intimate than the Florida ones.

The people, the lush tropical forest, the palm-fringed sandy beaches, the perfect ocean temperatures, all add the extra splash that most of the manufactured northern beaches lack.

A real heaven on earth, these secluded beaches are ideal for…