It’s pricy, and for a certain rate you may expect that during a three day stay your tent will be cleaned and your towels replaced.. This was not done, nor apologized for…

Magical setting, even in low season enough to see and do!

Stayed in August 2025

Everything was fine.

It’s a very nice place. The tents are really comfortable and clean. The animals come close to the tent so you can sit on the veranda and watch antelopes. It’s very calm. The hotel lobby is beautifully decorated, the staff is very helpful and friendly. The dinner was great. I had a great stay and I also enjoyed the Safari.

Stayed in July 2025

However, I was a bit disappointed by the bathtub and mirror, which weren’t as clean as expected. Some room finishes could use improvement to maintain the luxury feel of the place.

The place is stunning—fully immersed in nature. The staff was very kind, the activities were lovely, and seeing wild animals while swimming was absolutely magical. A stay I’ll never forget! Already started recommending it to close friends!

Stayed in April 2025

The only small drawback was the 3 course a la carte menu. The food was amazing but my partner and I do not usually eat 3 courses and found it a little annoying that was the only dinner option. Some more flexibility on dining would have made it great.

Luxury tents with big beautiful beds. Each tent was well equipped with AC, fridge with milk and water, powerful showers. Giraffes, rhinos, antelope, monkeys and more show up at the watering hole regularly meaning you often get to watch them during breakfast and dinner or whilst around the pool! Mind blowing!! Staff and tour guides were fantastic. They catered for everything we needed. The guides were extremely knowledgeable and entertaining during game drives and activities. We did the sundowners on the mangroves tour which was stunning and well organised. The food was top notch and generous.

Stayed in April 2025

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Nice mini safari experience. Beautiful surroundings and tasteful en luxury Safari tent. Very relaxed to watch de animals in front of the restaurant. High standard service. Very nice food.

Stayed in February 2025

The food at dinner was not good at all.

In amongst the animals :) Lovely chalets.

Stayed in January 2025

Everything was perfect.

Quiet, peaceful and immersed in nature

Stayed in December 2024

Beautiful place in the reserve. staff and owners are very friendly. I've been sick during our stay and everyone was very helpful and caring.

Stayed in November 2024

Extremely pricey accommodation and dinner options. If you have an option and want to save money. Just stay at a close by hotel in Toubacouta and get a taxi for a day excursion here

Very clean and well maintained

Stayed in September 2024

nothing

unique property in a wildlife reserve

Stayed in May 2024

As it was very very expensive, expectations were set high. My opinion on things that were disappointing or would need improvement: No welcome drink No flexibility- we requested a late checkout possibility and it was impossible. The reserve was not even 1/3 full and i did offer to pay extra but nothing could be discussed. You have to pay for wifi. This means you have to get a box. I would advise not to bother, it works quite badly so its a bit pointless. Its also a good opportunity to fully disconnect. I would advise against the lion encounter as the poor lions have to go through this circus the whole day. This is not only for the guests on the reserve, it is open to absolutely anyone and everyone. They are not mistreated but they are not free. I regret having done that.

Overall a good time at Fathala! There are lots of organized activities. We booked 4 and did not regret it. The best and most memorable one was the sundowner in the mangrove. Magical and perfectly well organized. The other one we loved was the morning bushwalk and we had breakfast with rhinos, buffalos, zebras… simply magical. The tent was beautiful and with the best bed ever. The tent has a mini fridge too. The breakfast was very good Staff tried to be as helpful as possible. Very nice and kind people The swimming pool is small but very nice with nice sunbeds. Very clean The BEST croissants and bread every morning. Wow! We loved them. Generous breakfast Perfect and flawless communication with Jolene prior our reservation. Very nice and professional- thank you Jolene!

Stayed in January 2024

We found the extra services provided too expensive, breakfast was really poor and any meal provided given the circumstances and the fact that there were no other places to get food around, extremely expensive with no value for money

The property was very well arranged clean and overall really nice!

Stayed in October 2023

This was my first time staying in a forest hotel and even though the hotel room was a tent, the facilities were very good with air conditioning and washroom. The Safari experience was very good and I took a lot of pictures of birds and wild animals. The staff of the hotel are very warm and polite and provide professional English service. It was a very memorable experience.

Stayed in September 2023

the WiFi box, for which we paid extra, was almost useless

almost everything

Stayed in April 2023

Absolutely immersive in wild life, way away from the common, prices surprisingly reasonable considering the distance from Dakar. I doubted very much if it was worth traveling that far, arriving from Saly and Dakar, but after being there, my joy compensated it all

Stayed in January 2023

Nothing

location and quality

Stayed in March 2023

nothing really

You have to enjoy being away from it all of course, but for us, Fathala was a fantastic experience. The tents we staid in were comfortable, beautiful scenery with amazing animals. We did several tours which were not breathtaking but on the other hand a nice way to discover the region. We'd like to especially thank the Fathala team for the "special" opportunity they gave us to discover "behind the scenes". This was unique !!

Stayed in December 2022

Peaceful location

Stayed in September 2022

It's more like a zoo - only a few animals, used to people. But nice to see. Ants in the bed - but we were in nature, so we understood. I am not sure if it's worth the money- this place is really expensive.

Awesome place. Great food, friendly staff, and cool rooms. Nice to chill and watch animals.

Stayed in November 2022

I didn't like not having a la carte selections for breakfast and dinner. They were fixed price. It would have been nice to have a Continental Breakfast option with juice , coffee and toast or muffin, without having to pay the full buffet cost of 18€.

I liked everything about Fathala Wildlife Reserve. The tented room was large, quiet, clean and very comfortable. The A/C worked well, and I paid for a router in the room to have excellent WiFi connections. I loved the outdoor shower, and the peace and serenity of the setting.

Stayed in October 2022

At night the room was uncomfortably cold. dinner was not very good. I have non dairy and gluten free diet which I notified the lodge of but the fish was served with couscous and creamy white wine sauce.(I don't eat meat) I asked for alternative fish with rice but the fish was bland and extremely boney. There was no vegan dishes and no Senegalese dishes on offer for dinner.

Breakfast was very good. Staff were very friendly and helpful. We saw a lot of animals which was great as was the walk with lions.

Stayed in January 2025

breakfast and food in general

Stayed in December 2023

loved the lodge and animals

the staff where very helpful and friendly

Stayed in January 2023

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Stayed in August 2025