Théatre de L'Engouement

Senegal


Set amid a lush forest-like setting a few kilometres from Toubab Dialaw, this open-air theatre hosts concerts and stages plays periodically from October through June. There's also a guesthouse, with rooms in hobbit-like burrows scattered around the property (dorms/doubles from CFA5000/15,000). Contact Sobo Badè for upcoming shows and to book accommodation.


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