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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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€.

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 !!

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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.

Breakfast was nice for an European person who likes to have some salty food for breakfast, lot of options for brekkie. This was nice. The personnel was very top, they were very kind and helpful. Also all the sights were amazing! We did the safari trip, whole day island trip and walking with the lions and it was beyond awesome! Fathala is such a wonderful place!

I didn't specifically like the part that it took us 3 hours to go there from Saly, but then when you know, you need to go to a national park that holds a lot of safari animals, it has to be a bit further away. So that didn't bother me that much in the end. The second part what I didn't like that much was that the dinner menu was pretty expensive at the end because you are already paying a lot of money just to for the stay and the activities so it was quite expensive weekend for us in the end. But anyway, we were happy to see and experience everything we could there so in that way, it was once in a lifetime thing for us so maybe then it's okay to pay a bit more.

Very clean and well maintained

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

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.

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Really enjoyable and relaxing stay. Great team of people, great food. The tents were luxurious and you must try the outside showers. Highly recommended

The wifi was not the best - you have to pay but it is only 5000 CFA so not a huge issue but if you are paying for something it should atleast work...