Carabane Island
Île de Carabane
A small island at the mouth of the Casamance River, the site of a 19th-century French trading post. It has a colonial church ruin, an old cemetery, a beach, and a quiet fishing village.
Carabane Island sits at the mouth of the Casamance River. France acquired it in 1836, and it was once the administrative and trading center of Lower Casamance. The island still has the ruins of a 19th-century Catholic church, colonial-era graves, and older buildings. Today it is a quiet fishing village with a beach on the north shore. A dugout canoe from Elinkine takes about 30 minutes, passing through mangrove channels. The Ziguinchor–Dakar ferry also stops at the island. A few simple campsites offer overnight stays, making it suitable for a day trip or for a night to watch the sunset.
Opening hours
Open all day (boat departures require reservation)
Nearby sights
- Elinkine & Casamance Mangrove Pirogue Trips
- Mlomp Two-Storey Clay Houses
- Diembéring
- Boucotte
- Oussouye & the Diola Kingdom
- Cap Skirring Beach
- Kabrousse