Dalaal Diam

Fred & Céline • Hospitality by Nature

Somone · Senegal

Dalaal Diam Lodge is not a hotel.

It is an unconventional guest house, born of a slightly mad dream: to create a self-sufficient place, respectful of its environment, where you come to slow down, breathe and reconnect with what matters.

View of the lodge from the lagoon at sunset

No air conditioning here, no television, no manufactured entertainment. Comfort lies elsewhere: in birdsong at daybreak, the rustle of wind through the filao trees, sunsets over the bush and time given back to you.

Our accommodations, each one different, sit within an estate of several hectares devoted to preserving nature and the wellbeing of those who live here, human and animal alike.

The savannah and baobabs seen from the estate
Path lined with filao trees crossing the estate
Panorama over the Somone lagoon

Dalaal Diam is also home to a sanctuary sheltering horses, donkeys, dogs, cats, rabbits, pigeons, hedgehogs and other animals taken in over the years.

Meals, inspired by African and European cooking, are prepared in a simple, family spirit around a shared table.

Table set under the restaurant's thatched pavilion
The bush in the early morning
The saltwater pool fringed with greenery

Between walks, wildlife watching, reading, meditation, unwinding beside the saltwater pool or simply taking in the landscape, everyone is free to find their own rhythm.

Open view over the baobab forest
Savannah horizon at nightfall

More than a place to stay, Dalaal Diam is an experience of disconnecting, and of reconnecting with yourself, with others and with the living world.

Discover our Lodge

Photo of the Horus Bio-Climatic Suite
Horus Bio-Climatic Suite

130m2, 2 bedrooms, shower room,
2 toilets, water lounge, terrace, private garden.

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Photo of the Osiris Observatory Loft
Osiris Observatory Loft

One-room loft, 50m2 of panoramic view,
shower room and toilets on the ground floor

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Photo of the Ahmès Bungalow
Ahmès Bungalow

50m2, 3-room bungalow including 1 bedroom, lounge,
shower room and toilets, terrace and private garden

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Photo of the Rooms
The Rooms

3 double rooms from 25m2 to 37m2.
Access to the tropical garden with fish pond.

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