Island of Shells

This island is in the Saloum River Delta. It is said that it was made from shells that the locals have put there for centuries. In the Hotel Keur Saloum they will offer you a three-hour tour. It's big and has some interesting Baobab trees. The also call its fruit - monkey bread. It is pleasant tasting. The tree reaches 20 meters high and ten meteres of girth. Legend says that if you drink water in which the seeds were soaked you stay free of crocodile attacks. Interesting