Tour Itinerary.
Day 1: Bamako. Upon arrival at Bamako Senou airport, you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel, overnight at hotel Mande or a Similar.
Day 2: Bamako/ Mopti. Breakfast and departure to Mopti, arrive in San. Arrival and visit of Mopti “The Venice of Mali” considered as the melting pot of Mali because of the number of ethnics living in perfect harmony together, visit of the mosque built in around 1936 similar to the one of Djenne, the market where women sell condiments of many species. The handicraft centre with the object of Malian culture (Dogon, Bambara, Senoufo etc…) Pinasse in the afternoon to visit some bozos campements and undergo the sunset in Mopti, Overnight in the hotel Flandre or Similar. Includes: (B), (D).
Day 3: Mopti/ Douentza/ Timbuktu
Breakfast then drive to Timbuktu via Douentza to reach the legendary city of Timbuktu, the city of 333 holy, the mysterious city or the doorway to the desert founded around the 11th century by the Tuareg Imagcharen. In Timbuktu the tradition says: “Gold comes the south, salt comes from the north, money come form occident, but the speeches of God, holy things, wonderful stories can be found only in Timbuktu". The 6th administrative capital of Mali, Timbuktu attracts many tourists who like to discover an exceptional cultural heritages, adventure landscape and fabulous histories of the city. Timbuktu has maintained many ancient monuments you will visit like: the old Islamic manuscripts in the Baba Ahmed Institute, the houses of exploratory Gordon Laing, Henri Barth, Mongo Park, and Rene Caille, the handicraft centre to discover the wonderful work of the Tuareg: the jewellery and the blankets Hotel and stay overnight at Hotel La Colombe or a Similar.
Day 4: Timbuktu/ Bamba/ Yendouma
Breakfast and camel trekking to visit some Tuareg campement, back and drive to Mali's fascinating Dogon country, being among of the most enigmatic people of Africa, the Dogons are living in stones and mud houses and granaries built up high on the narrow edges of the cliffs. The Dogons are animists, worshipping their ancestors and the spirits of nature. Having preserved their traditions through the centuries, the Dogon architecture is certainly the most well known element by external world, along with other practices such as mask dances (to request to a deceased spirit to leave the village and then rejoin the ancestors) or the fox divinatory game. The Dogons are farmers cultivating their fields either high on the cliff, in the plain or down of the cliff. The Dogons fled the advancing of Arabs coming from the north, and found shelter in one of West Africa's most inhospitable areas difficult to reach. This difficulty contributes to Dogon’s isolation even between them, and in time each village developed its own dialect, un-comprehended by the neighbours. Today, there are about fifty of idioms in spoken Dogon language. First we’ll visit the Dogon village Songo, renowned for its rock paintings and circumcision grotto, and then continue to Yendouma, on the edge of the Bandiagara escarpment, where we stay overnight Overnight in Camping.
Day 5: Yendouma/ Youga/ Koundou. Breakfast and visit of Yendouma, to day we continue our tour of Dogon Village in north. The Dogons are animists, and having preserved their traditions down through the centuries, are considered to be one of the most original civilizations of West Africa. Today’s sightseeing involves walking over rough ground to visit some of the villages, and fairly steep and rough paths have to be negotiated the three Youga and Koundou where you will have overnight. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 6: Koundou/ Ibi/ Banani/ Ireli. Breakfast and trekking for cliff descend in the Bandiagara escarpment to visit the village of Ibi, Banani, where the ancient Tellem Cave dwellings in the cliff face, continuation for overnight in Ireli.
Day 7: Ireli/ Amani/ Terili/ Komokan/ Nombori. This morning, we will visit Ireli, where you will discover the Toguna and the Hogon then we continue with our visit, with Amani, where we will visit the sacred crocodile sanctuary, Tireli experience the authentic traditional Dogon Mask Dance and Komokan. See the caves of Deguimbere and other small but interesting villages on the escarpment edge, continuation and overnight in Nombori. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 8: Nombori/ Dourou/ Mopti. Breakfast and visit of Nombori, continuation to Dourou visit, then drive to Mopti, arrival and free afternoon, overnight at Hotel La Flandre or a Similar.
Day 9: Mopti/ Djenne. After breakfast drive to Djenne the city classified as World Heritages because of its architecture. The city considered as the twin of Timbuktu because of its attachment on Islam. Founded around the 10 th century by Soninke, a religious city considered as one of the oldest city in Africa. The visit of children learning in Coranic School is worthy. Djenne is very famous by its biggest mud monument in the world. Arrival and we will visit the mosque, the virgin Tomb and the former Djenne Djene Djeno. Overnight in Djenné (Campement Hotel). Includes: (B), (D).
Day 10: Djenne/ Bamako
Breakfast and departure to the Capital city of Mali, Bamako is situated on the Niger, one of Africa's great rivers. Mali is a country of many tribal peoples, each with its own exuberant style of clothing and jewellery. There is nowhere better to see this colourful diversity than in the streets and markets of Bamako. By the way visit of Sekoro the capital of the former Bambara kingdom to see the vestibule, the king’s tomb. Continuation to Bamako, arrival and we will visit the city market, the antiquary’s village and the artisan’s village. The city has a large art and craft centre where sculptors, weavers, leather workers, jewellers and metal workers exhibit their wares and skills. You can spend hours exploring the hundreds of stalls. From carvings and cassettes, to fabrics, beads, brass and gold, the variety of goods is staggering. One area of the market is devoted entirely for traditional African medicines. Here you'll find the freshly shrunken heads of birds, monkeys and crocodiles, along with lizard skins and other gruesome treatments, transfer in the night.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Transfer upon arrival and departure in the airport
- Luggage handling in the airport and in the different accommodation areas
- Hotel accommodation, double occupancy
- A day room in Bamako
- Half board pension
- Full board in trekking day
- Attend all listed sites
- Pinasse in Mopti
- An experienced English speaking guide
- Camel ride on the dunes.
- Taxes in the villages.
Price Excludes:
- International flight tickets fees
- Mineral water (except the trekking days), and other drinks
- Personal sellings and tips
- The insurance: repatriation, cancellation, luggage loosing.
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