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Classic

Cultural Tour in Mali
Classic circuits through Bamako, Ségou, Mopti, Timbuctu, Gao, Hombori… Crossing to the reserve of elephant in (Gourma), Douentza, Bamba, Bandiagara, Mopti, Djenné, Terriyabougou, Bamako: 23 days of travel through Mali, cultural circuit, 4x4 Jeep air condition, Canoe, Pinass, Camel, Trekking.
Savana, hills, river and desert. Travel throuth the niciest landscapes of Mali. Visit of Mali main cultural towns, rich by their architectural heritage, economy activities or the values international manifestation ti organise. Djenné, Dogon country, Tombouctou: discovery of Mali three cities ranked as mondial heritage by UNESCO.




  

Days & Arrival place   Accommodation  Meals Conditions   Program 
Arrival place in Bamako  Hotel Mande  Not included   Welcome to the airport-Transfert from airport to the hotel 
D1 - Bamako - Ségou   Hotel Dioliba  Meals in restaurants  The road tared that crosses the sudanese plain offers a first sight of trees (karity,baobabs) agricultural cultures and activities during the way. Discovery of segou, city of 4444 balanzans that surrend the city and means treason by he missing of one balanzan,peaceful and shadowed city, former capital of the bambara kindom; spreading through the niger;commented visit (ancient residences of colonizers and houses by mud) walking through the river,expositions of pottery (among the best ade in Mali) exhibition center of art and craft,because of the big market day in monday there is a plenty of asses and goats.  
D2 - Ségou - Mopti   Hotel la maison rouge  Meals in restaurants  On morning departure for mopti,at noon meal in San, few visits previewed during the way until to get mopti toward the end of the morning.  
D3 - D4 - D5 Sailing on the river,boarding at the wharf of mopti for timbuktuThe arrival will be at the afternoon of the day-5  Night in bivouac on the sand's bench under the stars (tent of two persons and matelas provided).
Auberge du désert   		Meal prepared on tradiotional oven and serving in the board of pinassMeals in restaurants  Boarding at the wharf, early on the Niger river for the sailing from mopti to timbuktu (3 days on the river) crossing by several villages Bozo (fishers); and the lake Debo an ideal place to discover the fauna of niger: hippopotamus, birds, monkeys; visit of Niafunke - Tonka - Dire - Timbuktu, buying fresh fishes of te river to the fishers bozo, discovery also towards the visit of some bozo,peulhs villages the classification of people by sector traditional productions, possibilty to bath, visit of some (bozo, peulhs, songhoi, bambara, tuareg villages) until the arrival for timbuktu at the afternoon of the day-5. 
D6 - Timbuktu  Auberge du désert    At the morning, discovery of timbuktu the mysterious, the city of 333 hollies that surrend and protect the city of bad sort, walking towards the narrowed streets through the mosques and university (Sankore) with the 3 famous mosques of the city (djingareiber, sidi yehia and sankore), residences of the former explorers and the place and the famous well of buctu, the old woman that gave the name of timbuktu,the monument of peace; at the afternoon riding by camels towards the dune of sand, until to aloss of view to the gate of desert. Return by 4x4 tothe hotel  
D7 - Timbuktu - Farach - Essakane       At morning, departure for farach-essakane for the discovery of a real adventure the desert (sahara) mountains and oasis and meeting of nomad tuareg that lived in the desert, knowing the history of tuareg and a sight for the thirstquenching of animals (the meal be under tuaregtent with a tuareg tea in mint) and return at the afternoon at 15km of Timbuktu for spendingthe nigt in open air (bivouac), touareg dancing, muichwi around the fire and telling touareg tales, legends and stories.  
D8 - D9 - D10 boardingon th wharf sailing from timbuktu to Gao at the morning.The arrival is previewed at the afternoon of the day10  Night in bivouac on the sand's bench under the stars (tent of two persons and matelas provided).
Hotel Tizi Mizi   		Meal prepared on tradiotional oven and serving in the board of pinassMeal in restaurants  Boarding on the wharf ,early sailing from timbuktu for Rharouss - Bamba - Temera - Bourem - Gao, crossing several small bozo villages (fishers), songhoi town, tuareg, and peulhs (3days on the river) the wonderful location without debt is at the nearest of gaosmall visits previewed in the way until the arrival to Gao at afternoon of day 10. La partie la plus belle est sans conteste la partie proche de Gao. 
D11 - Gao   Hotel Tizi Mizi  Meal in restaurants  At morning discovery of the city of Askia (Gao). The ancient capital of the songhoi kindom. The empire of songhoi, the empire which during its apogee at (XVI) spreading to senegal at the pool of niger and disapeared with the imperialism of morroco comers (1591). Sonni ali ber was the founder of the songhoi empire.Askia mohammed was the emperor of songhoi,he conquested in 1493 sonni bar the son of sonni aliber. Commented visit of the guide for the Askia's mosques, the city of Gao, washington market, handcrafts houses. At the afternoon, trekking at the pink dune located in the middle of the river by canoe,songhoi tea previewed on the dune.  
D12 - Gao - Hombori   Hotel Campement  Meal in restaurants  At the morning, departure for hombori crossing by Gossi, small visits previewed during the way. Discovery of Hombori (visit the old village that is at the peak of the mountain), the mont Hombori that is the highest mont in mali.  
D13 - Surrounding of hombori(tour in the gourma for seeing the elephants   Hotel Campement  Meal in restaurants  At morning, departure for gourma for the elephants reserve (Hombori - Gourma - Hombori). Itenary of elephants: on the tracks of elephant in gourma reserve (november to april) with a peulh guide, the herds are visible, early the morning or at the evening near the pools, a great number of elephant but difficult to see them when they are sheltered in the heat from the bush,return to hombori ffor spending the night in a camp. 
D14 - Hombori - Douentza   Campment Dogon   Meals in restaurants   Morning, departure for douentza. Itenary Hombori - Douentza, wonderful visit of the mountains through the magnificient landscapes of savana, canyons between Hombori-Douentza. Visit of the Hand of Fatima.  
D15 - D16 - D17 - D18 Visit ofdogon country Douentza - Bamba - Yenda - Yenda turgu - Bedjé - Mandé - Damasongho - werè - Yendouma - Youga piri - Youga goudourou - Youga Na - Koundou - Koundou da - Arou - Ibi - Banani - Ireli -Tireli - Komokan - Nombori - Dourou - Bandiagara.day18 afternoon in Bandiagara  Night terrasse under star, tent and mattress provided.
Hotel la Falaise   		Meals in Dogon Campment Meals in restaurants  Morning, departure for Dogon country (Douentza-Bamba) until Bandiagara-Mopti. Dogon's itenary is by tracks, during the trekking and village's visit, the 4x4 assures the transport of lugages and rejoin passengers at the end of each trekking, trekking visit of villages and previewed (8 km in maximum), others moving by 4x4- Douentza - Bamba - Yenda - Yenda turu - Bedjé - Mandé - Damasongho - werè - Yendouma - Youga piri - Youga goudourou - Youga Na - Koundou - Koundou da - Arou - Ibi - Banani - Ireli -Tireli - Komokan - Nombori - Dourou - Bandiagara Songho - A majestic discovery of dogon universe and culture through their daily life, history and fascinating legend. History tells us that Dogon came from the atlantic ocean and the red sea,pricesely in the ancient egypt where their ancestor were found first and then they had moving for the empire of Ghana then the mande  
D19 - Bandiagara - Songho - Mopti   Hotel La maison rouge  Meals in restaurants  At the beginning of the morning departure for mopti, crossing by songho (previewed visit in songho) then for mopti,visit of the port of mopti with an intense activity, Mopti (the Venise of Mali) meeting point of tourism and cultural exchange, mosques, markets and quarters. Toward the end of the morning, walking through the port in order to attend the sunset on the river. 
D20 - Mopti - Djenné   Hotel Campment  Meals in restaurants  Morning departure for Djenne. Visit guided by foot of Djenne, religious and named city on the bani ranked world heritage by Unesco. Discovery of its narrowes streets, wonderful sudanese architectural building made in mud, sight from the terasse's roof, coranic schools, named mosque, tomb of the Maid (Tapama) who was killed by sacrifice for the peace of the city, various handcraft. Big market:monday  
D21 - Djenné - San - Teriyabougou   Spending the night around the site  Meals around the site  Morning departure for Terriyabougou passing by San (meal is previewed in a restaurant in san), visit of san and its handcraft (named center of bogolan textile), big market: monday and then following for Terriyabougou, a miraculous creation of the village, meeting of an european and a fisher bozo, after explaning the problem of starvation, they became friends and founded the village,teriyabougou means frienship in malian language. Break at this place and walking through the bani river in order to discover some animals ans agricultural gardens and relax through near the river. 
D22 - Teriyabougou - Ségou - Bamako   Hotel Mande  Meals in restaurants  Morning departure for bamako passing from segou, meal previewed in a restaurant in Segou and then following for Bamako and arriving at hotel at the end of morning, night in a cultural and musical place, drink not included. 
D23 - Bamako     Meals in restaurants  Morning discovery of the capital of Mali, and its quarters, markets, handcraft houses, view from the peak of hill, national museum, museum of Bamako, the monument of martyr, walking on the martyr bridge, relax, last purchases, possibility of overtime visit galery, pictures, exposition of lattest issues, french cultural center. End of stay, at night departure fro airport.
Our quality is to satisfy your needs by discovering our country togheter and resolve youy suggestion for the good track.  


Price for 4 persons: 2.115'- euros by person