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Festival in desert, edition of 2009 will be holding at 8th - 10th in January '09.
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Created in January at 2001,the festival in desert takes place each year in Essakane, 3 hours by driving to the city of Timbuktu, this program begins from Timbuktu and takes end in Timbuktu after coming back to Essakane, transport Timbuktu-Essakane-Timbuktu will not be included in the program (all that is detailed on the program is included in the schedules).
Entry of the festival, bracelet, tents and mattresses, food, bottle water 3 times by day.
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Place and day of arrival
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Accommodation of night
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Condition of restauration
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Programme
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Departure place in Timbuktu
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Auberge du Désert
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Not included
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Welcoming of the mysterious city (Timbuktu)
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D1 -
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Auberge du Désert
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Meal in restaurant
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Morning at the discovery of mysterious city; the city of 333 hollies that protect and surround the Timbuktu, walking in the narrowed streets and around mosques and universities, Sankore, visit of the 3 famous mosques (djingareiber, sidi yehia and sankore) explorers houses, the place and famous well of Buktu the woman who founded the name of Timbuktu, handcraft houses, the markets, peace monument, in the afternoon departure by 4x4 on dunes until the gate of desert (tuareg tea is previewed on the dunes) at the sunset turn back to the hotel.
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D2 - D3 - D4 - Timbuktu - Essakane
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Spending the night in bivouacking in the open air under tuareg tent around the glitter of stars
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Meal under tuareg tent
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A real desert of Timbuktu to essakane, sandy and 4x4 in good state will be necessary to arrive until essakane (70km from Timbuktu), Essakane an anxient oasis located in the north of Mali, huge mountains of dunes until to the loss of sight, once the arrival at the desert festival place, Essakane you will stay during 3 nights and 3 days at the festival place, because the last night is the most interesting of all, greatest musician stars will be on track around 3h to 4h of the morning until dawn by singing, the artistic and musical ambiance is around 3 days, the first day isn"t too interesting it will be just the opening day of the festival, during the day, few traditional and cultural events will be holding including musical repetion, conference, meeting, art exhibition, and some sundry toys, musical programmation is linked to the sounds, lights through the event of shows, discovery of tuareg camel riding, poesy, tales and legend, there is also tuareg exhibition"s center on the site, and presents selling place, forum of tuareg cultural and meeting exchange. Camels riding and walking towards sand"dunes are previewed
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D5 - Essakane - Timbuktu
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Meal in restaurant
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Early in the morning after the breakfast, departure for Timbuktu (3 hours of driving from essakane to Timbuktu). End of stays of the desert festival, the quality of our prestation is to satisfy your suggestion.
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Price for 4 persons: 488'- euros by person
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