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Grands Sites

Programm/Grand site: 25 days
Mali towards savannah-stone’s cliffs. River, desert, sahel, saharian-hill, oasis, lake, crossing the characteristic landscapes of Mali. The spirit of discovery’s circuit, living by group during the travel with a good moral, so warmth.
Enthusiasm and hospitality are expecting you. It’s a fascinating discovery of authentic africa by trip that alternates Jeep 4x4, pinass, canoe, camels, trekking, sport, smile, music. It’s also a meeting of different groups of ethnies in Mali.




 

Day & arrival place   Accommodation   Meals Conditions   Program 
Arrival places Bamako  Hotel Mande  Not included  Welcoming to the airport and transfer from there to hotel 
D1 - Bamako -Segou   Hotel Dioliba  Meal in restaurant  The tared road that crosses the sudanese plain offers a first sight ofTrees (karités, baobabs) agricultural farms and several activities along the tare. At the discovery of the Segou, city of balanzan (4444 balanzans surrounding the city and means betrayal according to historians)Peaceful and shady town, ancient capital of baman kingdom, standing along the niger. Guided comment of the city (ancient colonial residence and mud houses). Walking along the river toward a tidy deposit of potteries (among the prettiest of Mali) at contemporary exhibition"s centre around donkey ang goats. Big market Monday. 
D2 - Ségou - Markala - Niono   Campment hotel  Meal in restaurant  At the morning departure for Markal-NionoThe tared road between segou and markala is practicable. The surrounding of markala announce some prosperous cities in fertilized region, it appears some agricultural farms and karity plantations abunding countyside, at the arrival to markala the sight on the peak of the bridge envelops the niger river of interior delta. Visit of the town, the colonial quarter, markets, mosques, meeting of the local population, then moving for Niono. Niono is an active city, it appears as the first city of black africa, it"sMarket is holding each sunday, and very colored with it"s varied cultures near the sahel canal, it possesses one of the biggest and the prettiest mosque of the country, few visits are supposed.  
D3 - Niono - Nampala - Léré - Niafounké   Hotel campment  Meal in restaurant  At morning departure for Nampala-Lere-NiafounkéWhen we cross the outhern of sahara, adventure to join niafounkéBy multiples breaks, and visits are supposed along the way, crossing the sahel until the boundary of mauritania and catch up niafounké by the bank of the river, a fascinating discovery towards the varied and multiples groups of ethnies (bambara, maure, tuareg, bella, songhoi)On the same way near leré there is an important commercial crossroadOf the sahel that you will discover. 
D4 - Niafounké - Goundam - Lac télé - Tin Aicha - Lac faguibine   Spending the night in bivouc in the open air on the sand dunes of dream under the glitter of stars (mattessess and tents provided)    Morning departure for goundam-lake telé-tin aicha-lake faguibine A real discovery of cultural journey, visiting the 2 lakes and animals around to water, at the surrounding, the dunes growing and combining between the gypsum flower to white sand. Tin aicha is an impressiv tesmony of history of humanity that is keeping in the arid plain of sahara during the neolithic. Pic-nic in bush at the midday for the meal (visit of the village) then moving to the lake faguibine and return at the afternoon at the bank of faguibine that is the largest of western africa (75km long on15km of wide, during the rainning season, the river water offers a colored and harmonious contrast to the dunes of sand surroundingNight in bivouac in the open air under the glitter of stars. 
D5 - Lac faguibine - Farach   Spending the night in bivouc in the open air on the sand dunes of dream under the glitter of stars (mattessess and tents provided)  Meal prepared on traditionnal oven and serving in touareg tente  Morning departure for farach (to go for a ride on camel) the morning is based to the way to climb on the huge desert, fascinating oasis around dunes and hills, arrival tofarach (visit the neolithic and the preislamic graves) meeting of touareg. Night in bivouac in the open air under the glitter of stars. 
D6 - Farach - Tombouctou   Auberge du desert  Meal in the restaurant  Morning departure for timbuktu by 4x4 for taking a sandy way, meeting through the wells along the way that surround the distance of nomad, peulh, tuareg campment and their herds. The arrival is designed for timbuktu at the afternoon.  
D7 -Tombouctou   Auberge du desert  Meal in the restaurant  Morning, at the discovery of the mysterous city, the city of 333 hollies that surround and protect tombouctou, walking between the streets and around mosques and universities, sankore (the 3 famous mosques, djingareiber, sidi yehia and sankore) and explorers houses, the place and the famous well of bouctou, the old woman that founded the name of tombouctou, the monument of peace. At the afternoon departure by 4x4on the dunes of téchaq in tuareg campment, where a traditionaldinner will be offer around the mechoui and near the fire to take 3 glasses of tea under the glitter of stars and tuareg dance and at the end of the mechoui at the night transfer to the hotel. 
D8 - D9 - D10 - Sailing on the Niger river. Tombouctou-Gao. Boarding the port of Tombouctou for Gao.  Spending the night in bivouc in the open air on the sand dunes of dream under the glitter of stars (mattessess and tents provided).
Hotel Tizi Mizi   		Meal prepared on traditionnal oven and serving aboard of the Pinass.
Meal in restaurant   		Boarding at the port, early in the morning on niger river, Tombouctou - Rharouse - Bamba - Temera - Bourem - Gao. Sailing by several small villages bozo (fishers)and songhoi, tuareg, ad peulh cities (3 days of sailing) some small visits are previewed until the arrival to gao. The most beautiful place without doubt is just before arriving to gao, visit of hippopotamus and herds and break around the sunbath in bourem (village of dama guinde)The arrival is previewed in the afternoon of days 10. 
D11 - Gao  Hotel Tizi mizi   Meal in restaurant  Ancient capital of songhoi empires. Gao, crossing by the greewich meridian. Morning at the discovery of Askia"s city (gao), the tomb of Askia, in which the monumental and pyramidal mosque is located, the big market of women, quarter of shoemakers and jewellers, washington market, small market of the cattle, the sahel museum, the handcraft centers. At the afternoon, visit of the pink dune that is in the middle of the river by canoe, songhoi tea is previewed on the dune, back at hotel at the end of day. 
D12 -Gao -Hombori  Campment hotel  Meal in restaurant  Departure for Hombori crossing by Gossi, some visits are previewed along the road, from hombori, a walkind by trekking is previewed in order to discover the songhoi and rimaibe villages arround (about 25 km by 4x4 and 15 km by trekking on the plateau village and joining the plain at the other side of the village)  
D13 - Hombori - Gourma - Hombori (reserve of elephants)  Campment hotel  Meal in restaurant  Morning departure for Gourma at elephant reserves (Hombori - Gourma - Hombori) the itenary of elephants, on the track of elephant of gourma reserve (from november to april) with a peulh guide, the herds essentially in sight early the morning and the evening near the pond, itscan reach around 100 elephants but very difficult to close them when they are sheltering from heat in the bush, there is nomade campment in the gourma (sonhoi, peulh, tuareg), turn back to spend the night to hombori in campment in the end of day. 
D14 - Hombori - Douentza   Dogon campment  Meal in restaurant  Morning departure for douentza. The itenary, Hombori-Douentza, visit previewed of the hand of fatima, then moving for douetza, the landscape is splendid, wonderful villages sculpted in cliff, meeting some peulh campment always authentic and affected with a warmth of welcomingThe arrival to douentza is previewed at the end of day.  
D15 - D16 - D17 - D18 - Douentza - Bamba (visite du Pays Dogons) - Bamba - Yanda - Damasongho - Wéré Yendouma Ato - Yendouma - Youga Piri - Youga Dougourou - Youga Nâ - Koundou Ginna - Koundou Dâ - Arou - Ibi - Banani - Ireli - Tireli - Dourou - Bandiagara  Night on the roof terrace in the open ait, mattresses and tentd provided.
Hotel la Falaise   		Meal in dogon campment.
Meal in restaurant   		Morning departure for dogon countries (Douentza-Bamba- jusqu"a bandiagara-mopti). The itenary to dogon is by track. During the trekking and villages visit, the 4x4 assures the luggages transport and join back passengers at the end of each circuit, visit of village by trekking around (12 km in maximum), others moving by 4x4Douentza - Bamba (visite du Pays Dogons)Bamba - Yanda - Damasongho - Wéré - Yendouma Ato - Yendouma - Youga Piri - Youga Dougourou - Youga Nâ - Koundou Ginna - Koundou Dâ - Arou - Ibi - Banani - Ireli - Tireli - Dourou - Bandiagara (danse previewed to Tireli)Dogon county is an unic universe the world, a real discovery of their cultures, their daily life, their history. Dogon came between the atlantic ocean and the red sea that means they are originally from Egypt, they were in the Ghana empire then in the manding.  
D19 - Bandiagara - Songho - Mopti   Hotel Ambedjele  Meal in restaurant  Beginning of the morning departure for mopti, crossing by songho (visit previewed to songho) on the road of bandiagara, this dogon village is impressiv by it"s circoncised cave and rock face is covered by rock painting, the village is wonderful, then continue for mopti. Visit of the port of mopti with an intense activity (mopti venis of maliCrossroad of commercial tourism and cultural exchange), the mosque, the markets, women markets, ites quarters, fish market and market around the port. At the end of the day, walking along the river in order to see the sunset.  
D20 - Mopti - Djenné   Hotel campment  Meal in restaurant  Morning departure for Djenne. Guided comment of the city by foot, the religious and named city on the bani, classified world heritage of unesco, around alley, wonderful sudanese architecture inmud, sight above the terrace roof, coranic school, famous mosque, tomb of the young girl bozo socified forthe foundation of the city (tapama djenepo) museum of djenne, varied crafts, bid market (monday)At the afternoon a visit is previewed to some peulh villages at 5km of the city, vist of this village and turn back to djenne at the end of the day. 
D21 - Djenné - San   Terria hotel   Meal in restaurant   Morning departure for san, the capital of bobo country, san is a wonderful city, visit of the city, weekly market, mosque, san is quiet city to explore the niger interior delta. At the afternoon, departure by 4x4 at few km of the town toward the bani river way in a small bozo village, wailking along the bani river to attend the sunset.  
D22 - San - Koutiala - Sikasso   Hotel Mamélon   Meal in restaurant   Morning departure for sikasso, crossing by koutiala, few visits are previewed along theway until the arrival to sikasso at the end of the morning (noon meal is previewed to koutiala in a restaurant). Visit of the city, mosque, markets and then moving for sikasso. 
D23 - Sikasso   Hotel Mamélon   Meal in restaurant   Sikasso, capilal of kenedougou, is a warthful city, visit of the city, big market, hillock, the kingdom family house of kélétigui berthé, the tomb of tieba, the grotto of missirikoro located at 12 km, mosque, visits take end in the end of day.  
D24 - Sikasso - Bougouni - Bamako  Hotel Mande  Meal in restaurant   Morning departure for bamako crossing by bougouni-bamako, visit of a small village close to sikasso (Konséguéla) then moving for bougouni, stop and break then continue to bamako and arriving at the end of day.  
D25 - Bamako     Meal in restaurant  Morning at the discovery of mali capital and it"s quarters, markets, mosques, national museum, museum of bamako, monument of martyr, walking along the martyr bridge, breakLast purchases, possibilities of overtime visits (enty not included), exhibition of galerie, pictures, fren cultural center. End of stays, departure for the airport at night.
The quality of prestation is to satisfy customers, suggestion will be welcome.  


Price for 4 persons: 2.495'- euros by person
Price for 8 persons: 1.850'- euros by person