Mali Cultural Discovery BB04

15 Days From £2086 (3,285 USD)

Take a journey through Mali and discover the rich culture and history of this truly fascinating country.

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Key Information

Travel Style: Small Group
Start Location: Bamako, Mali
End Location: Bamako, Mali
Accommodation: Hotels & Camping
Period: All Year Round
Difficulty: Suitable for Most Travelers

About The Operator

Accreditations: ASTA, ATA
Years In Business: 14

Note: It is also possible to compose your circuit as you wish, or modify an existant one. To do this builds your own trip.

Description

Price Includes

  • Transfer upon arrival and departure in the airport
  • Luggage handling in the airport and in the different accommodation areas (except in bivouac)
  • Hotel accommodation, double occupancy
  • A day room in Bamako
  • Half board pension
  • Attend all listed sites
  • Pinasse in Ségou and in Mopti
  • An experienced English speaking guide
  • Camel ride on the dunes and tea ceremony
  • Taxes in the villages
Price Excludes
  • International flights, tickets and fees
  • Mineral water (except the trekking days), and other drinks
  • Personal selling’s and tips
  • Insurance (repatriation, cancellation, lost luggage)

Itinerary
Day 01. Bamako - PM Upon arrival at Bamako airport, you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel, overnight at hotel.
Day 02. Bamako-Ségou - AM After breakfast, we start Bamako City tour: panoramic overview of the city from Point G, the national Museum, the city market, the artisans and antiquaries’ village where sculptors, weavers, leather workers, jewellers and metal workers exhibit your wares and skills. PM After Bamako city tour, drive to Ségou, check into your hotel, dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 03. Ségou-Djenné - AM Depart Ségou to Djenné through San, capital of Bobo, arrive and lunch in Djenné. PM Short visit of Djenné city: the big mosque, the old districts etc; dinner and overnight in Djenné.
Day 04. Djenné-Mopti - AM After breakfast, visit Djenné on its weekly market day. Drive to Mopti. Have lunch in a restaurant located on the Bani river bank and then check into your hotel. PM Short city tour of Mopti, dinner and overnight in Mopti.
Day 05. Mopti-Sangha - AM Depart Mopti to Dogon country (Sangha) via Songho, known for its rock paintings and its circumcision grotto. PM Arrival in Sangha, installation in Sangha, dinner and overnight in the campement.
Day 06. Sangha - AM Depart Sangha on foot to visit some Dogon villages toward to Douentza, Picnic lunch. PM Dogon villages visit, Dinner and overnight at the inhabitants.
Day 07. Sangha-Douentzan - AM Visit of Dogon villages by vehicle, Picnic lunch. PM Visit of Dogon villages, installation, dinner and overnight in Douentzan.
Day 08. Douentzan-Timbuktu - AM Breakfast then drive to Timbuktu via Bambara maoudé, picnic lunch. PM Arrive, Timbuktu, installation, dinner and overnight in Timbuktu.
Day 09. Timbuktu - AM Breakfast then Timbuktu city tour (the mosques, the old city, explorers houses, the manuscript centre), lunch in Timbuktu. PM Camel ride to visit Tuareg camp, dinner and overnight in Timbuktu.
Day 10. Timbuktu-GAO - AM Breakfast then drive to GAO, sightseeing villages and have lunch. PM Arrive, dinner and overnight in GAO.
Day 11. GAO - AM GAO city tour: the mosque, the market, the old districts and then has lunch in town. PM Visit of the pink dunes around GAO, Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 12. GAO-Mopti - AM Depart GAO to Mopti, lunch en route; arrive Mopti. PM Dinner and overnight in Mopti.
Day 13. Mopti–Ségou - AM After breakfast depart to Ségou stop in San the town of Bobo and visit the Sudanese style mosque. PM Arrive Ségou, installation, dinner and overnight in Ségou.
Day 14. Ségou - AM After breakfast, we explore Ségou, one of Mali's largest cities and former colonial administrative centre; admire the beautiful Sudanese-style colonial architecture, traditional weavers and other artisans; visit Sekoro village meaning “the old Ségou”, former capital of the Bambara kingdom; see the tomb of King Biton Coulibaly. PM Wander along the Niger River to visit mud clothes (Bogolan) fabric, Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 15. Ségou-Bamako - AM Breakfast then depart to Bamako; have lunch in an African restaurant. PM Check into your hotel for the necessities, transfer to the airport for your home departure.