Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Bamako. Upon arrival at Bamako airport, you will be met, assisted
and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Bamako - Ségou. After breakfast, we start Bamako city
Tour - panoramic overview of the city from Point G, the national museum, the city market, the artisans
and antiquary village where sculptors, weavers, leather workers, jewelers
and metal workers exhibit your wares
and skills. After Bamako city
Tour, drive to Ségou at 235 km, check into your hotel, dinner
and overnight at your hotel.
Day 3: Ségou - Mopti. After breakfast, depart Ségou to Mopti, the Venice of
Mali for its location between Niger
and Bani river. sightseeing many places en route, stop
and lunch in San, a Bobo city. Arrival Mopti, check into your hotel
and dinner at your hotel.
Day 4: Mopti - Timbuktu. Breakfast then drive via Douentzan to Timbuktu, the legendary city, picnic lunch en route. Arrival in Timbuktu
and visit: the museum, the market, the old districts, the manuscripts etc. Dinner
and overnight at your hotel.
Day 5: Timbuktu - Mopti. Drive back
and cross the unforgiven Desert to Mopti, picnic lunch. Arrival in Mopti, check into your hotel
and overnight in Mopti.
Day 6: Mopti - Dogon country. Breakfast then drive to the fascinating Dogon country, stop in Songho, renown for its rock paintings
and circumcision grotto. Picnic lunch. Short walking
Tour of Sangha: the two districts of Sangha named Hogol du Haut
and Hogol du bas, the fox table. Dinner
and overnight in Sangha.
Day 7: Djenné. Breakfast then continue to visit Dogon villages along the escarpment, lunch in Sangha. Drive to Djenné, arrival, dinner
and overnight at the campement.
Day 8: Djenné - Ségou. Breakfast,
Tour of Djenné, Timbuktu ancient sister city
and declared world heritage site by UNESCO.
Day 9: Ségou - Bamako. After breakfast, visit Ségou - the local brewery, the old city of Sekoro, the fishing port, etc. After visit drive to Bamako where we will have our lunch. Free in the afternoon. Dinner
and overnight in Bamako.
Day 10: Bamako - Kaye. Breakfast then drive to Kayes, the first administrative region of
Mali, picnic lunch en route. Upon arrival in Kayes, check into the hotel
and overnight at the hotel.
Day 11: Kaye. Breakfast then Kayes city tour: the market, the train station, Médine where
Mali first school was built, the waterfall of Felou, lunch in town. Dinner
and overnight in Kayes.
Day 12: Kaye - Matan. Breakfast then drive to cross the border of
Mali to
Senegal, lunch
and sightseeing some Malian
and Senegalese village en route. Upon arrival in Matan, we check into our hotel
and stay overnight.
Day 13: Matan - Saint Louis. Depart to Saint Louis then sightseeing villages en route. Upon arrival in Saint Louis dinner
and overnight at your hotel.
Day 14: Saint Louis - Dakar. Breakfast then Saint Louis city
Tour. Lunch in town. Depart to Dakar, upon arrival check into your hotel
and stay overnight there.
Day 15: Dakar. Dakar city tour: the museum, the market, Gorée Island, have lunch in town. Transfer to the airport for home departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the
Tour price.
Price Includes:
- Hotel accommodation, double occupancy
- Half board pension
- Attend all listed sites
- An experienced English-speaking guide
- Camel ride on the dunes
and tea ceremony
- Taxes in the villages.
Price Excludes:
- International flight tickets fees
- Mineral water (except the trekking
Days),
and other drinks
- Personal selling
and tips, the insurance: repatriation, cancellation
- Luggage loosing.
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