Mali cultural heritage holiday
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Location: Mali: Bamako, Timbuktu, Mopti, Pays-Dogon, Djenne, Segou.
Departures: January - December
Duration: 8 days
Group size: 1+ people
Price: From €1200, including: Hotel accommodation, meals as listed, private ground transportation, flights between sites, experienced English and French-speaking guide, airport transfers upon arrival and departure, all hotel taxes and local tourism taxes, all site visits and entry fees. Excluding: International flight to Mali, travel insurance, visa fees, drinks, and gratuities.
Departures: January - December
Duration: 8 days
Group size: 1+ people
Price: From €1200, including: Hotel accommodation, meals as listed, private ground transportation, flights between sites, experienced English and French-speaking guide, airport transfers upon arrival and departure, all hotel taxes and local tourism taxes, all site visits and entry fees. Excluding: International flight to Mali, travel insurance, visa fees, drinks, and gratuities.
The trip...
Get a taste of adventure with this introductory tour highlighting Mali’s cultural, historical, and ethnic diversity. Spend an unforgettable week in magnificent Mali taking in the awe-inspiring beauty and unbelievable grace as you stand before or travel through UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Great Mosque of Djénné, Dogon Country, and Timbuktu.
The Itinerary...
Day 01: Bamako
Arrival via international flight to Bamako, capital city of Mali; transfer from airport to hotel with assistance of guide and driver; overnight in Bamako.
Day 02: Bamako-Timbuktu
Spend a full day in legendary Timbuktu in the Sahara Desert. Visit the houses of explorers (René Caillé, Mongo Park, and Gordon Laing), the Mosque Djingareiber built by the emperor Kankan Moussa upon his return from his famous trip to Mecca, the museum, city markets, the handicraft center, and the center «Ahmed Baba» which is home to 14th century manuscripts.
Day 03: Timbuktu-Mopti
Transfer to the airport for a flight to Mopti, known as the Venice of Mali because it is located between the Niger and the Bani rivers on three islands. Arrive in Mopti mid morning and transfer to hotel. Tour the Komoguel mosque and then experience life on the river by visiting two fishing villages.
Day 4: Mopti-Djenné-Mopti
Cross the Bani River by ferry after breakfast and arrive in Djénné; a city constructed almost entirely with mud and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The “Great Mosque", is the biggest mud edifice in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Arrival via international flight to Bamako, capital city of Mali; transfer from airport to hotel with assistance of guide and driver; overnight in Bamako.
Day 02: Bamako-Timbuktu
Spend a full day in legendary Timbuktu in the Sahara Desert. Visit the houses of explorers (René Caillé, Mongo Park, and Gordon Laing), the Mosque Djingareiber built by the emperor Kankan Moussa upon his return from his famous trip to Mecca, the museum, city markets, the handicraft center, and the center «Ahmed Baba» which is home to 14th century manuscripts.
Day 03: Timbuktu-Mopti
Transfer to the airport for a flight to Mopti, known as the Venice of Mali because it is located between the Niger and the Bani rivers on three islands. Arrive in Mopti mid morning and transfer to hotel. Tour the Komoguel mosque and then experience life on the river by visiting two fishing villages.
Day 4: Mopti-Djenné-Mopti
Cross the Bani River by ferry after breakfast and arrive in Djénné; a city constructed almost entirely with mud and classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The “Great Mosque", is the biggest mud edifice in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Day 5 and 6: Mopti-Dogon country
Depart for Dogon country, stop at Songo, the village of underground caves to see magnificent rock paintings and visit the grotto of circumcision, a place of great importance in Dogon culture. Visit the upper and lower Ogols.
Depart for Dogon country, stop at Songo, the village of underground caves to see magnificent rock paintings and visit the grotto of circumcision, a place of great importance in Dogon culture. Visit the upper and lower Ogols.
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Day 7: Mopti -San - Ségou
Depart for Segou, former colonial capital and Mali’s second largest city. Stop in San to visit the mosque, mud cloth workshops, and the animist village of Térékoungo.
Day 8: Ségou - Bamako - Departure
Arrive in Bamako around lunchtime. Visit the museum, handicraft center, local weavers, and the recycling market. Dinner and transfer to the airport. Tour ends!
Depart for Segou, former colonial capital and Mali’s second largest city. Stop in San to visit the mosque, mud cloth workshops, and the animist village of Térékoungo.
Day 8: Ségou - Bamako - Departure
Arrive in Bamako around lunchtime. Visit the museum, handicraft center, local weavers, and the recycling market. Dinner and transfer to the airport. Tour ends!
The Difference...
We provide interesting inter-cultural exchanges based on mutual respect and understanding. We provide our tours in a manner that respect s local cultures and are not invasive to people’s day-day lives.
We urge all our guests to give the "gift of a lifetime" by planting at least one tree in one the communities we visit and that we set-up volunteering opportunities for our guests with organizations in need.
We invest as much as 20% of our profits to local NGO such ASE-Mali, and Village D’Enfant SOS. We bring school and medical supplies to village schools during our visits.
We support community-based organizations promoting health and environmental protection such as Mali Health Organization, and Ecova-Mali.
We urge all our guests to give the "gift of a lifetime" by planting at least one tree in one the communities we visit and that we set-up volunteering opportunities for our guests with organizations in need.
We invest as much as 20% of our profits to local NGO such ASE-Mali, and Village D’Enfant SOS. We bring school and medical supplies to village schools during our visits.
We support community-based organizations promoting health and environmental protection such as Mali Health Organization, and Ecova-Mali.
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