7-DAY MALI TOUR: Bamako - Djenne - Mopti - Sunset River Tour - Timbuktu -
Dogon Country - Segou
7 Days, 6 Nights
Day 1: Welcome
Arrive at Bamako Airport; welcome and transportation to hotel;
program briefing.
Day 2: Bamako - Djenne
Breakfast at the hotel; set out for Djenne by 4X4. Lunch at
San, town of the Bobo people. Arrive in Djenne in the
afternoon; hotel check-in; take photos of the world's largest
mud structure in the afternoon light. Dinner at Chez Baba
Restaurant.
Day 3: Djenne & Mopti River Tour
Djenne tour: tomb of Tapama, sacred well, Koranic
school, cultural museum, old town of Djenne Djeno,
founded by fishermen in 250 B.C. Lunch in Mopti at Bar
Bozo, relax at hotel pool. Sunset river tour, visiting
small Peulh villages and Bozo fishing villages. Dinner
and peaceful night!
Day 4: Mopti - Timbuktu
After breakfast, fly to Timbuktu (leave 8:50 a.m., arrive
10:05 a.m.) Visit the legendary town of Timbuktu, town
of 333 Saints, situated at the door of the Sahara
Desert. To see: museum of explorers, big museum,
mosque of Djingueray Berre, Sankoe Koranic University
and Ahmed Baba Library where ancient manuscripts
are on display. In the afternoon, take a camel ride to
visit the camps of the Tuareg nomads and watch the
sunset on the dunes; dinner and a peaceful night!
Day 6: Dogon Country - Segou
Breakfast, visit mud houses in the cliffs built by Tellem
people 7th-8th c. that reach 200-300 meters in altitude
and used today as Dogon tombs. After lunch in Mopti,
drive to Segou, a relaxed town on the Niger River and
capital of the former Bambara Kingdom.
Day 7: Segou - Bamako
Breakfast, visit the port of Segou, the crafts market and
the old quarter with Sudanese architecture. Drive to
Bamako, and have lunch. Visit the National museum,
and souvenir market for last-minute purchases, then we
will take you to the airport for farewell. Mali Experience
Tours wishes you a safe trip and pleasant memories of
Mali !
Contact us for prices here.
Prices do not include: International airfare, bottled water or other beverages, mask
dances, tips.
Day 5: Dogon Country
Breakfast; return to Mopti by air (leave 8:00 a.m., arrive
8:50). Set out for Dogon Country by 4x4 stopping on the
way to visit the rock painting in the grotto of Songho, then
through Bandiagara. Have lunch in Sangha, then drive to
Banani, Irely, take a small hike, meet the Dogon people, a
lot to see and to experience, about legends, myth, and
learn about the Dogon animism religion.
African Travel & Tours
Mali Experience Tours
African Travel & Eco-Tours
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Mopti, Mali
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