Eco-tours to Mali. Special tree-planting tours in Dogon Country to help Mali's environment.

Mali Experience Tours is dedicated to the fight for
the environment and the survival of local peoples
and traditions.

One of the many challenges facing Mali is
"desertification." The Sahara Desert in northern
Mali is encroaching on farmland. It is estimated to
be growing by an area the size of New York State
every decade.

Environmental groups recommend that for every
tree cut down, at least one tree should be planted
to replace it. This attracts groundwater, prevents
further topsoil erosion and preserves farmable
land.

Malian people farm for survival; a concern for the
land is a concern for the people.

We invite every visitor to plant a tree during your
vacation. We also offer special tree-planting
programs.

So, dear friends of the environment, come to Mali
for your vacation and leave behind a gift that will
last generations!

The trees we plant provide fruits, medicines and materials for daily life:

Mango. Provides shade, fruit and plenty of green growth.

Acacia. Provides shade, leaves for animal forage, and the bark is used as a
traditional cough medicine.

Tamarind. Its fruit is drunk as a juice and used in traditional medicine as a
diarrhetic. The bark is used as a traditional antibiotic.

Cæcedra. Another tree that provides a defense against desertification similar
to the others.

Baobab. The tree most associated with Africa, it bears fruit, its bark is used to
make traditional textiles, its leaves are crushed to make a sauce that is a
staple in African cooking (Tô), and the baobab has many legends attached to it.

To learn more, please contact us