River Life on the Niger and Timbuktu
Mali
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Day 1
Arrive Bamako, Mali.
Lodging: Salam Hotel (B)
Day 2
Visit Bamako's colorful street markets and museum, then depart for Segou. En route visit Segoukoro village on the banks of the Niger River.
Lodging: Hotel Independence (B,L,D)
Day 3
After a talk in the textile art center depart for Mopti. En route enjoy brief stops to admire the San Mosque and Bambara and Bobo villages.
Lodging: Hotel Kanaga (B,L,D)
Day 4
Explore canal-laced Mopti, a spectacular river port set against the backdrop of majestic red mud-brick Sudanese buildings. Visit the old Teikiri neighborhood, the Sougouni Market, the canoe makers, and the craft market. This afternoon cruise the Niger River on a pinasse (traditional covered boat) to see the Bozo fishing villages and Peul livestock farms.
Lodging: Hotel Kanaga (B,L,D)
Day 5
Drive to Dogon Country. Walk around the villages built into the escarpment. Enjoy vivid artistic expressions: masks, ritual figures and carved doors.
Lodging: Hotel Kanaga (B,L,D)
Day 6
Visit the weekly market and massive mud mosque of Djenne - a remarkable example of Sudanese architecture.
Lodging: Hotel Kanaga (B,L,D)
Day 7
Commercial flight to the ancient city of Timbuktu. Visit to the library, the famous Sahara mosques and the old houses of the explorers. Evening drive into the desert to a Tuareg camp for warrior dance, camel displays, dinner and tuareg tea around the fire.
Lodging: Hotel Handrinakhan (B,L,D)
Day 8
Commercial flight to Bamako. Afternoon at leisure for shopping. International flight home. (B,L,D)
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