Day 1 | BAMAKO Arrive in Bamako and check in to your hotel. No meals
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Day 2 | BAMAKO Morning city tour of Bamako. We visit the markets and a craft centre. In the afternoon we continue to Segou, passing many small villages on the way. (BLD)
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Day 3 | BAMAKO - DJENNE Morning drive to Djenne, the 'Queen of the Delta' where we have time to explore the fascinating Monday market with its profusion of colour and produce. We also visit the mosque, the largest mud building in the world and wander through the old part of town with its mud brick houses and narrow streets. (BLD)
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Day 4 | DJENNE - DOGON VILLAGES Drive to the Dogon area where we start our trek through this fascinating tribal region of mud brick villages at the edge of the stunning Bandiagara Escarpment. Overnight camping. (BLD)
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Day 5 | DJENNE - DOGON COUNTRY A morning wake up call from the donkeys and roosters before we continue hiking through picturesque villages. We visit a number of the most spectacular but least visited villages. Overnight camping. (BLD)
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Day 6 | DOGON COUNTRY - SEVARE Hike through more beautiful villages gaining an insight into the life of the Dogon villagers. Later we meet our bus and drive to Sevare. (BLD)
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Day 7 | MOPTI - NIGER CRUISE We spend the morning exploring the colourful markets of Mopti spread along the banks of the Niger river. Later we board small 'pinasse' river craft and begin our three day journey along the Niger towards Timbuktu. Along the way we visit several Bozo and Peul villages and enjoy the hive of activity surrounding the river - spend your time watching colourfully dressed villagers walking to market, washing clothes, children playing and cattle sunning themselves at the river bank. We spend the nights camped on the side of the river. (BLD)
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Day 8 | As above |
Day 9 | As above |
Day 10 | TIMBUKTU Arrive in Korioume and transfer to Timbuktu. Meet our Tuareg guide and climb aboard our camels for a ride to a nearby Tuareg settlement where we have dinner. Overnight camping. (BLD)
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Day 11 | TIMBUKTU Full day to wander around this exotic city and visit the great mosque and museum. (BLD)
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Day 12 | TIMBUKTU - BAMAKO Transfer to the airport for our flight back to Bamako. (BLD) |
Day 13 | BAMAKO A full free day to explore the wonderful town of Bamako which has arguably the best market in West Africa. Wander through streets lined with vendors selling indigo cloth, African music, traditional medicines and much much more. There is also time to visit the Musee National, an excellent ethnographic museum. (B)
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Day 14 | BAMAKO Tour ends after breakfast. (B)
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Our journey takes us through the wonderful West African country of Mali, travelling through remote desert landscapes to the very remote town of Timbuktu. We trek through Dogon villages with fabulous views, camping overnight in friendly vill... 
