TOUR 410 SENEGAL, AND MALI 12 DAYS/11 NIGHTS

TOUR 220 MALI, BURKINA FASO, GHANA, TOGO & BENIN 15DAYS/14 NIGHTS OPTIONAL 19DAYS/18NIGHTS TOUR

TOUR 221 MALI ADVENTURE WITH TIMBUCTU 8 DAYS7NIGHTS

A Man from Timbucktu


TOUR 223 MALI CULTURAL TOUR WITHOUT TIMBUCTU

The 'TOGURNA' with thick roofs where millet is stored in the Dongo country

SILICON TOUR 220

MALI, BURKINA FASSO, GHANA WITH OPTIONAL TOGO & BENIN ITINERARY FOR 19 DAYS/18NIGHTS TOP QUALITY HOTELS - DEPARTURE EVERY 2 WEEKS 2004 AND 2005

DAY 1 2007 - 2008
Arrival by Bamako
Transfer to Grand Hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Grand Hotel.

DAY 2 2007 - 2008: MANDINGO MOUNTAINS TOUR / BAMAKO/SIBY/KANGABA/BAMAKO 210 KMS
Breakfast
Departure to Mandingo country at 7 :00 AM
Arrival in Siby around 8 :00 AM : visit of Kouroukorokalé cave(old of neolithic time), visit of Kamalé rock pick, and Kamalé village).
Continuation to Kangaba at 9 :30 AM
Arrival in Kangaba around 11 :00 AM
Visit of Kangaba city and Mandingo sacred case
Lunch at Mandé hotel of Kangaba at 1 :00 PM
Afternoon excursion to Kéla, village of Mandingo griots at 7 kms from Kangaba to enjory mandingo griots dancing
Return to Bamako in the end of afternoon
Dinner and O/N at Grand Hotel.

DAY 3: 2007 - 2008 BAMAKO / SEGOU 230 KMS
Breakfast
Sight-seeing of Bamako at 8 :00 AM (National museum, handicraft center, museum of women, markets)
Lunch at women museum
Continuation for Segou at 1 :30 PM
Arrival at Segou around 4 :30 PM
Visit of Segou city
Dinner and O/N at Hotel Independance

MOPTI - The Venice of MALI

DAY 4 : 2007 - 2008 SEGOU/SAN/DJENNE/MOPTI 475 KMS
Breakfast
Departure to San (195 kms from Segou) at 8 :00
Arrival in San around 11 :00
Visit of mud-cloth work shops, and markets in San
Lunch at terya restaurant in San - Visit Cinzana Resarch Centre before Djenne.
Continuation to Djenné (150 kms from San) at 2 :00 PM
Arrival in Djenné around 4 :30 P.M
Check into at Campement hotel
Dinner and O/N at Campement Hotel
Sight-seeing of Djenné (coranic schools, old Marocan settlers district, mosque, weekly market).
Lunch at Campement Hotel
Continuation to Mopti at 2 :30 PM
Arrival in Mopti around 5 :00 PM
Check into at Hotel Kanaga
Dinner and O/N at hotel Kanaga


A Famous Mosque Built in 1280 A.D in Djenne

DAY 5 : 2007 - 2008 MOPTI/BANDIAGARA/SANGHA/BANIAGARA
Breakfast
Visit of Mopti city at 8 :30
Lunch at Bobo restaurant
Continuation for Sangha at 1 :30 PM
Visit of Songo village on the way to see Dogon symbolic paintings on hill-wall
Arrival in Sangha around 5 :00 PM
Dinner and O/N at Campement Hotel
Excursion to visit Dogon cliff villages at 7 :00 AM
Lunch at Campement Hotel
Afternoon, masks dancing and visit of Sangha village
Dinner and O/N at Campement Hotel
Departure to Bandiagara at 9 :00 AM
Arrival in Bandiagara at 11 :00 AM
Check into at Hotel CAMBARY
Lunch at Hotel CAMBARY
Afternoon, visit of Bandiagara City
Dinner and O/N at Hotel CAMBARY

The Famous "cliff" of BANDIAGARA

DAY 6 : 2007 - 2008 BANDIAGARA / SEVARE/BANKASS/KORO (BORDER) 219 KMS
Breakfast
Departure to Koro via Sevaré and Bankass at 6 :30 A.M
Picknic lunch on the way
Arrival at the boarder at Koro around 12 :00 AM

DAY 7: 2007 - 2008 BORDER/OUAHIGOUYA/OUAGADOUGO 228 KMS
Departure to Ouahigouya after boarder checking around 1 :00 PM
Arrival in Ouahigouya arund 2 :00 PM
Check into at Hotel Dunia
Sight-seeing of Ouahigouya city : The market, the palace of Naba Kango, and nice lake.
Return to hotel for dinner and O/N at Hotel Dunia
Departure to Ouagadougou at 7 :00 AM
Visit on the way of Mossi villages, and Yako city
Arrival in Ouagadougou around 12 :30
Check into at Hotel Independence

DAY 8: 2007 - 2008 OUAGADOUGOU/GHANA (BOADER) 172 KMS
Breakfast
Sight-seeing of Ouga at 9 :00 Handicraft center, The grand marche (market). The beautif central market
Lunch at " Café de la paix " restaurant
Afternoon, visit of national museum
Return to Hotel for dinner and O/N
Departure
Departure at 7 :30
Arrival to Tiebele village around 10 :00 to visit the paintings not possible to visit animals same day.
Continuation to the boarder near Navrongo.

DAY 9 2007 - 2008 PAGA - BOLGATANGA 68KM
1.30 pm Arrive Navorong - Burkina Fasso - Ghana Boarder
Transfer to your vehicle across the border into Ghana
Visit Navrongo market.

3.30pm Arrive into Bolgatanga and and check into Tenyie Hotel formerly called Comme Ci Comme Ca Hotel.
Dinner and overnight at this hotel.

DAY 10 : 2007 - 2008 BOLGATANGA - TAMALE 135KMS
8am Braekfast
9 :30 Depart for Bawku market.
11 :00 Arrive Tamale and check into Picorna Hotel.
12 :00 Lunch at athe hotel.

13 :00 At leisure
7pm Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 11 2007 - 2008 TAMALE - KUMASI 336 KMS
7am Breakfast
8am Depart for Kumasi. But visit the Larabanga mosque. Also visit Mole Game Park at Damongo
4pm Arrive Kumasi, visit Manhyia Palace Mesuem
6pm Check into Ciceros Guest House, Kumasi
7pm Dinner and overnight at your hotel

DAY 12: 2007 - 2008 - ASHANTI KINGDOM TOUR
7am Breakfast
8am Depart for Ashanti Kingdom Cultural Villages
- Ahiwaa, Wood Carving Village
- Ntonso, Adinkra Cloth Making Village.
- Bonwire, Kente weaving village

12 noon Drive thorugh Ejisu home town of Yaa Asantewaa, queen mother of Ashanti who fought the British in 1900.

1pm Depart for National Culture Centre, visit Prempeh II mesuem. Continue to Okomfo Anokye Sword visit Armed Forces Mesuem.

3pm Return to your hotel.

7pm Dinner and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 13 :2007 - 2008 - KUMASI - CAPE COAST
8am Breakfast
9 am Departure for Cape Coast but visit sawmill to see wood processing factory.
10 am Drive through Essumagya, Kokofu, Bekwai and other powerful Ashanti villages in history. May visit Obuasi Goldmine depending on the appoval of the visit. We cannot guarantee.
1pm Lunch at Oyster Bay - Elmina
3pm Visit to Elmina Castle
4pm Check in at Coconut Grove Beach Resort.
7pm Dinner at your hotel

DAY 14 : 2007 - 2008 CAPE COAST CASTLE AND KAKUM NATURE PARK
7AM Breakfast
9 :30 Cape Coast Castle
12noon Kakum National Park
1pm Lunch at Hans Cottage Botel
2pm Depart for Accra
Check into La Palm Royal Beach Hotel for Dinner and Overnight.

DAY 15 : 2007 - 2008. SHOPPING/LEISURE/FAREWELL DINNER DEPARTURE.
8 :00AM Visit National Musuem old Accra, Mokorla Market Kwame Nkrumah musuems National Culture Center - Arts and Crafts Market. Dr. W. B. Dubios Center. TheArtist Alliance Gallery. Farewell Dinner and check in at the Airport for your home bound flight.

DAY 16 : 2007 - 2008 GHANA - TOGO- BENIN
Begin the day with a morning departure to Togo. We will arrive in Lome for a city tour of Independence Square, National Museum of Lome, Craft Centre of Lome, Central Market, Fetish Market, etc. Check into Hotel Sarakawa for Dinner and overnight.

DAY 17 : - 2007 - 2008 - BENIN - COTONOU CITY TOUR
8am Breakfast at your hotel
9am Depart for Benin. The first stop is the International Market of Dantokpa with its luring traders, the promotion center for handicraft.

DAY 18 : 2007 - 2008 - BENIN - TOGO - GHANA VIA OUIDAH SLAVE ROUTE, BENIN. Visit Ouidah the former center of trading posts of slaves between Europe, West Africa, Brazil, USA and Haiti and the birthplace of ' Voodoo " Cult. Next we will see the Portuguese Historical Museum, the Sacred Temple of Pythons, the Christian Cathedral of Notre Dame, the House of Brazil, the sacred forest of Kpase, the road of slaves leading to the majestic memorial at Zoungbodji. Drive through Togo and arrive Ghana by 4pm. Check into La Palm Beach Hotel for Dinner and overnight.

DAY19 : - 2007 - 2008
8 am Breakfast at your hotel
9 am At leisure and shopping.
7pm Farewell Dinner and transfer to the Airport for departure. .

Hotel adresses :
Bamako, Grand Hotel (4 stars)
Mopti, Hotel Kanaga (3 stars)
Segou, Hotel Independence (2 stars)
Sangha, Campement Hotel no stars
Djenne, Campement Hotel no stars
Ouahigouya, Hotel Dunia (3 stars)
Ouagadougou Hotel Independence (4 stars)
Bolgatanga Tieyene Hotel (Comme Ci Commer ci Hotel)
Tamale Picorna Hotel (2 star)
Kumasi Ciceros Guest House (2 star)
Cape Coast /Elmina Coconut Grove Beach Resort (3 star)
Accra La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. - 5 star
Cotonou Hotel Croix Du Sud. - 3 star
Lome Hotel Sarakawa. - 5 star

PACKAGE RATES FOR YEAR 2007 - 2008 DECEMBER
Price without Togo and Benin
14Nights/15Days
Double sharing a room €2,800 (Ask for our consolidated airfare)
Single Occupancy = €3,500

PACKAGE RATES WITH TOGO AND BENIN
Double sharing a room = €3,200
Single Occupancy €4,500

The above package price includes:

· Hotel Accommodation as per the itinerary.
· Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
· Letter to Ghana Embassy in Washington to confirm that 50% of the tour package had been paid and that Silicon authorizes full support Visa application.
· Air-condition Transportation
· Experienced English Speaking Guide
· Entrance Fees
· Tips and Gratuities

The above does not include:

· Drinks during meals
· Telephone bills, Laundry
· Visa Fees
· All items of personal nature.