SILICON TOUR 223

MALI CULTURAL TOUR WITHOUT TIMBUCKTU.

DAY 1 2002
Arrival by Bamako
Transfer to Grand Hotel.
Dinner and overnight at Grand Hotel.

DAY 2 2002 : 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.

Sights of Bamako

DAY 3: 2002 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

The BANI River at Djenne

DAY 4 : 2002 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

The Market Women of Mopti

DAY 5 : 2002 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


the Facinating Cliff of Bandiagra

DAY 6 : 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

DAY 7 : 2002 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 8 : Depart for Mopti Check into Hotel Kanaga
At Leisure.

DAY 9 : Depart for Segou.
At Leisure

DAY 10 : Depart for Bamako

DAY 11 : Shopping/Leisure.

DAY 12 : Shopping/Farewell Dinner Departure.

Price per person sharing $1,650
Single Occupancy $2,250.