Mini Tours of Mali

Our short tours are popular with visitors who are already in Mali — for travellers coming to Mali specifically to visit our beautiful country, our longer tours are more appropriate and worthwhile.

These short tours are private, with no fixed departure dates; they are arranged individually for each group or person making reservations.

• private ground transportation
• all lodging outside Bamako, with continental breakfast
• experienced English-speaking Malian guide
• all hotel taxes and local tourism taxes
• all sightseeing and entry fees, as per itinerary

Not included are travel to/from Mali, entry visas, non-specified meals, drinks/bottled water, tips, optional items and personal expenses.

NB: If Timbuktu if your primary interest, we recommend allowing yourself enough time in Mali to go overland — domestic flights are not reliable, and spending time on the ground is always a better way to discover a new destination.

See our Highlights of Mali tour, our shortest itinerary which includes all the "must-see" sites in Mali: Timbuktu and the Sahara Desert, Dogon country and the Bandiagara escarpment, Bamako, Djenne, Mopti and the Niger River.

3 days / 2 nights

(M302) Djenne, pearl of the Niger delta: visit the Great Mosque, the weekly market, mudcloth artisans in their workshops, the Djenne Jeno archaelogical site

(M303) Mopti, Mali's melting pot: visit the port, the market; afternoon river cruise in a traditional pinnace

(M304) Dogon country: visit two or three Dogon villages, as time permits; some hiking possible on the Bandiagara escarpment

4 days / 3 nights

Mopti, Djenne, Segou (M401)
This trip to the center of Mali will show you old and the new in the heart of the ancient Bambara kingdom, including traditional mud-brick architecture, a busy port and the mighty Niger river

Dogon country, Mopti, Djenne (M405)
Visit Dogon villages and attend a traditional mask dance; Mopti city tour; Djenne city tour

Riverboat outing (M406)
Drive to Segou, city tour, hotel lodging; next day begin your riverboat sail to Mopti; visit Bozo fishing villages along the way; overnight camping on the riverbank; arrive in Mopti, city tour, hotel lodging; return drive to Bamako

5 days / 4 nights

Dogon country (M501)
Visit seven villages: Songo, Ireli, Tireli, Amani, Banani, Yuga and Yenduma; attend a traditional mask dance; see sacred crocodiles

Dogon country and more (M502)
Visit three Dogon villages (attend a traditional mask dance; visit a circumcision grotto) plus Mopti and Djenne

Trekking on the Bandiagara escarpment (M503)
Includes three days on foot to visit the Dogon villages Tiogou, Arou, Koundou, Yuga, Banani, Amani and Ireli; two nights camping in villages; see sacred crocodiles and a traditional Dogon mask dance