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Camel Caravan expedition in the Sahara Desert :
Timbuktu - Araouane - Timbuktu
22 days, including 14 days with a camel caravan
6 nights hotel, 15 nights camping
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Every tour is private, scheduled on dates of your choice, beginning and ending on a Monday in Bamako; there are no fixed-date scheduled departures.
Contact us for prices. Groups of any size are welcome. Be sure to specify the month/year of travel, and how many persons are in your party—prices are digressive, so a better value per person for a party of four than a party of two, etc.
Regretfully this desert tour is temporarily unavailable, due to insecurity in the desert.
ITINERARY
01 Feb. 2009
D1 Monday: Arrive in Bamako, MALI
Your international flight arrives in Bamako in the evening; airport-to-hotel transfer; overnight in Bamako (Grand Hotel, or similar)
D2 Tuesday: Bamako - Timbuktu / Sahara Desert
Morning flight to Timbuktu; meet your Tuareg guide and your camel caravan, and depart into the Sahara Desert; dinner and overnight camping at Ouma Dawach oasis
with Breakfast, Lunch, DinnerD3-D9 Wednesday-Tuesday: In the Sahara Desert, vast ocean of sand; overnight camping on the dunes
D3: Agouni, Timbaguane
D4: Amagouna, Elb Eradma
D5: Adwayatte, Anahratte
D6: Alb Azaa, Lahseyni
D7: Oasis Alkarim
D8: Nebkette Alagareb, arrive in Araouane
D9-D10 Tuesday, Wednesday: Full days in Araouane to visit and relax
with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; 8 days
D11-D16 Thursday-Tuesday: Return by camel caravan to Timbuktu, with overnight camping on the dunes
D11: Egrane, Elb Ahanis
D12: Nbatte Mossafi, Nebkette oule Gnere
D13: Ebah Essana, Alhahla Tomgahrane
D14: Atilitte ould Mahame Albayaga
D15: Inastal, Nebkette, Aloufa
D16: Laksayare, Tirrikene
with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; 6 days
D17 Wednesday: Timbuktu
Arrive in Timbuktu at day's end; overnight in Timbuktu (Hotel Hendrina Khan, or similar)
with Breakfast, LunchD18-D20 Thursday-Saturday: Timbuktu
Full days in Timbuktu, to visit this legendary city and center of Islamic scholarship on the edge of the desert; visit the old mosques (former universities), the museum containing hundreds of ancient manuscripts, the explorers' houses, the city market, the artisans' center; option: excursion on the Niger River in a traditional pirogue to see hippos; overnight in Timbuktu (Hotel Hendrina Khan, or similar)
with Breakfast; 3 daysD21 Sunday: Timbuktu - Bamako
Early morning transfer to the airport for your return flight to Bamako; check into your hotel and take the rest of the day at leisure; overnight in Bamako (Grand Hotel, or similar)
with BreakfastD22 Monday: Bamako - final departure
Bamako city tour in the morning: visit the Muso Kounda Museum, the city market, the artisans' village; in the evening, transfer to the airport for your final departure
with BreakfastNB: camping is no frills, sleeping on a ground mattress in a small tent; there are no campgrounds, so no running water, no latrines. Camping in Mali is not recommended for inexperienced campers.
NB: Domestic flights are subject to availability; if flights are not available, add two days for roundtrip overland transportation to/from Timbuktu.
NB: Hotels subject to availability.
Tour includes:
- Bamako hotel, 2 nights double occupancy, with breakfast (B)
- day-room in Bamako on the final day
- domestic airfare Bamako-Timbuktu and Timbuktu-Bamako (priced separately)
- all airport transfers for domestic flights
- Timbuktu hotel, 4 nights, double occupancy, with breakfast (B)
- 15 nights camping in the desert and desert towns; bring your sleeping bags, other camping gear provided
- all-inclusive desert excursion: Tuareg desert guide, camels, camp cook; all meals in the desert
- all hotel taxes, local tourism taxes and site visit fees, as per tour program
- airport transfers upon international arrival and departure in Mali (Bamako)
Optional excursion on the river to see the hippos: 150 Euros
Tour does not include international travel to/from Bamako; Mali visas; non-specified meals, drinks/bottled water; tips, sleeping bags, optional excursion, and personal expenses.
NB: Posted itineraries are subject to change, and quoted prices are accordingly subject to change; itineraries and prices are locked-in when a tour is booked; domestic airfare is subject to change until tickets are purchased.
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