Camel Caravan tour in the Sahara Desert

Saga Tours of Mali - West Africa Adventure Travel
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Camel Caravan tour in the Sahara Desert :

days, including 7 days with a camel caravan

4 nights hotel, 6 nights camping

Every tour is private, scheduled on dates of your choice, beginning on a Friday 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

D1 Friday: 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 Saturday: Bamako - Timbuktu - Sahara desert
Transfer to the airport for your early morning flight to Timbuktu; meet your Tuareg guide and your camel caravan, and depart into the desert; dinner and overnight camping in Ercle n'Walan oasis
with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

D3 Sunday: Ouam, Awdeche El Batalah
D4 Monday: Agani Albaa
D5 Tuesday: Awreywir, Hassi, Bondeye
D6 Wednesday: Tin Adare Tirikene
D7 Thursday: Nebkatte, Jamaa Tirikene with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner; 5 days

D8 Friday: Return to Timbuktu
Continue to and arrive in Timbuktu at day's end; overnight in Timbuktu (Hotel Hendrina Khan, or similar)
with Breakfast, Lunch

D9 Saturday: Timbuktu
Full day in Timbuktu to visit this former metropolis at the edge of the desert: visit the ancient mosques and former universities, the museum, the explorers' houses, the city market, the artisans' center; overnight in Timbuktu (Hotel Hendrina Khan, or similar)
with Breakfast

D10 Sunday: Timbuktu - Bamako
Early morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Bamako; check into your hotel day room and take the rest of the day at leisure; overnight in Bamako (Grand Hotel, or similar)
with Breakfast

D11 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 Breakfast

NB: 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)
Timbuktu hotel, 2 nights, double occupancy, with breakfast (B)
6 nights camping in the desert; bring your sleeping bags, other camping gear provided
day-room in Bamako on the final day
domestic flights Bamako-Timbuktu and Timbuktu-Bamako (priced separately)
all airport transfers for domestic flights
all-inclusive desert excursion: camels, Tuareg guide, camp cook, all meals and bottled mineral water 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)

The price does not include international travel to/from Bamako; Mali visas; non-specified meals, drinks/bottled water; tips, sleeping bags, 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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