Camel Caravan expedition in the Sahara Desert: Timbuktu - Araouane

Saga Tours of Mali - West Africa Adventure Travel
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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

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 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, Dinner

D3-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, Lunch

D18-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 days

D21 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 Breakfast

D22 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)
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)

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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