Arrive Bamako; meet assist and transfer to Hotel.

Meal(s) Included: No

Overnight at Azalai Grand Hotel or Similar

After breakfast, drive to Mopti; sightseeing en route; arrive in time to relax with a sunset sail on the Niger River

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Kanaga or Similar

After breakfast drive to Timbuktu. En route stop at villages. See the wildlife on land and in the Niger. Arrive Timbuktu late evening.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Hendrina Khan Hotel or Similar

Full day to explore this fabled city: visit the old mosques (former universities), the museum and archives of ancient Islamic manuscripts, the explorers' houses, the city market and the artisans' center; enjoy a Sahara Desert excursion by camel caravan to visit a Tuareg camp on the dunes

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Hendrina Khan Hotel or Similar

Drive across the Sahel, to Mali's fascinating Dogon country

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Kanaga Cheval Blanc or Similar

Visit Dogon villages along the Bandiagara escarpment; you will see many examples of the classic traditional Dogon architecture and contemporary fetishism; option to witness a traditional Dogon mask dance

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Kanaga Cheval Blanc or Similar

Continue exploring magnificent Dogon villages, and by day's end, return up the escarpment to Sangha; overnight in Sangha . Optional spectacular Dogon Mask Dance.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Campement Hotel Sangha (Bandiagara) or Similar

Depart Dogon country and drive to Djenne, ancient sister-city of Timbuktu; see the magnificent Grand Mosque, the world's largest mud brick architecture, one of Unesco's World Heritage sites

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Campement or Similar

Djenne the pearl of the Niger delta: visit the Grande Mosque, the weekly market, artisans in their workshops, the Djenne Jeno archaelogical site. Depart Djenne for Segou; en route, visit Terekongo, the sacred well of the Bobo people; visit Segou, Mali's second largest city and former colonial administrative center

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Independence or Similar

City tour of Segou, Mali's colonial administrative center; also visit Sekoro, the "old Segou" and former capital of the Bambara kingdom; see the tomb of King Biton Coulibaly; Drive to Sikasso for dinner and overnight

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel du Cinquantenaire or Similar

Sikasso city tour: see the ruins of the Tata, ancient palisade which encircles the city and for a time held off the French colonial army; visit the Mamelon, residence of the last king of Sikasso; also visit the market. Continue to Bamako for overnight

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Azalai Grand Hotel or Similar

Bamako city tour: visit the National Museum, the city market, the artisans' village; in the evening, transfer to the airport for your final departure.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

November 7- 18 2011

December 5- 16, 2011

January 9 - 21, 2012

February 6 - 17, 2012

March 5 - 16, 2012

July 9- 21, 2012

August 6 - 17, 2012

September 8 - 19, 2012

TOUR INCLUDES

• Meeting and assistance upon arrival and departure
• Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers
• Hotel accommodation in the indicated properties
• Transportation in private vehicle
• Experienced tour guide
• Admission to listed sites and events
• Meals indicated by  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Cost of visa
• Meals not listed
• Travel Insurance
• Gratuity to driver and guide