Arrive Bamako; meet assist and transfer to Hotel.

Meal(s) Included: No

Overnight at Azalai Grand Hotel or Similar

Breakfast, then drive to Segou, Mali's second largest city and former colonial administrative center; admire the beautiful Sudanese-style colonial architecture, visit the port, the pottery market, traditional weavers and other artisans; visit Sekoro village, former capital of the Bambara kingdom; see the tomb of King Biton Coulibaly.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Independence or Similar

Drive to Mopti, also known as the Venice of Mali, for its location between the Bani and the Niger rivers; visit Mopti: the Komoguel mosque, the fishing port (see pirogues being made), and the bustling market where many of Mali's ethnic groups come to trade: Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fulani, Tuareg and Songhay

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Kanaga or Similar

After breakfast drive to Timbuktu stopping at villages en route. Observe the varied wildlife.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Hendrina Khan Hotel or Similar

Visit the legendary city of Timbuktu, gateway to the Sahara Desert: see the ancient mosques and former universities, the museum, the explorers' houses, and the market which receives the azalaïs, the salt caravans from the desert; in the afternoon, depart on your camel caravan into the desert to visit a Tuareg camp; the Tuareg people are known as the Princes of the desert; dinner and overnight camping on the dunes of the Sahara with your Tuareg hosts. Accommodation in Tuareg Camp

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Return to Timbuktu; remainder of the day free to relax, or visit the artisans' center; overnight in Timbuktu

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Hendrina Khan Hotel or Similar

Drive across the Sahel to Mopti.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Kanaga or Similar

Drive to Djenne, Timbuktu's ancient sister-city on the Niger; visit Djenne on its weekly market day, when Djenne is at its colorful best; see the magnificent Grand Mosque, the largest mud brick architecture in the world and one of Unesco's World Heritage sites

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel Campement or Similar

Drive to Mali's fascinating Dogon country; visit Songo village, renowned for its rock paintings and circumcision grotto; continue to Sangha, comprised of 10 distinct animist and Islamic villages, in peaceful coexistence; walking tour of Sangha; overnight in Sangha

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Campement Hotel Sangha (Bandiagara) or Similar

Visit Dogon villages along the Bandiagara escarpment; see many examples of the typical Dogon architecture and ancient Tellem cave dwellings situated on the cliff. Overnight camping in a Dogon village

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight at Campement Hotel Sangha (Bandiagara) or Similar

Drive to Sikasso, in Mali's green belt; visit Sikasso: see the Mamelon (residence of the former kings of Sikasso), the Tata (remnants of a large palisade that encircled the city and for a time held off the French colonial army);

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Hotel du Cinquantenaire or Similar

Visit the grotto of Misiri Koro, home of the protector spirits of the Mande people, then return drive to Bamako; overnight in Bamako

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Azalai Grand Hotel or Similar

Bamako city tour: visit the National Museum, the city market, and the artisans' village; in the evening.

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Overnight at Azalai Grand Hotel or Similar

Decide on your itinerary and activities with the assistance of your driver and guide. Late evening transfer to the airport for your onward flight

Meal(s) Included: Breakfast

Included

• 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

Not included

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