Dogon Country & the Bandiagara Escarpment — 6 days
Sacred cliff villages clinging to one of Africa's most spectacular escarpments. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Bamako; On to Dogon Country; Cliff villages (day 1); Cliff villages (day 2).
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Bamako
14:00 — Arrival in Bamako
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Bamako → Bamako
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Bamako
19:30 — Malian dinner — Bamako
Day 2 — On to Dogon Country
Drive to Bandiagara — Bamako → Bandiagara
17:30 — Guesthouse check-in at the foot of the cliff — Bandiagara
19:30 — Dinner — Bandiagara
Day 3 — Cliff villages (day 1)
08:30 — Trek to the Dogon villages of Sangha and Banani — Falaise de Bandiagara
13:00 — Picnic lunch in a village — Falaise de Bandiagara
15:30 — Visit to the sacred granary and the ritual masks — Falaise de Bandiagara
Back to the host village — Falaise de Bandiagara → Bandiagara
19:30 — Dinner — Bandiagara
Day 4 — Cliff villages (day 2)
08:00 — Trek to the Tireli cliffs and the ancient Tellem caves — Falaise de Bandiagara
13:00 — Picnic lunch on the way — Falaise de Bandiagara
17:30 — Sunset over the cliffs from the plateau — Falaise de Bandiagara
Back to the host village — Falaise de Bandiagara → Bandiagara
19:30 — Dinner with a mask dance — Bandiagara
Day 5 — Back to Bamako
Drive back to Bamako — Bandiagara → Bamako
13:00 — Lunch on the way in Ségou — Bamako
18:00 — Hotel check-in — Bamako
19:30 — Last dinner — Bamako
Day 6 — Departure
09:00 — Breakfast — Bamako
Transfer to the airport — Bamako → Aéroport de Bamako