• Balanzan Tours - Travel and Discovery (Bamako) - Balanzan Tours is a travel agency based in Mali, created in August 1996 in Ségou and located in Bamako to day by Tiemoko Coulibaly. It offers tour in Mali and the whole West Africa such us Burkina, Senegal, Togo, Benin and Ghana.
Continent Tours (Bamako) - Continent Tours is Mali’s most comprehensive Tour Operator and Destination Management Company. Our destination management experts have conducted tours in Mali, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea Conakry, Guinea Bissau, The Gambia and Niger.
David Mozer (Bamako) - The International Bicycle Fund is an independent, non-profit organization (501 (c) 3), Its primary purpose is to promote bicycle transportation. Most IBF projects and activities fall into one of four categories: planning and engineering, safety education, economic development assistance and promoting international understanding.
Diaspora Tours (Bamako) - Greetings from Diaspora Tours, a Ground Handler and Tour Operator with operations offices located in Banjul, The Gambia and Accra, Ghana and with representatives in Benin, Cote d' Ivoire, Mali,Togo and Senegal. We believe that a vacation to West Africa should not only be a “sun and sand” encounter but should take travellers beyond the well-worn paths and should provide a learning experience.
Saga Tours (Bamako) - Saga Tours is a Mali-based tour operator, locally owned and operated by a Malian tourism professional and an American managing director. We have been engaged in the West African tourism sector for over twenty years; we arrange personalized, customized adventure travel and cultural tours in Mali and our neighbor countries: Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Ghana, Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
Festival on the Niger at Segou Mali 15 days (Bamako) - This cultural appointment constitutes a real combination of two kinds of music: traditional and modern one. A cultural celebration which is characterized by arts, and crafts exhibitions (textiles, jewelery, sculpture, pottery), tales and legends from Mali and discussion forum to avoid the River ecological threat.
Discover Mali, 14 Days (Bamako) - Day 1 Arrive In Bamako, MaliInternational flight arrives in Bamako,you will be met, and assisted and transferred to your hotel. Day 2 Bamako - SegouBreakfast, then drive to Segou, Mali's second largest city and former colonial administrative center.
Explore Mali, 10 days (Bamako) - Day 1 Arrive In Bamako, MaliInternational flight arrives in Bamako where you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Day 2 Bamako After breakfast, explore this capital city, Bamako, situated on the Niger, one of Africa’s great rivers which flow through Mali.
Festival of desert Timbuku 07 Days (Bamako) - Festival in the Desert Tour Day 1: Arrive in Bamako, Mali Jan 04/2011 International flight arrives in Bamako. You will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel.
Festival in the Desert, 7 Days (Bamako) - Day 1 (Monday) - Jan 4, 2010– Arrive BamakoOn arrival in Bamako, you will be met, assisted and transferred to your hotel. Day 2 (Tuesday) - Jan 5, 2010– Tour of BamakoToday explore this capital city of Bamako situated on the Niger, one of Africa's great rivers.
CAPITAL CITY OF Mali: Bamako LANGUAGE OF Mali: French CURRENCY OF Mali: CFA franc COMMENTS ABOUT Mali: Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked nation in Western Africa Cities : Bamako (capital), Kayes, Sikasso, Mopti, Gao, Kidal, Best Places : Cliffs of Bandiagara, Djenne, Timbuktu, Tomb of Askia. Electricity : 220V/50Hz (European plug) Calling code : +223 Time Zone : UTC
CLIMATE OF Mali: Mali is landlocked and has a subtropical to arid climate. It is mostly flat, rising to rolling northern plains covered by sand, with savanna around the Niger River in the south. RELIGION OF Mali: Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% POPULATION OF Mali: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul (Fula/Fulani) 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%> CULTURA OF Mali: Approximately 90% of Malians follow Sunni Islam, but not always to the exclusion of traditional religious beliefs and practices. Muslims have their own educational systems, leading in some cases to the equivalent of baccalaureate and doctoral studies. An increasingly large number of Muslims make the pilgrimage to Makkah and study in Arab countries. Christians comprise about 1% of the population, although under French colonial rule the introduction of missionaries into predominantly Islamic areas was encouraged. ECONOMY OVERVIEW OF Mali: Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 65% of its land area desert or semidesert, and several prolonged periods of drought occurring there over the last century. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River. About 10% of the population is nomadic and some 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. Pottery is also practised by women whose wares are bought by dealers and are transported to markets where they are sold by traders.
People who are wanting the best tours in and around Mali, including Senegal and Burkina Faso. Run by Mr Coulibaly Baba, Balanzan Tours can offer week long itineraries to 21 days around Mali and neighbouring countries. Balanzan also offer you the possibilty of composing your own circuit as you wish or modify the existing ones.
Balanzan Tours offer a selection of escorted tours, with experienced guides, to Mali's highlights including Timbuktu, Dogon country & Segou. Along with this, Balanzan offer tours to Music Festivals in Mali including the famous festival on the Niger.