Mali

Visited in November 2000 on my six-week West African trip, which began in The Gambia and took me through Senegal, Burkina Faso and Ghana. I visited Bamako and followed the Niger River to Djenne and Sevare, where I visited Dogon country.

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Travel Report

Tambacounda to Bamako
Bamako to Sevare
Dogon Country
Djenne
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Travel Notes

Bamako 1
Bamako 2

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Photos

Bamako & Segou
Dogon Country
Djenne

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Bamako and Segou Photo Gallery

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Changing a wheel on the road to Kayes.	Middle of nowhere, the road to Kayes.	The train from Kayes to Bamako.
Local villagers selling refreshments at the station.	Arriving in Bamako at 04.00 with my two travelling companions from Nigeria and Cameroon.	The old Lebanese Mission, Bamako, now run as a small hotel.
The old Lebanese Mission on Rue Poincare, Bamako.	Street scene, Bamako.	Myself and Joanna taking a break from a hard days sightseeing in Segou.
Passenger boat unloading on the Niger River, Segou.	The Niger River at Segou.	Street scene, Segou.
Typical Sahel architecture, Segou.	Joanna, Vesna and Matevz enjoying breakfast at a street stall.	Pottery for sale along the banks of the Niger River.

Dogon: Africa's People of the Cliffs by Walter E A van Beek and Stephanie Hollyman	Dogon: People of the Cliffs by Agnes Pateaux	The Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles to Timbuktu by Kira Salak