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Challenge:

Adventure

Destination:

*Ghana, Africa Combos

Departure Dates From:

18/10/2010

Duration:

5 weeks

Kitty:

£ 580

This fantastic route from Dakar to Accra (Dakar to Accra depending on which date you choose) opens up a side of Africa that is completely different to the traditional safari route. This is the Africa of bustling markets, colourful festivals and music - with Mali and Senegal in particular famous for their performers. Take a tour of Timbuktu, cruise up the Niger River to Mopti aboard a local boat, see the magnificent mud mosque of Djenne and go trekking through the dramatic Dogon country. After a stay in Burkina Faso, rarely visited by outsiders, we head into Ghana for some game viewing in Mole National Park. We'll travel through the Ashanti kingdom en route for the Gold Coast, visiting community projects along the way, and taking time to unwind from the rigours of the road on beautiful Elmina Beach.

This trip departs twice a year and has a local kitty payment of USD$720 (18/10/10 departure) and USD$710 (04/02/11), which needs to be paid on the first day of the trip.

Please note that for this adventure in particular that the following itinerary is subject to change according to departure date.what's included?

Week 1: Senegal

Explore Dakar, Senegal's capital city
Relax on the shores of the beautiful pink Lac Rose
2 night stop at the mangrove swamps at Djifer
Overland trip on rough roads and wildcamps through Senegal

Week 2: Senegal to Mali

2 nights and game safaris in Niokolo Koba National Park
Overland through western Mali
2 or 3 night break in Bamako, the music capital of West Africa

Week 3: Djenne & Niger River

Visit to the Djenne Monday market and vast mud mosque
Overnight pinasse journey from Djenne to Mopti
Witness the masked dance and hear the rhythms of Dogon music
2 or 3 day trek through the Dogon tribal region on the Bandiagara Escarpment

Week 4: Burkina Faso & Ghana

Overland and 2 night stay at Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso
Big game time in the excellent wildlife area of Mole National Park, an elephant paradise

Week 5: Ghana

Journey through central Ghana
Relax at Lake Bosumtwe, a stunning crater lake
Visit to the stunning jungles of Kakum Nat. Park including an amazing canopy trek
Visit to Brenu School and community to see what Sabre Trust have achieved
Relax and unwind on Elmina Beach and Cape Coast
Explore the capital city of Accra

what can I do on the way?

(Activities available at extra costs)

Explore the atmospheric island of Goree
Relax on the shores of the beautiful pink Lac Rose
Canoe trip in Atlantic mangroves
Experience the music and nightclubs of Ouagadougou
Visit the sacred fish pond or the hilltop village of Kori near Bobo

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