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Challenge:

Adventure

Destination:

*Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso

Departure Dates From:

14/08/2010

Duration:

3 weeks

Kitty:

£ 0

We'll be travelling through some of West Africa's most diverse landscapes on this adventurous trip. From Ghana's Gold Coast and the Ashanti Kingdom we'll be travelling north and crossing into the seldom-visited country of Burkina Faso to stay in Ouagadougou. Entering Mali we will head for Djenne, famed for its mud mosque and the colourful market before embarking on a remarkable trek through Dogon country.

We then head towards towards the Niger River and the laid back city of Segou. Returning to Burkina Faso we will experience West African nightlife in the city of Bobo Dioulasso and then return to Ghana. After gameviewing in Mole National Park, we will head back into Ghana's stunning rain forest and Kakum National Park and then to the coast with time to relax and unwind on the beautiful beaches.  Please note we will not be travelling to Timbuktu under advice from the Foreign Commonweath Office.

25 nights Accra to Accra 

Kitty Payment of approx US$530 - US$640

The Kitty needs to be paid on the first day of the trip and the amount can differ depending on departure month.

Please note that for this adventure in particular that the following itinerary is subject to change according to departure date. 

Nights 1 - 3: Ghana - the Gold Coast & Ahanti Kingdom
Explore the capital city of Accra
Overnight stay and afternoon to explore and swim at stunning crater lake, Lake Botsumtwe
Visit to Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti kingdom and culture

Nights 4 - 5: Central Ghana
Visit the Baobeng-Fiema community run Monkey Sanctuary
Journey through central Ghana
Overnight stay and swim at the lovely Fuller Falls - community run
Swim and visit to the beautiful Kintampo Falls

Nights 6 - 8: Northern Ghana & Burkina Faso
Visit the amazing sacred Crocodile pond at Paga
Overland and 2 night stay at Ouagadougou.
Overland from Ouagadougou via Ouahiguya through increasingly Sahelian scenery to the border with Mali

Nights 9 - 13: Djenne & Mali's Dogon Region
Day and night to explore stunning Djenne, its vast mud mosque and then the colourful Monday market
Excellent evening of wild Malian music in Bandiagara
2 nights / 3 day trek through the Dogon tribal region on the Bandiagara Escarpment staying in homestays in small Dogon villages
Witness the masked dance and hear the rhythms of Dogon music
Overnight stay at Sevare to rejoin the truck

Nights 14 - 16: Niger River Region
Dugout trips up the Niger to ancient Bambara capital from Segou
Bush camp in the wilds of Mali between Segou & the Burkina Faso border

Nights 17 - 19: Return to Burkina Faso & N. Ghana
Overland and 2 night stay at Bobo Dioulasso, with its amazing nightclubs and music
Overland drive through the savannah scenery of southern Burkina Faso into Northern Ghana

Nights 20- 25: Ghana's Wildlife & Beaches
2 nights camping at a lovely boutique game lodge in Mole National Park (an elephant paradise) with game walks in the park
Drive through increasingly forested landscapes back to Ghana's second city, Kumasi, Visit to the stunning jungles of Kakum Nat.

Park including an amazing canopy trek.  Relax and unwind on the stunning Brenu Beach on Ghana's Gold Coast
Visit to Brenu School and community to see what Sabre Trust have achieved return to the cosmopolitan capital, Accra.

what can I do on the way?
(Activities available at extra costs)
Experience the music and nightclubs of Ouagadougou
Optional Fulani village tours near Djenne
Visit the sacred fish pond or the hilltop village of Kori near Bobo

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