Has anyone been to the Dogonvalley recently and has some travel tips on the area? I am planning a trip for a small group of people later this year.
I am also looking for information on getting from Bamako to Segou or Mopti by boat - how often are there boats, when do they leave (any particular day of the week), etc. Is there any good information like this somewhere on the web? Any other suggestions for Mali?
Dogonvalley and Niger boat trip
Recent Activity
View all Africa & the Middle East activity »
- 1 2 weeks in South Africa with teens
- 2 Help with Zambia itinerary? Victoria's Fall, South Luwangha NP
- 3 Africa Safari
- 4
Tanzania Feb 2013 -- my first but not last safari!
- 5 Morocco - private tour operators
- 6 Most Romantic Places in Marrakech or Essaouira?
- 7 Questions re Gorillas in Rwanda and money in both Rwanda and Tanzania
- 8
Morocco . . . Rough Around the Edges
- 9 Kruger Park trip
- 10 First time in Zimbawbe, SA, Safari, etc. Really need your help.
- 11 Exclusie use vehicles at Mala Mala and Londolozi
- 12 phone service
- 13 how to join a Kenya safari once in country
- 14 Qatar - Doha my photos
- 15 Yellow Fevor innoculation revisited
- 16 The Grace Hotel (Johannesburg) is closing
- 17 Kenya + Ngorongoro or Serengeti?
- 18 Ashdod to Jaffa and Tel Aviv
- 19 Haifa - Acre & the Baha'i Gardens
- 20 Marrakesh and Fez w/ side trip
- 21 What about Intrepid Travel as a tour company?
- 22
Amazing Safari Trip in Zimbabwe (Matopos-Hwange & Victoria Falls)
- 23 Experience with Journey Beyond Travel or Sahara Services in Morocco?
- 24 transfer from jnb and Durban airports
- 25
Trip Report - Honeymoon Safari in Tanzania - End of July/August 2012
Dogon is fascinating country and probably the highlight of Mali. Getting a good guide is paramount. The best guides are out of Bandiagara. Unless you get a bona-fide tour agent in Bamako, you should never hire a Dogon guide there. They are not Dogon, but they are shisters and drunks. Most people I met took boat trips from Mopti, not Bamako. The Lonely Planet guides to West Africa, and the Rough Guides to WEst AFrica, along with the somewhat out-of-date Brandt Guide to Mali are your best resources. Also Lonely Planet has a terrific posting board (www.lonelyplanet.com) I hope you speak and understand French. You will have a difficult time getting good prices if you can't speak French. Mali is relatively expensive, for west Africa. Make sure everyone takes malaria prophylaxix, and has a yellow fever vaccination with the yellow card.