Country Info
- Bamako
- Capital
- CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
- Currency
- 11,008,518
- Population
- ML
- Country Code
Bandiagara Slideshow
Bandiagara
Travel Blogs from Bandiagara, Mali
Sort by Newest Best first
Among the Dogons
... the most famous of these tribes, due to their isolation and tenacious hold on traditional beliefs. They live at the base of the Bandiagara Escarpment, which is a 200 km section of sheer cliffs. We were dropped off at the top, and then worked our way ...
The dance of the Dogon
... the passing tourists titled give me your water bottle please. From Songo we headed to the main supply village in the area, Bandiagara for a short overnight stop before the hike commenced in the early hours of the following morning. As we leave the town ...
Christmas in Mali
Christmas eve and Christmas day in the camp site we shared with the Oasis truck and their 24 ...
Voyage en Pays Dogon suite
... , grimpe lentement sur 60 km vers le plateau Dogon qui culmine à 600 m sur 200 km et s'effondre d'un seul coup. On passe Bandiagara, et on descend par la route de KORO. On longe les falaises sur plusieurs dizaines de km par un piste dans les dunes ...
Pays dogon
Le pays dogon est un endroit magique. J ai fait 4 jours de marche avec un guide, en suivant la falaise de bandiagara et en s arretant dans ces villages posés au creux de la falaise avec notamment les structures des ...
Maxence, ils sont bizarres ces Dogons !
Cà y est Mamy est arrivée, mais nous n'avons toujours pas vu Babacar. Il est parti dans le pays Dogon et nous partons à sa recherche. Les Dogons sont des gens bizarres avec plein de pouvoir magiques. Nous avons rencontré encore un très gros baobab ...
voyage en pays dogon
deux jours sans nouvelle mais nous etions en pays dogon, ils nous avaient promis un train soutenu nous avons eu un train d'enfer!!!!Nous vous raconterons toutes nos aventures dans quelques jours, après les deux prochains jours ou nous naviguerons ...
MINI-BUS FRUSTRATION
Attempt to travel by mini-bus to Bandiagara, 1 hour away. Wait 4 hours for min-bus to fill up(eg 23 people) and eventually 4 foreigners including me buy 4 extra tickets so as to end the wait. Reach Bandiagara and book 2 day, 1 night trip into ...
Day 5: Kids and Presents
Woken this morning by a gunshot: not at me, fortunately. Had a great night's sleep in the tent after I stopped staring at the stars - unbelievable panorama and I can finally understand what the Greeks thought they could see up there. A quick breakfast ...
Day 6: Cliff Descent
Morning on the cliff-top village of Begnimato, where we spent the previous night with a bunch of Dutch trekkers, begins well: two strong coffees, then my first visit in a number of years to a long drop 'facility'. Textbook. Clean as a whistle, and I ...
Day 41 42 - Mali, Bandiagara - Drunken Locals
... in awe when the chainsaw came to life. Fully loaded it was off to the campsite which was situated about 4km from Bandiagara. Nice place with trees, bar, restaurant and the option to upgrade for a reasonable 10,000 CFA (US$20) ...
Day 45 48 - Mali, Bandiagara - Christmas
... even in you are in a two horse town with slow internet connection and ridiculously expensive Pringles. So yes back in good ole Bandiagara after the Dogon Trek. Think we arrived around 3.30pm. Was good to be back and see those who ...
Comment rester séduisante et sexy
SAUREZ VOUS RESTER PIMPANTE ET SEXY EN TOUTES CIRCONSTANCES A toutes les lectrices assidues de ELLE, Marie-Claire ou du FIG MAG, MCG, MB et DP dédient ce quizz : En toutes circonstances : Question n°1 : A/ Vos cheveux ...
Atmosphere, mysteries and uncomforable ailments
... exercise in endurance. Luckily it wasn't actually that far, so by lunchtime two days later we were in Songho, where we got a lift to Bandiagara where I could rest up for a few days. All in all though, it was a great trip - the tenacity the Dogon show ...
Day 48 - Mali, Bandiagara - Pork Plauge
We have a truck diary that gets written in every day by a different person. Boxing day was done by Barsby... a most hilarious entry so I thought I'd include it for your enjoyment. The black death hits the overlanders today. The ...
Day 7: Tirelli
Having broken the ice with four American students the evening before in Nombori, I sit round a morning fire with Bouba, his fellow guide, Potassium - you just can't make this stuff up - and one of the Yanks. He is keen for the group to join the TMBK2 ...
Ok, vacation's over.
... is reporting that the people support this take over. Peace Corps has put all Guinea volunteers on standfast which means I am stuck in Mali. I have requested permission to go back to Guinea because I have no money and can no longer afford the expenses of ...
Djénne, Mopti & Dogonland
... ndelser. Vi bad honom koll upp om vi skulle få våra Nigeriavisum eller inte. Han hörde dock aldrig av sig.... Tillbaka i Bandiagara fick vi höra att visumet fortfarande inte var klart. Vi tog oss därför tillbaka till vår numera permanenta adress i ...
Dogon Trek
... top we had to climb into 2 sweatboxs (vans) for the journey back. Went through Sanga before arriving back in Bandiagara for a night of festivities organised by Gary, whilst we were walking. Best experience of the trip, re-affirming that this ...
Pays Dogon
... day 2 and informed us he therefore wasnt able to walk too far everyday....just after we had requested more walking!! The guides of Mali are......well, not always to be trusted! More of this later. We managed anyway to do some extra walking without him, ...
Dogon Country
... , mosques, churches and holy shrines to fetishes. Not really knowing what to expect he had only been told it's a "must do" in Mali so it was a happy surprise to find out that all the other tourists were at an overpriced concert 600 kilometres away. ...
The land before time
We spent the next 4 days trekking in Dogon country, a big lonely planet top 10 tick for us. Totally awesome scenery with lots of opportunities to sing the Jurassic Park theme tune and pretend that raptors were going to come and get us across the ...
Dogon Trek Tireli To Sanga, Nov 17, 2007
... lunch stop in Banani village at the bottom to Sanga at the top where we were me by Dave and Daphne. The road back to Bandiagara was only 45 km in distance but was appallingly bumpy and took over three hours, the kind of "Real Africa" type of a road ...
Dogon Country
The highlight of the Mali leg of my trip has been a week spent in the Dogon Country. It's a gorgeous area. The landscape alone is breathtaking--all canyons and rocky cliffs and caves. Add to that the fascinating remains of the Telem ...
Insight into an amazing animist ethnic group
... now), where ceremonial masks and dead animals are displayed. The environment is beautiful: most of the villages are hanging on the Bandiagara cliff. It is just a stunning view when you get there. Further, Dogons are welcoming, smily and kind and it is ...
Pays Dogon- Top 10 places to visit in a lifetime
... also gave me exorbitant price quotes (around 300-400 thousand CFA). This included all expenses including transportation to and from Bandiagara (starting point in Pays Dogon). This was 3 times my estimate (a reasonable price is between 20-25 thousand CFA ...
Camping in the Dogon Valley
After an early morning ferry crossing, we left Timbuktu and entered the Dogon Valley. The Dogon Valley is a spectacular landscape, dominated by "the escarpment" - a rather singular cliff that runs the length of the valley. The local people are animist ...
Sort by Newest Best first