The Great Mosque of Djenné
Group tour · Mali - kingdoms of the Sahel · 11 Oct 2026

Timbuktu day trip

A rare, carefully-escorted one-day excursion to Timbuktu - flown in from Bamako, back the same evening.

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Dates11 Oct 2026
Duration1 day
From€2,100
DestinationsMali - kingdoms of the Sahel

Access to Timbuktu is currently only possible through tightly coordinated day-charters. We fly in from Bamako in the morning, spend the day on a guided walking tour of the manuscript libraries, the Djingareyber Mosque, and the Sankoré quarter, and fly back the same evening.

Itinerary

Day by day.

  1. Day 1
    11 Oct 2026

    Bamako - Timbuktu - Mopti - Bamako

    Bamako · Timbuktu · Mopti

    • Morning private charter to Timbuktu
    • Three adobe mosques; explorer houses; high manuscript library
    • Ethnological museum; Well of Buktu; traditional Touareg dance; camel ride
    • Lunch
    • Flight to Mopti (Venice of Mali): fish market, adobe mosque, river boat
    • Flight back to Bamako; hotel for shower and dinner
    • Evening airport transfer

    Overnight
    Bamako hotel - Day-use only

    Timbuktu

What's included

  • Return charter flight Bamako ↔ Timbuktu
  • Ground transport and escort in Timbuktu
  • Guided walking tour
  • Lunch in Timbuktu

What's not included

  • Accommodation in Bamako (arranged separately)
  • Mali visa
  • Personal expenses

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