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2009 Desert Festival in Mali Day 1(January 1,2009) -Arrival at Senou Int Airport -Transfer to Mirabeau Hotel -Dinner/Accomodation at Mirabeau Hotel   Day 2(January 2,2009) -Breakfast at Mirabeau Hotel -Bamako City Tour -Travel to Segou -Lunch at Relax restaurant -Afternoon a walk at the bans on the Niger River -Dinner/Accomodation at either the Auberge or Djoliba Hote   Day 3(January 3,2009) -Breakfast at hotel -Visit the mudcloth centre -See colonial buildings -Travel to Bandiagara -See Sango( a Dogon Village) -Snacks on board -Dinner/Accomodation at Kamberly Hotel Day 4(January 4,2009) -Breakfast at Kamberly -Travel to Sangah -Lunch at the Le Campement -Visit the various Dogon Villages -Dinner/Accomodation at Le Campement   Day 5(January 5,2009) -Breakfast at at Le Campement -Travel to Timboucktou -Stop over at Duentza -Ferry over the Niger River -Dinner/Accomodation at Le Colombee Hotel   Day 6(January 6,2009) -Breakfast at Le Colombee -Visit the  various Mosques -Visit some of the Koranic script Museum   -Lunch at Colombee Hotel -Desert Tour -Dinner/Accomodation at Le Colombee   Day 7(January 7,2009) -Breakfast at Colombee -Travel to Essakan -Register at the Desert Festival,etc -Dinner/Accomodation at the Festival Grounds(no hotels-only tents) Day 8(January 8)-Day 10(January 10) -Desert Festival activities   Day 11(January 11,2009) -Breakfast at the festival grounds -Travel to Mopti -Take a boat ride on the Niger river at sunset -Dinner/Accomodation at Hotel Kanaga   Day 12(January 12,2009) -Breakfast at Kanaga -Visit the Market -See the Mosque -Visit the Boso area -Lunch at the Boso restaurant -Dinner/Accomodation at Kanaga   Day 13(January 13,2009) -Breakfast at Kanaga -Travel to Djenne -Lunch at the Campement -See the Mosque -See the virgin statue -Dinner/Accomodation at the Campement   DAY 14(January 14,2009) -Breakfast at the Campement -Travel to Bamako -Dinner at Apalooza restaurant -Accomodation at Mirabeau Hotel   Day 15(January 15,2009) -Breakfast at Mirabeau -Last Minute shopping -And individual walking tours -Farewell dinner at Sanatoro   DEPARTURE   END OF TOUR Royal Derby Tours of Ghana/West Africa P.O.BOX KA16192 Airport-Accra. Ghana.   Wireless:(233) 244 949 225 or (233)274 531 628 Tel/Fax:(233)21 407 235   www.royalderbytours.com or www.royalderbytours.net   *Operates in Ghana,Togo,Benin,Burkina Faso,Niger,Mali,Guinea & Cote D'Ivoire