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31 jan. - 08 feb. 2025 / From 2.860€

Trip to Mali: Dogon Festival, adobe mosques and tribes

This ethnographic trip to Mali offers the unique opportunity to learn about Mali's most vibrant cultures: the Dogon, Mandinka, Bozo and Bambara tribes.

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The Republic of Mali, the eighth largest country in Africa, is a nation marked by its orography. This region presents a remarkable gradient of ecosystems that go from the northern desert to the green and fertile south region, bathed by the Niger River. A river so brutally full of life that it seems the main highway of the country: people fishing, people sewing nets, people eating around bonfires, people swimming across the river. The economic structure of this West African country is based on agriculture and fishing, and its strategic importance made it the seat of the three historical empires of the region: the Empire of Ghana, the Empire of Mali and the Songhay Empire. Other notable aspects of Mali are its peculiar vernacular architecture based on adobe bricks, the nomadic group of the Fulani and the enigmatic Dogon people.

Nomadic and enigmatic peoples

The nomadic group of the Fulani stands out, which populates a large part of the Sahel, and of course the Dogon people, one of the most enigmatic tribal groups in sub-Saharan Africa. With its rugged settlements next to the Bandiagara fault, its mysterious masked dances, its animistic medicine and shamanic mythology, it has attracted the attention of most anthropologists.

Summit of Sudanese architecture

The city of Djenne is a historical religious and commercial enclave located in the Niger Delta and founded in the 9th Century, with an architectural style based on adobe bricks. Djenne is home to the largest mud mosque in the world.

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Mali has a remarkable gradient of ecosystems, from the majestic Sahara desert -which serves as the country's northern border- passing through the arid areas of the Sahel, to the green and fertile southern region, bathed by the colossal Niger River.

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    Our Blog is a space for sharing experiences, knowledge and all kinds of content from our trips. Below you will find publications related to Mali so that you can discover more about the destination, the ethnic groups that live on their lands, their architecture, customs, ecosystems, etc.

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    The Dogon tribe of Mali, the most enigmatic in Africa

    There is a unique place in the heart of West Africa. Unique for its fascinating and enigmatic culture and its air of mystery and supposed paranormal events that surround it. This exciting corner of the Sahel is called the Dogon Country (Mali) and is located on the border with Burkina Faso.

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    The country of masks that hides much more

    This region presents an outstanding gradient of ecosystems, from the majestic Sahara desert -which functions as the country's northern border-, passing through the arid zones of the Sahel, to the green and fertile southern region, bathed by the colossal Niger River. And in relation to ethnic groups, it should be noted the nomadic group of the Fulani, who populate much of the Sahel, and of course the Dogon people, one of the most enigmatic tribal groups in sub-Saharan Africa.

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