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Trip to Ivory Coast: tribal rituals, masks and architecture<\/h2>\n

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This trip to the Ivory Coast allows the traveler to discover a great ethnographic diversity<\/strong>, witness some of the most impressive mask dances<\/strong> in Africa and admire some architectural gems<\/strong>, which help to enrich the experience. During this trip, we will tour the center, north and south of the country to capture the essence of Ivory Coast. The purpose of the trip will be to see as many dances as possible in order to admire the tribal art of the different ethnic groups.<\/p>\n

This ethnographic trip to Ivory Coast will begin with an architectural tour of the coastal city of Abidjan. Next, we will advance towards the Akan country. There, we will have an audience with the king in his palace and witness a religious ritual by the Komian priestesses<\/strong><\/a>. In Baul\u00e9 territory, we will meet traditional weavers and attend a ‘goli’ mask dance<\/strong> by the Gbomi tribe and a ‘zaoli’ masquerade<\/strong> by the Guro group. We will continue to the Guere country, where we will witness the acrobatics of the snake girls ritual<\/a><\/strong> and the ‘gba’ masquerade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Our tour will continue heading north. On the way, we will enjoy the ‘guegbrin’ dance<\/strong>, performed on stilts, and the ‘guekouena’ masquerades<\/strong>. In the ‘voltaic’ region, we will visit a Senu Fulani community and a Senufo temple, where we will have the opportunity to attend an initiation ceremony<\/strong>. We will be able to admire the buffalo masks and various magical rituals, accompanied by the ‘dozo’ hunters. During our descent towards the south, we will visit wonderful buildings of vernacular architecture<\/strong> as well as Sudanese and Ivorian styles<\/strong>. Our trip will end with an urban tour of Grand Bassam, where we will attend a voodoo ritual<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Download the itinerary for this trip to Ivory Coast<\/a><\/h3>\n

If you want to know the detailed itinerary you can download it through the form that you will find below. Click here to easily reach the form.<\/a><\/p>\n

The guide for this ethnographic trip to the Ivory Coast will be Joan Riera<\/strong>, an anthropologist specializing in African societies.<\/p>\n

Discover the highlights of this trip to the Ivory Coast<\/h2>\n

\u25ba We will witness the rituals and masks of the most traditional tribes<\/h3>\n

Komian ceremony by the Agni tribe<\/h4>\n

The Agni tribe<\/strong> is a matrilineal society ruled by a king. Their religion develops around the sacred forest and the temple of fetishes, guarded by Komi\u00e1n priestesses. We will enter the religious world of the Komi\u00e1n. After visiting the temple, we will walk to the sacred forest, where a religious ritual linked to ancestral spirits<\/strong> will be performed.<\/p>\n

Snake girls ritual by the Guere tribe<\/h4>\n

The mythical snake girls ritual of the Guere tribe consists of an incredible show based on acrobatics. The face paintings of the participants are a delight for photographers and anyone interested in African art.<\/p>\n

Zaouli dance by the Guro tribe<\/h4>\n

This traditional dance consists of a very fast movement of the legs, while the upper part of the body appears immobile or moves only slowly horizontally.<\/p>\n

Initiation ceremony by the Senufo tribe<\/h4>\n

We will visit a cult temple of the Senufo tribe<\/strong> in an animist neighborhood of the city of Korhogo. There, we will have the opportunity to attend a Senufo initiation ceremony, called ‘wambel\u00e9’. We will be able to admire the buffalo masks and various magical rituals, accompanied by the ‘dozo’ hunters, ‘fetish’ men of the animist societies of the African Sahel.<\/p>\n

\u25ba We will admire architectural jewels<\/h3>\n

\u25ba Book your place now for this trip to the Ivory Coast<\/a><\/h3>\n

Click on the button below to easily reach the form to book your place for this ethnographic trip to the Ivory Coast<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Photos by An\u00edbal Bueno<\/a> and Emili Bayona taken during a trip to Ivory Coast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14239,"template":"","etiquetas_viajes":[],"categorias_viajes":[179,367],"mes_viajes":[156],"ano_viajes":[375],"destacado_viajes":[217],"guias_viajes":[170],"viajes_a_medida":[],"class_list":["post-17659","viajes","type-viajes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias_viajes-africa-en","categorias_viajes-ethnographic-trips-ivory-coast","mes_viajes-june","ano_viajes-2024-en","destacado_viajes-destacado-en","guias_viajes-joan-riera-travel-guide"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrip to Ivory Coast \u25ba Tribal rituals, masks and architecture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Trip to Ivory Coast to discover different tribes, witness impressive mask dances and admire architectural gems\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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