Afroethnic would like to provide some ideas on what your journey throughout Western Africa could be about. We are looking forward to design with you the journey according to your wishes and interests.
17 days of travel through Mali's archaic culture
Theme : Colours, mysteries, traditions and nature
You will discover Mali and its regions as well as their beauty and wildness travelling from Sahara to Sahel.
Through Mali, Burkina Faso and Togo in two weeks
Theme : Countryside, climes, Voodoo
Discovering rough as well as smooth countrysides and their climes, inhabitants and colourful traditions until arriving at the heart of Voodoo.
The Kru people migrated eastward from Liberia in the 15th century at the time the Portuguese were trading ivory and slaves on the coast. In the 16th century the Senoufo and Lubi moved in from the north (Burkina Faso & Mali). In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Malinké came from the northwest (Guinea) and the Akan Baoulé arrived from the east (Ghana).
On forefathers traces through Benin, Togo, Ghana and Mali
Theme: Architecture, ethnics, religions, slavery
In Africa each ethnic group has its own centuries of tradition which often mix with the French or English influences as well as these of the Muslim and Christian religions. People practice religious rituals with music and dance. The daily market places show the traditions in food, clothing, alternative medicine, jewellery.
Theme: Nomads, drums, rythm, dance
A stunningly ethnic multitude will be waiting for you travelling from Savannah to Sahel such as Nomades,Touaregs, Fulani and Bellah and their songs and traditional dances to the rythm of Toundé drums.
From Mali north-westwards to Senegal
Theme: Empires, traditional musical instruments, sacred forests
Travelling through the Manding Empires on the traces of Mandekas, Wolof and Serer following the rythm of the coras and drums of Djembés passing by the mountains through sacred forests up to the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.
Theme: Advanced professional training in combination with touristic adventure
Afroethnic organizes for you a quiet place for accomplishing seminars in Bamako and to enjoy touristic experiences at the same time in the Mandingue country with an evening on the river and an excursion to Siby mouintains.
Theme: Masks, initiation tradition, canyons of Mali, elephants
One week to discover the famous mountains and canyons of Mali and its wildlife.