Breakfast, from Bamako, proceed to Sikasso with a stopover in Koumantou village to visit the village, interact with local people and make pictures.

Continue to Sikasso, Mali’s breadbasket, and learn the history of the city while visiting places like the museum, the Mamelon Hill, the Mausoleum of Tieba King of Kenedougou Kingdom from 1866–1893, the house of Keletigui, and the ruins of the Tata wall that encircled and protected the city against invasions and is being renovated by UNESCO.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel : Hotel du Cinquantenaire

Breakfast and proceed to visit Loulouli, continue to a typical Samogo & Senoufo village called Fakokouroukoro in the area of Loulouni.

Visit the village of Fakokouroukoro then witness the hunters’ traditional dance of the locality.

Drive back to Sikasso for lunch. In the afternoon, drive to Zerelaba, a typical Minianka village. Visit the village and witness a traditional balafon performance. Drive back to the hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel : Hotel du Cinquantenaire

Breakfast and en-route to Segou via Koutiala, the capital of white gold (cotton), pass through rich agricultural lands of southern Mali. You can visit local villages with granaries on the way.

From Koutiala, make a detour to visit San to see the local mosque, designed as a replica of the Djenne Grand Mosque, and visit Terekoungo, a typical Bobo village, the site of a sacred well inhabited by protector spirits of the Bobo people, the fetish house and the millet beer-making process Drive to Overnight in Segou.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel : Vue Esplanade Hotel Segou

Breakfast, in Ségou, the former colonial administrative center.

Visit Sékoro village, the former capital of the Bambara kingdom where you will see the tomb of King Biton Mamary Coulibaly, the founder of the Bambara Kingdom, the mosque that is older than the village and visit the mosque that King Biton built for her mother.

Take a cruise in a traditional motorized pinasse on the River Niger to the Bambara village of Kalabougou. The village is known for its pottery and we may see the women creating and kilning them as today is Saturday.

Return to Segou and admire the beautiful Sudanese-style colonial architecture. See and experience how to make a traditional mud cloth. Visit traditional weavers and other artisans, time permitting.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel : Vue Esplanade Hotel Segou

An easy drive from Segou to Bamako, start with the city tour of Bamako.

Have an overview of Bamako from the hill Point G also called the hill of Health. Proceed to the city’s craft bazaar to see sculptors, weavers, leather workers, jewelers and metal workers exhibiting their wares and displaying their skills. One area of the market is devoted entirely to traditional African medicines.

Here you'll find the freshly shrunken heads of birds, monkeys and crocodiles, along with lizard skins and other gruesome treatments.

Tour the biggest mosque, the handicraft centre to shop for souvenirs. Drive through the city and see monuments, Sudanese style buildings, the Niger River, Central Bank tower.

Stay overnight in Bamako.

Meals included: Breakfast

Hotel: Azalai Grand Hotel Bamako

Breakfast is served and you are transferred to the airport for your flight.

Meals included: Breakfast