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10 days
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Discover the magic of Niger with a unique 10-day adventure that takes you deep into the heart of its culture and natural beauty. Your journey begins in Niamey, where you’ll be welcomed and guided on a river excursion to explore fishing villages and encounter the fascinating hippopotamuses along the Niger River. After settling in, you’ll dive into the rich history of Agadez, a UNESCO World Heritage city. Visit its famous mosque and historical sites, then immerse yourself in the vibrant traditions of the Tuareg people through an indigo ceremony and cultural demonstrations.
From Agadez, you’ll travel to the sacred Gerewol Festival, where the Wodaabe Fula people compete in a mesmerizing courtship ritual. The festival, an ancient and captivating event, offers you the chance to witness intricate dances and beautiful traditional costumes. You’ll spend two nights on the festival grounds in tents, fully experiencing the rhythm and beauty of the celebration.
After the festival, head to the village of Tahoua, where you’ll explore nomadic Tuareg camps, and continue your journey with stops in picturesque villages like Yama, with its stunning Sudanese-style architecture. As you make your way through Dosso, you’ll visit the Djermakoye Palace and enjoy a wildlife encounter with the giraffes of Kouré, one of West Africa’s last remaining herds of giraffes in the wild.
End your tour back in Niamey, where you’ll have time for some last-minute shopping and sightseeing before heading home. This immersive experience is perfect for those looking to enjoy a unique, cultural, and unforgettable holidays in Niger.
On arrival in Niamey, you will be met, assisted, and transferred to your hotel. Hotel : TERMINUS or Grand Hotel
Today will be devoted to visa processing and a visit to Niamey city and sailing on the Niger river. Excursion on the Niger River to visit the fishing villages and hippopotamus, museum, and center of Niamey. Meals included: Breakfast Hotel : TERMINUS or Grand Hotel
The domestic flight to Agadez has imprecise schedules, either you go directly to Agadez, or you go through Zinder. So, your arrival in Agadez 10 h 00, does not have precise times. Nevertheless, the evening in Agadez will be devoted to the visit of the city partly by the great mosque, the imposing minaret of the city- the historical city classified as world heritage by UNESCO. Meals included: Breakfast Hotel : Hotel Ténéré Or Hotel de la paix
Agadez indigo dance and olg city unesco Agadez is a historical city with a very rich culture, whose ancestral tradition has been preserved for hundreds of years. The city is very cosmopolitan, with Hausa and Tuareg living side by side, but the various customs make this city an exceptional jewel. We will devote a day to demonstrations of these traditions by the local women’s group dances and initiation of young people to the indigo turban under the supervision of Tambari, supreme chief guardian of the culture and curator of the Bianou dances. Meals included: breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Hotel : Hotel Ténéré Or Hotel de la paix
Assist the Gerewol festival. After breakfast, drive to the festival site of Gerewol between Abalak and Agadez. The Gerewol Festival is an annual courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people. Young men dressed in elaborate ornamentation and made up in traditional face painting gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable young women. This oldest tradition remains a challenge for young people. But above all, it’s a source of pride to come together at the big gathering to prove one’s identity: the cult of beauty. You will spend 2 nights on the site in a tent. Day 5 return to TAHOUA for the night in the evening to your hotel room and shower. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Hotel : Camping in tents
Today, we take leave of our Fulani friends, end of our participation in gerewool, 5-hours’ drive to come to . Transfer to Tahoua, via the pond of Tablak and some nomadic Tuareg camps. We will make stops on the way for visits. Overnight at Tarka hotel or Marianne hotel in Tahoua half board. Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Hotel : Hotel Tarka or Marianne
We leave Tahoua with a stop in smalls villages like Yama Hausa village with a Sudanese style architecture. Here several imposing little mosques that marked the village got the prize: Agha Khan. Lunch on the way in Birni Konni . The work on the road is a project promised by the state of Niger, and we hope it will be completed before this festival period. If not, we’ll shorten the journey and spend the night in Dogon Doutchi. The night will be spent in a camp (which we call a hut), in a clean room with a shower, and the meal will be in a small local restaurant with a typical atmosphere (with waitresses serving Togolese and Beninese beer).
Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch
Hotel : Camping In hut
Via Dosso, there will be a stop at the Djermakoye Palace, the Honorable Sultan Djerma. We will leave the off-site to join kouré grazing area of the last herds of giraffes from West Africa in freedom. Perfect cohabitation with the nomads and sedentary Visit Niamey in the afternoon between the MONUMENTS and souvenir shopping. Last meal before transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals included: Breakfast. Lunch
Hotel : Hotel Ténéré Or Hotel de la paix
After breakfast, the day is at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals included: Breakfast
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