Day 1: History and Riverside Culture Exploration
Niger River Basin โ Kayes Central Market โ Grand Mosque โ colonial Age Building
Recommended time:8 hours
Core points:In the Niger River basin, the lifeline of West Africa, experience traditional fishing and agricultural culture, views the local specialties such as Shea butter, cotton fabric, and traditional crafts in Kayes' central market, views the Sudan-Sashel-style Islamic architecture in the 19th-century Grand Mosque, and in the administrative building and train stations of the French colonial era Explore traces
Day 2: Traditional culture and nature experience
Visit Traditional Village โ Baobab Forest โ handicraft workshop โ Niger River Boat Tour
Recommended time:9 hours
Core points:Traditional Bambara and Sonin Kei villages around Kayes, experiencing mud architecture and traditional lifestyles, watching the unique natural scenery of Sahel area in hundreds of years old Baobab tree forests, participating in poetry butter with local women, and taking traditional fatigue boats on Niger River. Observation of everyday life
Day 3: Visiting and Culture Experience (optional)
Medine Kula โ Bapurabe Falls โ Traditional Music Performance โ Kayes Culture Center
Medine Kula:3 hours, 19th century France-historical fortress site of the African War
Bapurabe Falls:It takes 4 hours, a hidden waterfall in Sahel area that can only be found in the rainy season
Traditional music:2 hours, Mandingo Traditional Music Performance using Cora and Balla Phone
Cultural Center:It takes 1 hour, history and cultural exhibition hall in Kayes region