Baule National Park, 130 kilometres northwest of Bamako, is virtually the only bit of greenery to be found in the country, and the few lions, giraffes, wild bulls and hippos to be found here leave a bleak feeling among the parched plains.
read moreThe Dogon lands (Bandiagara Plateau) lie in the neighbourhood of the town of Duenza. The Dogon tribes are believed to have been the original inhabitants of the Niger River Valley back in the time of the Great Egypt of the Pharaohs.
read moreThe Jingereber Mosque, a rectangular mosque with a flat roof and mud-brick columns, was built near Madug, the residence of the local ruler. Entirely in the "Sudanese style", the squat conical minaret tapers upwards and is topped by wind... read more
The second mosque, Sankore, in the north-eastern part of the city, is distinguished by its squat, pyramidal minaret. This mosque, located in the former neighbourhood of large salt traders, like Jingereber, was completely rebuilt in the 16th centur... read more
