The Road to Timbuktu and the Rivers of West Africa

Date Information

1/2/2009 - 1/17/2009

Other dates waitlisted.

Length of Program:
16 Days

Rate Information

Single Supplement: A limited number of singles are available in Categories B & C for an additional charge of $3,895.

Program Includes:

• Three nights in Bamako at the Hotel Sofitel l’Amitié Bamako; three nights in Mopti at the Hotel Kanaga; day rooms in Dakar at the Le Meridien President Hotel
• 7-night cruise aboard the 34-guest yacht Callisto, including welcome and farewell cocktail receptions
• All meals throughout the trip, both on land and aboard Callisto, and house wine, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner aboard ship
• Flights in West Africa: from Bamako to Mopti, from Mopti to Timbuktu, from Timbuktu to Bamako, and from Bamako to Dakar
• Complete program of tours and excursions
• Educational program of lectures by accompanying guest lecturer
• Professional Travel Dynamics International tour staff
• Complete pre-departure materials
• Baggage handling and transfers abroad on the designated program dates
• Port dues and embarkation taxes
• Gratuities to porters, guides, and drivers

NOT INCLUDED: Airfare (other than the flights in West Africa listed above); visas; passports; luggage, cancellation, and accident insurance; meals, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages other than those specified above; personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, faxes, and e-mail service; and gratuities to shipboard personnel

Airfare: Airfare (other than the group flights from Mopti to Timbuktu, Timbuktu to Bamako, and Bamako to Dakar) is not included in the cost of the program. Please call Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc. (VWTI), the agency handling air arrangements for this program, for competitive airfares to Bamako, Mali, returning from Dakar, Senegal, in your selected class of service. To reach VWTI, kindly call toll-free 877-711-9896 or 212-592-1340 for reservation and ticketing information.