BISSAU CARNIVAL
Mali - Senegal - Guinea Conakry - Guinea Bissau • 11 days
A real african experience in a country untouched by tourism, very rich in wild nature with his savannas and forests, and with interesting populations which still have their traditions dating from centuries.
The adventure starts in Mali, but it is mostly focused on Guinea and Guinea Bissau.
The highlight: the carnival of Bissau. A lively atmosphere of “fiesta” with a magic mixture of African and Portuguese music, masks and dancing crowd in the colourful street of old Bissau…
Tour leader: Alberto Nicheli
Bamako
in
07/02/2010
Dakar
out
17/02/2010
Akwasidae
Ghana • 13 days
One trip dedicated to Ghana, one of the most interesting countries in West Africa, to participate to the great Akwasidae festival in Kumasi, the kingdom of Ashanti.
An extraordinary occasion to go deep in African rhythms and colours.
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Accra
from
17/3/2010
Accra
till
29/3/2010
Masks Festival
Mali and Burkina faso • 13 days
Two weeks with the opportunity to explore two of the most interesting country of West Africa, and to focus on masks, as they are an occasion to celebrate and to communicate, in different regions, for all the traditional ethnic people who live there: in particular Bambara, Dogon, Nunuma e Bwaba.
Bamako
from
27/3/2010
Bamako
till
8/4/2010
Dipo Initiation and Akwasidae
Ghana • 10 days
One trip dedicated to Ghana, one of the most interesting countries in West Africa, to participate to one of the most beautiful initiation ceremony in Africa, celebrated in the Krobo region, famous for its beads, and to the great Akwasidae festival in Kumasi, the kingdom of Ashanti.
An extraordinary occasion to go deep in African rhythms and colours.
Accra
from
24/4/2010
Accra
till
3/5/2010
Only Mali
Mali • 10 days
Twelve days to discover deeply thes wonderful countries, among the richest and most interesting of West Africa. From North, where live populations still not very well known, to South where it is possible to find evidences of colonial past, to the center, the realm of Ashanti, with the possibiliity of attending to the great traditional festival Akwasidae and voodoo celebrations.
Bamako
in
12 / 02 / 2010
26 / 03 / 2010
23 / 04 / 2010
18 / 06 / 2010
30 / 07 / 2010
06 / 08 / 2010
13 / 08 / 2010
03 / 09 / 2010
01 / 10 / 2010
29 / 10 / 2010
26 / 11 / 2010
17 / 12 / 2010
24 / 12 / 2010
Bamako
out
21 / 02 / 2010
04 / 04 / 2010
02 / 05 / 2010
27 / 06 / 2010
08 / 08 / 2010
15 / 08 / 2010
22 / 08 / 2010
12 / 09 / 2010
10 / 10 / 2010
07 / 11 / 2010
05 / 12 / 2010
26 / 12 / 2010
02 / 01 / 2011
GHANA - TOGO - BENIN
• 12 days
Twelve days to discover deeply theses wonderful countries, among the richest and most interesting of West Africa . From North, where live populations still not very well known, to South where it is possible to find evidences of colonial past, to the center, the realm of Ashanti, with the possibility of attending to the great traditional festival Akwasidae and voodoo celebrations.
For more informations: transafrica@transafrica.biz
Lome / Accra
in
17 / 03 / 2010
28 / 04 / 2010
21 / 07 / 2010
04 / 08 / 2010
01 / 09 / 2010
13 / 10 / 2010
24 / 11 / 2010
31 / 12 / 2010
Lome / Accra
out
26 / 03 / 2010
07 / 05 / 2010
30 / 07 / 2010
13 / 08 / 2010
10 / 09 / 2010
22 / 10 / 2010
03 / 12 / 2010
09 / 01 / 2011
The country of Ashanti
Ghana • 8 days
A week in a country which is full of interesting evidences of the portoguese colonization and offers extraordinary occasions to plunge in the folklore of his populations.
Departures organized to participate at the Akwasidae Festival of Ashanti in Kumasi.
Accra
from
15 / 03 /2010
26/ 04 / 2010
07 / 06 /2010
19/ 07 / 2010
30/ 08 / 2010
11/ 10 / 2010
22/ 11 / 2010
Accra
till
22/03/2010
03/05/2010
14/06/2010
26/07/2010
06/09/2010
18/10/2010
29/11/2010
Journey through the magic
Togo - Benin • 8 days
One week in two countries on the Guinea Gulf, both little but full of interest and very rich from a cultural point of view, particolarly for those who want to have a first contact with Western Africa.
On this trip we will meet fetish priests, healers and oracles; we will attend fire dances, initiation rites, ancient ceremonies and witness participants in trances. Voodoo has its origins in these countries and in this part of the world the people’s practices are still authentic.
Lome
in
06 / 03 / 2010
03 / 04 / 2010
14 / 08 / 2010
30 / 10 / 2010
04 / 12 / 2010
Lome
out
13 / 03 / 2010
10 / 04 / 2010
21 / 08 / 2010
06 / 11 / 2010
11 / 12 / 2010
Guinea
Mali - Guinea - Senegal • 16 days
The adventure starts in Mali but it is mostly focused in Guinea Conakry: the Samory trail, the experience of lianas bridge, the Peul of Fouta Djalon and Toma living near the border with Sierra Leone and Liberia . Finally in Senegal to meet Bassari and Bedick, last animist tribes in the country. Back to Mali for a cruise on th Manantali manmade lake.
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Bamako
in
05/ 03 / 2010
02/ 04 / 2010
19/ 11 / 2010
Bamako
out
20/03/2010
17/04/2010
03/12/2010
NEW: From Sahel to Ocean
Mali - Ivory Coast • 15 days
Finally Ivory Coast is again open to travellers, after a time of social instability. We cross the country from north to south: the Senufo living around Korhogo, Man with its shops of antiquities and lianas bridges, Yamoussoukro, with the unusual cathedral, and last but not the least the beaches between ocean and forest.
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Bamako
in
06/ 03 / 2010
Abidjan
out
20/03 2010
From 1985, always with the same enthusiasm.