TOMBOUCTOU,
MYSTERIOUS CITY OF MALI, There's
a Tuareg proverb which says that: "It is better to see
oneself than to be informed by a third person." On these
words we will invite you to mention Tombouctou on the
first page of your twenty first century agenda. Located
near the river Niger and at the terminus of the great
trans-Saharan caravan route, Tombouctou became fabulously
wealthy in the 13th to 15 centuries. Loaded with blocks
of salt and other trade goods, huge convoys of camels
would spend weeks crossing the unforgiving Sahara to
reach Tombouctou. It was here that salt was traded pound
for pound with African merchants bringing gold and ivory
along the Niger from the heart of Africa. Muguette
Goufrani,
Africa Travel Magazine's Francophone Editor covers West
African destinations and events in detail. Her native
language is French and she has lived in five West African
countries, working for Air Afrique, Royal Air Maroc and
Citroen. As a Travel Agent, she worked in North Africa,
where her family operates an inbound tour company, and
later in Tahiti and Cambodia. Muguette has been a partner
in the magazine since it was founded in 1995. E-mail
Muguette
with your travel experiences in Cote d'Ivoire and other
West African destinations. To book this tour
contact Mariama Ludovic de
Lys, Director Tour
Itinerary on our
Mali
Section of
this web site.
WEST AFRICA
..
Salt
comes from the north,
Gold comes from the south,
Money comes from the country of white people,
But the words of God, Knowledge,
Stories and nice folk tales,
Can only be found in Tombouctou
.........
Company name : West Africa Tours
email :
westair@afribone.net.ml /mariamaludovic@yahoo.com
tel : 223 228 8157 /fax : 223 228 52 32, BP E 1642,
Bamako /Mali