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9 Days Niger Cultural Tour and Gerrewoll Festivities
offered by supplier M19125 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 9
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 4
people
Destination(s):
Niger
Specialty Categories:
Festival Tours
Cultural Journey
Season: September
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 2120 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2220 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival. Arrival at Niamey, Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2: Niamey /Ingal. Early departure from Niamey to Ingal. Arrival at Ingal in the evening and Guests are welcomed. Overnight in a Tuareg camp with traditional tents and beds.
Day 3: Cure saleé. Visit of the official the official opening of the Cure Salée.
Day 4: Gerrewoll Festivities
During this festival men dance and show the beauty of their bodies: slim height, fine articulations, white teeth, round and big eyes. Women will choose the best dancer. This festival gives the opportunity to find a new partner and spend a whole year, perhaps lifetime, together. This festival is a coloured and unforgettable spectacle of several days (from 3 to 7). Our camp will be set amongst Bororo people: we will get some days in touch with Woodabe people making experience of their daily life, watching the care of their animals (zebù and cows) which represent the only wealth of this population, the preparations for the festival (every day from the early morning young people begin to make up), the organization of a camp, the life in the intimacy of the families.
Day 5: Gerrewoll Festivities continue
During this festival men dance and show the beauty of their bodies: slim height, fine articulations, white teeth, round and big eyes. Women will choose the best dancer. This festival gives the opportunity to find a new partner and spend a whole year, perhaps lifetime, together. This festival is a coloured and unforgettable spectacle of several days (from 3 to 7). Our camp will be set amongst Bororo people: we will get some days in touch with Woodabe people making experience of their daily life, watching the care of their animals (zebù and cows) which represent the only wealth of this population, the preparations for the festival (every day from the early morning young people begin to make up), the organization of a camp, the life in the intimacy of the families.
Day 6: Agadez. Depart in the afternoon for the historic city of Agadez, Overnight at a hotel in Agadez.
Day 7: Agadez/ Niamey. Visit of the multiples sites in Agadez such as the palace of the sultan of Aïr, the livestock market, and observe Tuareg artisans. Depart in the afternoon for Niamey and overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Niamey and its surrounding villages tours: Breakfast in the morning and Niamey city tour, we will begin by the national museum, the different market and lunch and in the afternoon drive to some village around Niamey visit, back and overnight at your hotel.
Day 9: Niamey departure. Breakfast and short visit spend the rest of day shopping and in the evening departure.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Hotel accommodation (double occupancy) and breakfast
- Tents accommodation during the festival site (FB)
- Ground transportation in an air condition 4WD vehicle to all listed sites
- Experienced English – speaking guide.
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