Take a trip to West Africa!

Trips can be arranged to Travel to Mali, Guinea and Senegal

Trips can be taken solo, in a self arranged group or as part of a guided group.

MALI

Travel to Mali, West Africa

Seydou Coulibaly leads group trips to Mali every summer for 3 weeks. These trips are jam-packed with dance and drum, but can be modified to focus on other aspects of life in Mali. These trips also include 3 expeditions out of Bamako, 2 to Bambara villages and 1 to Dogon Country and the Escarpment there.

Seydou also maintains a house in Bamako with electricity and running water that can be rented at any point by individuals or groups. Dance lessons, drum lessons, Bambara classes, guided tours of Bamako, surrounding villages, Dogon Country, Mopti, Segou, Djenne and other areas in Mali can be arranged. You can easily arrange to study with master dancers and drummers from the National Ballet, the lead Ballets in Bamako, and participate in (or observe) cultural and religious ceremonies.

By staying in Seydou's house, you will be looked after by his family and friends, ensuring that your trip will be safe and hassle-free. You will also get to experience life in Mali in a much different way from the typical tourist staying a hotel.

for information on these trips, please contact the following:

for the 3 week summer trip, please contact:

Seydou and Michelle Coulibaly at michelle_bach-coulibaly@brown.edu

for individual trips or trips outside of the summer guided tour, please contact

Erich Ludwig at wadabo @ gmail dot com

or call 617-388-0413

TRAVEL TO SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA

Take a Trip to Senegal with Lamine Toure
December 2005- January 2006
$1,000 plus airfare
Includes food, lodging, and most internal travel, as well as drum and dance lessons.
For more information, email pjtang@mit.edu

TRAVEL TO SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA

Travel to Senegal with Fatou N'Diaye
July 3 - 17, 2005
$3,000 including airfare
Stay in a four star hotel, eat well with food from Fatou's family, study dance, drum and connect with African culture. Includes expeditions to Goree Island, traditional villages and opportunities for language classes, classes in cloth work, etc.
For more information, email wadabo @ gmail dot com

TRAVEL TO MALI, WEST AFRICA

MOHAMED JOH CAMARA regularly lead trips to Mali, West Africa. For information on his next trip, please email wadabo @ gmail dot com

MOUSSA TRAORE regularly lead trips to Mali, West Africa. For information on his next trip, please email wadabo @ gmail dot com

TRAVEL TO GUINEA, WEST AFRICA

MOHAMED KALIFA KAMARA regularly leads trips to Guinea, West Africa.

AMARA CAMARA (based in Atlanta, GA) also regulary leads trips to Guinea, West Africa.
for information on these trips, please email wadabo @ gmail dot com