Mali: conclusions and tips

• 12 days;

• 35C temperature;

• 2 visas;

• 1 trek;

• Traveled by plane, jeep, ferry and pinasse;

• Tons of dust eaten;

• Hundreds of kids-pictures taken.

What I liked MOST

• Its different Mali tribes, with their colorful costumes;

• Mali ’s colorful markets, where all the tribes meet to sell and exchange their products;

• Its unique mud architecture;

• Sunsets from Niger River shores;

• Kids’ smiles.

What I liked LEAST

• Long distances and bad roads;

• Mali local food;

• People are not very welcoming with tourists;

• All the “road-fees” paid to police to let us go on;

• Touaregs were very aggressive with tourists who did not buy them souvenirs.