AA1: SENEGAL: Gateway :-(It’s always in season!) -

Enjoy its friendly people, year round tropical climate, and miles of white sand beaches and indulge in deep sea fishing. Take in the bird sanctuaries, home to pelicans, storks and flamingos. Visit the wildlife park of Niokolo-Koba. Dakar the capital is a compact city, museum, markets, artifacts and gourmet dining galore. Honor the memory of the slave trade with a visit to Goree Island. Modern first class hotels provide every detail for your comfort –vacation, business or congress

7-DAY PACKAGE: 
R/T trans-Atlantic flight
Transfers, 6 nights hotel Dakar B/B
City tour Dakar, Goree Island
Pink Lake/Cayar Saloum Delta

Incentive Tours:
Saly Beach Resort - Winter Months
Soccer Camps – 7 days

ADD-ONs:
St. Louis, Tuba
Niokola-Koba Game Reserve

AA2: THE GAMBIA –ROOTS REVE

First class beachfront hotels, and gourmet dinning, wrestling matches, and tie-dye Gambia came into International focus through Alex Haley’s book, “Roots,” a chronicle of his ancestry. A leisurely cruise on the River Gambia will take you through James Island to Juffure. A 3-day extension tour to Gambia can be arranged from Senegal or a week long package from New York.

Mali is an ancient empire with many legendary cities along the Niger River. Timbuktu, Djenne, Mopti, Dogan, Segou. Enjoy tea rituals with The Blue men, and buy unique artifacts, do some trekking in the desert. The trip to the Dogan people; who live in caves atop the Bandiagara cliffs, is a memorable experience. 

Itinerary 8-Night Package: 
Day 1: Arrive Bamako, transfer to Grand Hotel or similar 

Day 2:  Tour Bamako, a brash cacophony of music,Motorbikes, wheelers & dealers in and around, The Grande  Marche. The museum offers a fascinating Collection of art and mini architectural displays

Day 4: Morning flight to legendary Timbuktu, tour and overnight

Day 5: Morning flight to Mopti, pirogue ride visiting villages. Experience sunset on the Niger River before return to your hotel

Day 6: DJENNE: Full day guided tour of historic Djenne. Tour the large, well preserved mosque noted for its architecture. Visit the local market for blankets and unique jewelry.

Day 7: The Dogan Country: Full day tour of the fascinating Dogan where cliff dwelling tribes preserve elaborate cultivation and traditional rites. Visit Sangha village atop the Bandiagara cliffs, go inside homes and buy distinctive Dogan carvings. Pm return to Mopti. 

Day 8: Morning flight to Bamako, evening return to USA.

A land where traditions are perennials, the west of Burkina Faso will give you the opportunity to meet a genuine Africa. The aim of this trip is to meet local peoples and all of their activities (social, traditional and professional).

DAY 1 :   arrival in OUAGADOUGOU, transfer , diner and night at Palm Beach hotel***.

DAY 2 : after breakfast, departure to BOBO DIOULASSO. A first stop to see sacred crocodiles that live in the pond of SABOU. Lunch at BOROMO, a place where you will, maybe, meet elephants. At least, at KORO, you will visit a small Bobo’s village built on the rock. Diner and night at the Auberge hotel***.

DAY 4 : departure to BANFORA, where you will tour sugar cane plantations. A stop to admire the domes of FABEDOUGOU ( looking as real calcareous cathedrals carved by erosion), followed by a walk around the waterfalls of KERFIGUELA where bathing is possible. Then you will sail with a pirogue on the lake of TENGRELA and look for hippopotamus. Diner and night at the Sugar Cane hotel in Banfora

DAY 5 : Lunch in BOROMO (local restaurant). You will arrive at Ouaga in the middle of the afternoon. Diner and spending night in Palm Beach hotel***.

DAY 6 : tour of OUAGADOUGOU with its bronze makers, its market and its crafts-men’s center. Transfer to the airport during the afternoon.

POMP & PAGEANTRY COTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, BENIN

These countries- present the contrasts between Francophone & Anglophone life styles. Quintessential Abidjan, often referred to as “Black Paris” Ghana the Land of Gold and Benin the origin of the Voodoo 

Two cities play a distinctive role in Cote D’Ivoire: Abidjan the commercial capital known as “Black Paris”, modern shopping facilities compliment towering high-risebuildings, sidewalk cafes, and the colorful markets of Treschville, Plateau and Adjame. You can golf in the Riviera suburb Yamoussoukrou is the capital and home Of the majestic,” Our Lady of Peace”, Basilica Further inland you can visit Daloa/Gouessesso, Yacouba, Korhogo/Senoufo refions famous for Masks, Bouake & Man

Day 2: Tour Abidjan, visit the museum, drive through Plateau Enjoy the art of haggling in the markets

Day 3: Half day Grand Bassam, the old capital

Day 4: Overnight Yamoussoukrou

Day 5: Excursion to Wildlife Park, evening return to Abidjan

Day 6: Evening cultural cabaret at Wafou nightclub

Day 7: At leisure, late night departure for USA.

AA6: GHANA – Land Of Gold 

Ghana origin of Pan-African ideals held by President Kwame Nkrumah, and Du Bois. Accra offers a friendly and warm population. 15 Forts Dating back five hundred years, recall the sad history of exploitation and slavery. Talented Ashanti people in the heartlands produce “Kente” cloth, and intricate wood carvings.

8-DAY PACKAGE HIGHTLIGHTS:
R/T economy airfare ,2 nights Accra, 2nights Kumasi, Bonwaire, Ntonso & Ahwaii, 2nights Elmina/Cape Coast

Add-On
Volta Region:
Koforidua and the Volta River cruise
Busia Resort (Naming ceremonies and weddings can be arranged on request)  

AA7: BENIN – ORIGIN OF VOODO
Benin was known as the ancient kingdom of Dahomey; also associated with the warrior Amazon women, Voodoo worship and batik art. Three must see cites include the picturesque village of Ganvie, Ouidah, the home of Voodoo and Abomey, the ancient capital. For the more adventurous tourist a visit to the Panjari wildlife park in the North offers unique architectural designs.

Itinerary 7-day Package
Day 1: Arrive Cotonou and transfer to hotel

Day 2: Full day tour of Cotonou and Porto Novo Visit the museum, market and port

Day 4: Visit Abomey, the walled –in city built in 1658. The Historic museum has a fine collection of tapestries, The tombs of previous kings, and the blacksmiths workshop noted for bronze, copper and iron design works. Overnight

Day 5: Return to Cotonou, rest of day at leisure

Day 6: Return to the USA (Special Voodoo ceremony can be arranged  

8-Day package Includes
Day 1: Arrival transfer to Awka Palace, pm tour

Day 2: Explore Victoria, Limbe MT. Cameroon

Day 3: Flight to Yaoundé, check in Mt. Febe Tour of museum, and craft center and Kribi.

Day 5: Flight to Marou and transfer to Waza Game Park 3 –day photo-safari, accommodations in rustic thatched chalets. Day 8 Flight back home

AA9 NIGERIA GIANT IN THE SUN
The Nigerian experience can be described as constant motion in an emerging industrial nation. A nation of over 200 million people, there is a lot to offer. Abuja, the capital is located in the core of the country

OBUDU CATTLE RANCH & RESORT
Managed by the Protea Hotels of South Africa, Obudu offers excellent accommodations, and restaurant, golf, tennis, cable cars, and ultr modern swinning pool, and evening entertainment. Located in the Highlands of Cross River State, with a temperate climate due to the high altitude. Fly into Calabar via Port Harcourt International airport, and transfer by road to the Ranch. An ideal resort to relax, and enjoy the spectacular views from the mountain top. 

IFA CULTURE
The Yoruba region of Nigeria practices the ancient art of IFA, which has been copied, and adapted by Cuba, Bahai, and some states in the USA. The influence accompanied the slaves who were brought over in the 1700’s. Abeokuta, Ife, Oshogbo are the main cities were this practice is in full force. A 10-day customized can be arranged. Clients will arrive in the teaming commercial city of Lagos by the coast, and continue by road to visit these cities

Our South Africa tour package includes, 3 night stays in Cape Town visiting Robben Island, Table Mountain, and Cape Point. Durban’s Indian influence, along with a cultural experience at Nandi Zulu where you will experience a cultural reenactment of Zulu culture. The moderncity of Johannesburg, visit the gold mines, Soweto, and an Ndebele Village, colorful painted adobes, which call for a Kodak moment, also sample the stunning beadwork, and artifacts.