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Dogon Country - Great Treks, Beautiful Cliff Dwellings
What could be better than a multi-day trek between dramatic, ancient
cliff villages, some only accessible by foot? Welcome to to the magic
of Dogon Country.
Stretching along towering cliffs for over 100 Km, Dogon Country is one of Mali's most memorable tourist sites. The whole of Dogon Country has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most visitors choose to visit Dogon Country on foot.
Trekking is the best way to get off the track and see Dogon villages at
their finest. You will truly be awed by the dramatic cliffs that are
the defining feature of Dogon Country and the site of ancient Dogon cliff
dwellings as far as the eye can see. Mysteries await the curious hiker
and careful observer.
"How did those Tellem people get up there", you will ask yourself as you see
centuries old dwellings literally hundreds of feet off the ground.
Most visitors use Mopti, Sevar�, or Bandiagara as jumping off points for visits to Dogon Country. Trips can be arranged for as short as one-day to a multi-week full south to north traverse through all of Dogon Country.
Guides can be located for multi-day Dogon Country treks in any of these cities, and don't forget many of our Gao guides have extensive Dogon Country experience and can help arrange your visit there too.
Best Tourist
Sites in
Mali Other Than Gao
Timbuktu
Dogon Country
Mopti
Djenn� Mud Mosque
Bamako &
S�gou