Comments on: Tips For Getting To The Festival Au Desert In Timbuktu, MALI 2007 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/ Big Arsed Adventure - RELOADED! Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Myra http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-8262 Myra Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:33:33 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-8262 Hi Ced, Thank you so much for your in-depth review of your travels to the Festival au Desert, it's been incredibly helpful for my planning of the event! My friends and I will be making the trek there this January 2010. I just had a quick question. As you mentioned, the prices of the tours are quite expensive, about 500 euros, and my friends and I are not quite prepared to pay this much. My question was, do you happen to remember if the other independent travelers that you met had brought their own tent. I had heard somewhere that all the festival goers had to use Tuareg tents and I didn't want to lug a large tent over to Mali only to find out that we couldn't use it, but it would help us cut down on costs to provide our own lodging. Thank you so much again, Ced! Hi Ced,

Thank you so much for your in-depth review of your travels to the Festival au Desert, it’s been incredibly helpful for my planning of the event! My friends and I will be making the trek there this January 2010. I just had a quick question. As you mentioned, the prices of the tours are quite expensive, about 500 euros, and my friends and I are not quite prepared to pay this much.

My question was, do you happen to remember if the other independent travelers that you met had brought their own tent. I had heard somewhere that all the festival goers had to use Tuareg tents and I didn’t want to lug a large tent over to Mali only to find out that we couldn’t use it, but it would help us cut down on costs to provide our own lodging.

Thank you so much again, Ced!

]]> By: Geri http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-8220 Geri Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-8220 Hi Ced, Can you tell me where you got your money belts from? I bought one in South America the same as that over 30 years ago, but it has now given up the ghost and I need to get another one to travel to Mali and other countries in West Africa in 1 week's time. Thanks for the info on your blog - it's invaluable. I've travelled extensively in Africa, but have been trying to get to Mali since I lived in Ghana in the 1970s. Am finally making it and to the Festival in January 2010. P.S. I live in Australia and haven't seen those type of money belts here (all cloth ones). Hi Ced,

Can you tell me where you got your money belts from? I bought one in South America the same as that over 30 years ago, but it has now given up the ghost and I need to get another one to travel to Mali and other countries in West Africa in 1 week’s time. Thanks for the info on your blog – it’s invaluable. I’ve travelled extensively in Africa, but have been trying to get to Mali since I lived in Ghana in the 1970s. Am finally making it and to the Festival in January 2010.
P.S. I live in Australia and haven’t seen those type of money belts here (all cloth ones).

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7311 Elizabeth Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:14:40 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7311 Hi Thank you for this -- I have a question. If you are going to the festival in our own 4x4 vehicles driving from Timbuktu, how hard is it to drive in sand if you aren't accustomed to it and is it hard to find the festival on your own? And if you would make a recommendations for how to do this, what would it be? Thanks. Hi

Thank you for this — I have a question. If you are going to the festival in our own 4×4 vehicles driving from Timbuktu, how hard is it to drive in sand if you aren’t accustomed to it and is it hard to find the festival on your own? And if you would make a recommendations for how to do this, what would it be?

Thanks.

]]> By: Eva http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7296 Eva Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:05:21 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7296 Greetings everyone! Me and another female friend (both Americans) are planning to go to the festival and would love to connect with others to share transportation, supplies, etc. We arrive by air in Mali (from Senegal) on Jan.6 and will be in Mali a total of 14 days. We are in late twenties, first time in Africa (but will be travelling 3 months here), openminded, peaceful and fun and would love to connect with good people. We speak Spanish and English and have travelled in Mexico, Central Am. and Europe. We are on a budget and the tour packages are out of our league but we would really like to join with others who are doing it independently, pool our resources and share the journey! Please email me: empressrising@ymail.com Bless, Eva Greetings everyone!
Me and another female friend (both Americans) are planning to go to the festival and would love to connect with others to share transportation, supplies, etc. We arrive by air in Mali (from Senegal) on Jan.6 and will be in Mali a total of 14 days. We are in late twenties, first time in Africa (but will be travelling 3 months here), openminded, peaceful and fun and would love to connect with good people. We speak Spanish and English and have travelled in Mexico, Central Am. and Europe. We are on a budget and the tour packages are out of our league but we would really like to join with others who are doing it independently, pool our resources and share the journey! Please email me: empressrising@ymail.com
Bless,
Eva

]]> By: Bertie http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7261 Bertie Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:17:42 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7261 Cracking read thanks guys for putting that all down. It answers pretty much all of my queries! Me and my lady will be going in 2009. We'll be looking to hook up with some like minded people. I like the idea of getting jeep in bamako and doing the whole lot with one driver.... anyon else game for that? battledor@hotmail.com Cracking read thanks guys for putting that all down. It answers pretty much all of my queries!
Me and my lady will be going in 2009. We’ll be looking to hook up with some like minded people.
I like the idea of getting jeep in bamako and doing the whole lot with one driver…. anyon else game for that?
battledor@hotmail.com

]]> By: Daniela http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7148 Daniela Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:28:29 +0000 http://www.cedavril.com/2007/01/30/tips-for-the-festival-au-desert-in-timbuktu-mali-2007/#comment-7148 Hi Cedric and all Mali travellers! Thank you for the detailed tips about the festival. I travelled for a month through Mali in December 1998 with a female friend and we never felt in danger or harrassment.I would love to go back for the festival in 2009 but I doubt any of my friend will come along. I am interested to join other travellers like Peter ( how do I contact him?) who want to do it themselves or through an agency but not the ones on the official website ; they sound too expensive for what I remember pricewise. I speak Italian English and French and I travelled extensevely through Africa. Ciao ! Hi Cedric and all Mali travellers!
Thank you for the detailed tips about the festival. I travelled for a month through Mali in December 1998 with a female friend and we never felt in danger or harrassment.I would love to go back for the festival in 2009 but I doubt any of my friend will come along.
I am interested to join other travellers like Peter ( how do I contact him?) who want to do it themselves or through an agency but not the ones on the official website ; they sound too expensive for what I remember pricewise.
I speak Italian English and French and I travelled extensevely through Africa.
Ciao !

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