In March/April 2007 I went to West Africa for 6 weeks. I visited Morocco, Senegal, The Gambia and Mali. I started by myself in Morocco, then flew to Dakar and met Klaus, a friend of mine. We traveled around Senegal a bit before going overland in The Gambia. From there we went back to Dakar, Klaus flew back home and I flew to Bamako in Mali by myself and traveled around there. From Bamako I flew back to Morocco then flew back home. Mali is an extremely diverse, amazing country. Sometime in the next couple of years I plan on going to the January Festival au Désert in Timbuktu, I want to do it by boat from Mopti then continue into Niger.

Here is a rough outline of the trip

Photos:

Morocco - Various Photos - (34 photos) - (link)

Morocco - Fez Tanneries - (31 photos) - (link)

Morocco - Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca - (33 photos) - (link)

Senegal - Various Photos - (15 photos) - (link)

Senegal - Reserve de Bandia - (49 photos) - (link)

The Gambia - Various Photos - (23 photos) - (link)

Mali - Various Pictures - (42 photos) - (link)

Mali - Djenne - (22 photos) - (link)

Mali - Dogon Country #1 - Bandiagara, Djiguibombo to Kani-Kombole - (39 photos) - (link)

Mali - Dogon Country #2 - Village of Teli - (52 photos) - (link)

Mali - Dogon Country #3 - Teli Escarpment, Village of Ende - (52  photos) - (link)

(I will completely redo the pages for Dogon Country sometime soon, new photos will be added along with a very detailed description of the Dogon peoples and their customs)