Itinerary Ivory Coast / 12 days

Accommodation included: Hotel Ocean Et Lagune or similar

After breakfast, from 08:00 to 11:30, we will explore Grand Bassam, a historic city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Grand Bassam used to be the French colonial capital and was the main port until the middle of the 20th century. Here we will see the colonial area, the palace of the first governor of the colony, and also visit the local souvenir market. After lunch transfer to Yamoussoukro, arrival and visit Yamoussoukro – Sacred Cayman Lake and Basilica of Notre Dame de la Paix (listed in the Guinness Book in 1989 as the largest Christian religious building in the world).This is an enlarged copy of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome. The building can accommodate 7,000 parishioners. Marble and stained glass for the decoration of the cathedral were brought from Italy and France.
Accommodation included: ONYX hotel or similar

Breakfast drive to Bouaké, on the way stop at Kondeyaokro, villages of the Gbomi people, Goli dance, visit to the weavers of Baule loincloths. Then transfer to Bouaké, arrival and installation at the hotel for lunch. Afternoon, city tour and visit local market. Accommodation included: Hotel de l’Art or similar

After breakfast, we head to Korhogo, check into a hotel and drive to the small village of Gnanfoin, where we will visit an old fetish house and chat with the tribal representatives near the negotiation box. In the evening return to the city. Accommodation included: Rose blanche or similar

Today we will devote to the study of the lands of the Senufo. Known for their craftsmanship, the Senufo are also considered to be a rather mysterious animist people.We will also visit a handicraft market with traditional wooden sculptures and textiles, as well as weavers and women who produce shea butter. After lunch we will see one of the most important dances of the Senufo in the village near Korhogo, the Boloye or Panther dance.The Senufo have very interesting family traditions: married men dont’t live with their wives! Meetings of wives with husbands among the Senufo take place in the evenings and look very romantic: a man comes to his wife with gifts and treats, spends some time with her, and then leaves for his parents’ house.
Accommodation included: Rose blanche or similar

After breakfast, we will travel around the regions inhabited by the Fulani. The Fulani are a semi-nomadic people whose lifestyle is centered on pastoralism. Arrival in Bundiali where we meet our local guide, then head to the Fulani nomadic village.After lunch, the traditional dance of the hunters.
Accommodation included: Printemps Katana Hotel or similar

After breakfast, visit the first Kolya hut and the Samori Ture mosque built in the 17th century, as well as the village of artisans, where we will meet women who do pottery. Return to Bundiali for lunch, after lunch the dance of the fire-eaters called jinangoro, an amazing Senufo tradition not to be missed.
Accommodation included: Printemps Katana Hotel or similar

After breakfast, departure for Odienne. We head to the lands of Malinke, once known as famous warriors and descendants of the old Mali empire, arrival and check-in at the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon, a city tour where we will visit the historical mountain near the city with the possibility of climbing.
Accommodation included: Sana international hotel or similar

After breakfast departure to Man, along the way we will make stops in the village of Yakuba with thatched houses, which is located in the middle of the forest, and in Tuba, where we have a wader dance, which is performed on stilts, then transfer to Man. Arrival and installation in hotel in evening and city tour. Accommodation included: Hotel Beau sejour or similar

After breakfast, departure to Danane, Arrival and check-in at the hotel. After lunch departure to Danane (80 km) to see the liana bridge to Vota, 25 km from Danane. This magnificent bridge was built over the river Cavalli. The rocky bank of the river next to the bridge leads to a magnificent island, which can serve as a resting place. Return to Man for lunch, afternoon visit the local market, the waterfall and hermits in the sacred forest with black monkey. Accommodation included: Hotel Beau Séjour or similar

After breakfast, departure to Timbeta for the Zauli dance of the Guro people, which is performed in bright colorful masks, which are usually crowned with ram’s horns, a bird or a snake. Lunch in Bouafle and transfer to Timbeta , arrival and meet local people in their village, visit local market.
After this traditional dance, comeback to Yamoussokro, arrival and transfer to the hotel. Accommodation included: ONYX hotel or similar

After breakfast, early departure to Abidjan, arrival and visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral on the Plateau, Great Mosque on the Plateau, visit to the washing place, visit to the market for the last shopping. Airport transfer.
Nb: note that the hotel of the last day (day use) is your expenses.