Travel & Tourism

General Travel Information

Average Temperature: 27 ° C

Business hours:

Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Official holidays:

Jan. 1st. = New Year
Jan. 20 = Memorial Day
Mar. 26 = Day of the Martyrs
May 1st. = Labor Day
May 25 = African Unity Day
Sep. 22 = Independence Day
Dec. 25 = Christmas

Muslim holidays:

lst. day of Ramadan
End of Ramadan (Aïd - El - Fitr)
Tabaski (Aïd - El - Kébir)
Mawlud

Time zone: GMT
Languages:

Official: French
National: Bamanankan, Dogoso, Fulfulde, Koyracini, Mandinka,

Currency: CFA franc (1FF = l00 F CFA)

Touristic Regions of Mali

Bamako and the Capital District [1] [2]

Djenné, the Venice of Mali [1] [2]

The unique Dogon country [1] [2]

Kangaba, a mystical sanctuary [1]

Kayes and the 1st region [1] [2]

Koulikoro and the Joliba [2]

Mopti, a Malian melting-pot [1] [2]

Ségou and its "balanzans" [1] [2]

Sikasso and its "tata" [1] [2]

Timbuktu "the mysterious" [1] [2]

Sources:
[1] Cybercom International - Moussa Communications Inc.
Montréal, P.Q., Canada
[2] MaliNet-BINTTA S.A.
Bamako, Mali

N.B.: links to non-government Internet sites
should not be construed as an official
endorsement of the views contained therein.

Hotels - Lodging

Provisional Listing of Lodging Resources Online

Grand Hôtel, P.O. Box 104, Bamako, Mali - Tel: +223 22-24-92 - Fax.: +223 22-26-01 - [email]
Hôtel Le Baobab, P.O. Box 1838, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-50-58/23-54-17 - Fax.: +223 23-69-08 - [email]
Sofitel l'Amitié, P.O. Box 1720, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-43-95/22-43-21 - Fax.: +223 22-43-85

Listings of Lodging Resources [1] [2]

(Bamako - Bankass - Bougouni - Djenné - Douentza - Gao - Kadiolo - Kayes - Kita - Koulikoro - Koutiala - Mopti - San - Sangha - Ségou - Sévaré - Sikasso - Timbuktu)

Sources:
[1] Cybercom International - Moussa Communications Inc., Montréal, P.Q., Canada
[2] MaliNet-BINTTA S.A., Bamako, Mali

N.B.: links to non-government Internet sites should not be construed as an official endorsement of the views contained therein.

Banks

Provisional Listing of Banking Resources Online

BIM- Banque Internationale pour le Mali, P.O. Box 15, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-51-11/22-50-89/22-50-99
Fax.: +223 22-45-66/22-73-28 - [email]
Bank Of Africa - Mali, P.O. Box 2249, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-46-72/22-42-94 - Fax.: +223 22-46-53
Télex: 2581 - [email]

Listings of Banking Resources [1] [2]

(BCEAO - BOA - BDM - BMCD - BIM - SCPCE - BCS - BNDA)

Embassies and Consulates

Provisional Listing of Embassies Online

Embassy of France, P.O. Box 17, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-29-51/22-30-48 - Fax.: +223 22-31-36
[Centre Culturel Français] [Mission Française de Coopération]
Embassy of the U.S.A., P.O. Box 34, Bamako, Mali - Tel.: +223 22-56-63/22-54-70 - Fax.: +223 22-37-12
[USIS]

Listings of Consular Resources [1] [2]

(Algeria - Belgium - Burkina Faso - Canada - C.I.S. - China - Cuba - Egypt - France - Germany - Ghana - Guinea - Irak - Iran - Italy - Korea - Lebanon - Libya - Malaisia - Mauritania - Nigeria - Netherlands - P.L.O. - Saoudi Arabia - Senegal - Switzerland - United Kingdom - U.S.A.)