Travel Guides & Tourist Information

Ministère du Tourisme et de l 'Artisant de la République du Mali is a (French) portal for tourists visiting Mali. Look here for information about cities, tourist attractions, photo galleries and more.

The online Lonely Planet Destination Guide about Mali offers up to date travel information. This online travel guide offers broad information on several topics, but is not as informative as the books about Mali. You can order the Lonely Planet book online if you like the information they offer. Apart from background information about Mali, like info about culture, history and transport, you will also find an image gallery, travel forum (Thorn Tree Forum), maps, postcards and a nice set of travel links.

Wikitravel is an excellent user generated travel guide supervised by administrators. On the Mali travel page you will find the following travel topics: regions, cities, entry requirements, getting out, languages, eating, drinking and sleeping, learning in Mali, health and safety, respect and contact. Information on site is mostly updated. However, we suggest you always check the travel advice from your own government first, before leaving your country.

WTG provides detailed travel information and articles about Mali. In the left menu you will find guides sorted by theme and with the menu on the right side provides the table of contents for Mali: overview, passport and visa, money, health, accommodation, going out, getting around, climate, map and images, travel advice and more. You can also create a miniguide that you can print.

The World66 guide about Mali is an user generated guide. You can help building this guide by clicking on the [edit] button. This Mali guide provides information about: general information, map, history, practical info, economy, health, people, books and a photo gallery.

Here you will find a nice online travel guide about Mali. WordTravels guides provide information about the following topics: introduction, facts, health, contact, airports, map, weather, currency, visa, photos and flights. There are separate pages for activities, regions and cities in Mali, activities and travel reviews.

A small guide about Bamoko, capital of Mali, with information about history and culture of the city.

A user generated guide to Bamako with information about hotels, restaurants, nightlife, tourist traps and dangers and things to do (market, neolithic caves, museum).

Here you will find a couple of travelogues about Bamako and Mali in general. The site also offers a photo gallery.