Gao

  • Gao is a special city despite it splendour suffering from the encroaching desert. However, Gao has much to offer to tourists including well-preserved historic monuments, in a brilliant setting between the river and sand dunes, with a population of Tuaregs and Songhays, an elegant Tuareg craft market and an enthralling atmosphere....
    © Steffen Fricke / age fotostock
  • Gao, the city of the Tuaregs and the Songhay, stands on the Niger river and boasts a rich archaeological heritage.
    © Steffen Fricke / age fotostock
Amy Adejokun
Amy Adejokun Expert destination Mali

Gao is a special city despite it splendour suffering from the encroaching desert. However, Gao has much to offer to tourists including well-preserved historic monuments, in a brilliant setting between the river and sand dunes, with a population of Tuaregs and Songhays, an elegant Tuareg craft market and an enthralling atmosphere.

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