Festival in the Desert is a world-renowned, three-day music festival held in the desert village of Essakane, about 45 miles northeast of the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali. Music lovers travel from all over the world to experience this exotic, one-of-a kind event in the Sahara Desert. Also, watch an audio slideshow of the 2007 Festival du Desert as well as two flickr photo sets from the same festival.
Photo Set 1
Photo Set 2
Listings of Hotels in Mali
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National Geographic's Best New Trips 2008 - Mali: Time for Timbuktu
Go LuxeMali is this year's Mozambique, an underappreciated African nation deemed ready—and ridiculously cool—by the travel vanguard. The landlocked Saharan state sits at an ancient crossroads, producing a startling mix of North and West Africa in music and architecture. Absolute Travel's newly developed trip launches this winter. Its focus: customization. The outfitter can arrange a concert and personal meeting with singer Oumou Sangare, the "songbird of Wassoulou," or a private viewing of Timbuktu's famous gold-scripted ancient Arabic texts. You'll trek through villages and famous markets and see nomadic Tuareg—the "blue men of the desert"— read more
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