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Bamako is both the capital and the largest city of Mali, in West Africa. Situated in the south of the country on the Niger River, Bamako is a fast growing city despite Mali’s position as one of the world’s poorest countries.
Bamako, like Mali as a whole, is a friendly city and it’s worth getting to know the locals by spending some time in the restaurants and bars of the city. Compared to most other places in Mali, Bamako has quite a good tourism infrastructure with hotels of varying classes available here, good restaurants and even some nightlife.
Mali National Museum
A good place to start your visit to Bamako is in the Mali National Museum. Though not a huge museum this does have some good exhibits, however, most do lack English translations. English speaking guides are available though and these offer a good way of seeing and hearing about the best of this museum.
Bamako also offers several other museums; the Bamako Regional Museum, and the Muso Kunda Museum.
Bamako Landmarks
Despite Mali’s status as one of the world’s poorest countries, visitors to Bamako may be surprised at the variety and quality of some of the city’s landmarks. The fact that several of Bamako’s most impressive buildings were constructed with the help of other nations helps to explain this!
Bamako Grand Mosque is one example. Its tall minarets make this one of the highest buildings in Bamako and it was built in the 1970’s with help from Saudi Arabia. The colonial architecture of Bamako Cathedral is nearby.
Bamako is rich in monuments too. A couple of these look almost space-age in appearance and don’t exactly fit in with their surroundings, such as the Hamdallaye Obelisk and the Monument de la Paix. Two other striking monuments are the Independence Monument and the Al Quoods Monument.
Point G Hill
Overlooking Bamako is Point G Hill which not only offers some great city views, but is home to caves with rock paintings making this a worthwhile visit.
Flights to Bamako
The Bamako-Sénou Airport (airport code: BKO) is located around 30 minutes from the city centre and accessible via taxi. Flights to Bamako from the UK are all indirect with at least one connection and include Royal Air Maroc with a flight via Casablanca. Air France also has a one stop flight to Bamako, via Paris, and these leave daily. Other options include a two stop flight to Bamako from the UK with KLM via Amsterdam and Paris.Bamako Tourist Attractions
At first glance you may be thinking Bamako doesn’t have much in the way of attractions for a tourist. Admittedly when compared to many European cities, and considering the age of Bamako, this is not somewhere you could spend weeks in, but this large city does actually have a variety of things to see and do once you scratch beneath the surface.Bamako, like Mali as a whole, is a friendly city and it’s worth getting to know the locals by spending some time in the restaurants and bars of the city. Compared to most other places in Mali, Bamako has quite a good tourism infrastructure with hotels of varying classes available here, good restaurants and even some nightlife.
Mali National Museum
A good place to start your visit to Bamako is in the Mali National Museum. Though not a huge museum this does have some good exhibits, however, most do lack English translations. English speaking guides are available though and these offer a good way of seeing and hearing about the best of this museum.
Bamako also offers several other museums; the Bamako Regional Museum, and the Muso Kunda Museum.
Bamako Landmarks
Despite Mali’s status as one of the world’s poorest countries, visitors to Bamako may be surprised at the variety and quality of some of the city’s landmarks. The fact that several of Bamako’s most impressive buildings were constructed with the help of other nations helps to explain this!
Bamako Grand Mosque is one example. Its tall minarets make this one of the highest buildings in Bamako and it was built in the 1970’s with help from Saudi Arabia. The colonial architecture of Bamako Cathedral is nearby.
Bamako is rich in monuments too. A couple of these look almost space-age in appearance and don’t exactly fit in with their surroundings, such as the Hamdallaye Obelisk and the Monument de la Paix. Two other striking monuments are the Independence Monument and the Al Quoods Monument.
Point G Hill
Overlooking Bamako is Point G Hill which not only offers some great city views, but is home to caves with rock paintings making this a worthwhile visit.