The main places of interest are the Markets, the Botanical Gardens, the National Museum, the zoo, the craft centre at the Maison des Artisans and many interesting colonial buildings.
Timbuktu, the best attraction of Mali, is quite distant from Bamako.

Djenne is famous for its mud brickarchitecture. An example of this is the old town. It has over 2,000 traditional houses constructed only in mud and b...

The city of Niono is a tiny, rustic and laidback place. Often referred to as the African Venice, the entire city is navigable by boat. Lined with mud-brick houses, Niono’s...